to send DS1 (17) up to his room...

62 replies

rightsofwomen · 18/02/2017 21:07

if he's just sitting in the lounge watching you tube on his phone with his earphones on?

Phone use is relaxed at home, we can often both be 1/2 watching telly and 1/2 on our phones in the evening, but at least there can easily be conversation.

With his earphones on he's isolating himself.

All I was planning on doing was the tesco shop, but it's really got my goat as it seems to have crossed a line. And the loud laughing is really annoying me.

AIBU?

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nooka · 18/02/2017 23:34

I have no issue with laughing. If I'm feeling sociable/annoying I might plunk myself down next to them and peer over at whatever is amusing them. Or bug them to be engaged with whatever I'm doing.

Where I get annoyed is when ds goes OTT with the screaming. His computer is in our living room and when he gets really into some games he is ridiculously loud.

IonaNE · 18/02/2017 23:49

YANBU.
To all who called the op hypocritical and the like, since she was on her laptop, too: there is a world of a difference between doing something on your laptop while still being open to conversation and ready to pause at any time; and plugging in earphones and being away in your little isolated world in a shared family space. The difference is that the latter is rude. And rudeness has no place in a family.

DevelopingDetritus · 19/02/2017 01:30

I don't get this at all. My son does this, laughing, whistling, talking, I don't mind, on the other hand if he starts saying I'm being irritating he's out.

Trifleorbust · 19/02/2017 06:01

Sometimes people need to be unsociable, like when they are reading a book and they just don't want to speak to people. As an occasional thing I don't see it as a problem.

BathshebaDarkstone · 19/02/2017 06:07

YANBU. Although I have to put up with the DC playing on their tablets and occasionally yelling in frustration. At least mine are younger and I can limit screen time.