I honestly think if my children keep talking to (at?) me I am going to open the top of my head and all the monsters from Pandora's box will climb out

[Twiglett]

and there will be no hope, because it's my head and not her box

shut up

Its awful when they're still at the stage when everything starts with "Mummy..." and you have to say "yes" before the rest of it comes. So much easier when they learn to just say it.

i think my mum probably still feels like this and we're all in our thirties

mum
mummy
Mu-UM
mu-UM
muuuummmmm
mum mum mum
Mu-UM
mum
mum
mu-UM
muuuummmmm

WHAT??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and don't they get cross if you're not listening attentively enough!

Not that they ever ignore you of course

my eldest son has verbal diaorreah. the walk home is 25 minutes during whcih he talks incessantly about computer games etc. Meanwhile ds2 talks at the same time. About something or other. I just keep saying hmm. And yes. and stuff. Until I realise they have asked me if they can have 20 children to sleep over...

lol naedanger.....

That is so funny, filtymindedv!

Think yourself lucky twig. Whenever I say that about either ds2 or ds3 (especially ds3 iit is his party trick) I can guarantee that someone will immediately say 'well you'd be bloody complaining if they weren't talking.'

I find a large drink at the end of a being badgered day helps.

and do you find that response delightfully ironic yurt? do you?

not the wine of course, that sounds ultimately sensible

Mine says "Mummy, mummy, look at me, look at me, look at me, now, now, now, now, no, look at me" and will not actually tell me what she wants until I'm looking into her eyes and everyone else in the room is quiet. I sometimes wonder whether it's an MI5 recruitment test to see if I crack under torture.

oh god - that could have been my post.

Surely you are supposed to not inwardly wince when they start talking ?

put them to bed!
i have
and my head is now peaceful

LOL at this thread.Can no longer do the "hmm,yes,lovely" half listening thing as ds has wised up to this and goes "You,re NOT LISTENING,mummy".He has also taken to repeating questions three or four times even when I have given him an answer,first time aaarghhhh

I have but one thing to say........ DUCT TAPE!!

LOL at 'inwardly wince'!

I do that sometimes. Isn't that terrible

DS2 'mummy, mummy look at me/this/the xx/etc etc'

Me 'uh huh yes lovely darling' whilst not looking

Que DS2 hurtling over, grabing my face with his pudgy little hands and pulling my face in the direction i'm supposed to be looking in 'NO mummy look with your face, LOOK WITH YOUR FACE!'

you'd think i'd have learnt by now....

I'm sooooo glad its not just me though!!

lol @ M15 torture technique DaisyMoo

twig I now know to preface "of course I am happy they are talking and it's what I wish for more that anything for ds1 BUT.... "

mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama mama

"Yes ds?"

"Grape."

I don't mind the mummy mummy mummy mummy so much as having my "take your shoes off now" "take your shoes off now" "take your shoes off now" "take your shoes off now" "take your shoes off now" "take your shoes off now" persistently ignored ...

LOL DH thinks DS should get a job as a cold caller as its impossible to get away once he starts talking.

Brilliant thread. MI5 thing has me pmsl! My son is at the 'But, mummy...why?' stage. It's bloody relentless.

LOL - So funny. my day is the same. aaarraahhh.
Sparkles, my ds turns my face too, and says look at me when I am talking to you Mummy