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How do you cope with the relentless noise that small children make?

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Malaleche · 31/03/2007 21:09

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chocolateface · 31/03/2007 21:59

I wear ear defenders around the house. I am not joking.

boysontoast · 31/03/2007 22:00

satine - just a thought; have you had his hearing checked? i know of a kid who does that b/c he has a constant ringing in his ears, so he covers it up by humming to himself...

malaleche, i like yr name.

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Malaleche · 31/03/2007 22:02

Thanks boysontoast but do you know what it means???!

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tinkerbellhadpiles · 31/03/2007 22:03

ucm - PMSL at sleeping tigers!

Actually I think I must be incredibly lucky, my DD almost never cries and has never cried for more than two minutes (and that was when she was dragged out of me by the bum by the surgeon, the little scamp!)

I reckon she's quiet because it's quiet here though (no TV in the countryside, normal noise level means you can hear birdsong).

Ah bliss....

....it's okay to start throwing stuff at me now.

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Malaleche · 31/03/2007 22:03

Just that im thinking of changing it because it suggests i have something to do with LLL which i dont...

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Linnet · 31/03/2007 22:05

I tend to block it out, or try to anyway. Today I was looking after my nephew who is 17 months old and my dd2 is 2 years 10 months. the noise was terrible as they fight over every little thing, dd2 trying to be territorial and nephew wanting to play with all these new interesting toys that are someone elses. We had him for 3 hours and after the first hour and half I was tearing my hair out.

When he went home as I sat in my bombsite of a living room and enjoyed the silence then felt guilty when dd2 came and told me how much fun she'd had playing with her cousin and could he come again tomorrow?

Spidermama · 31/03/2007 22:06

Foam ear plugs coupled with stock replies like, 'Mmm', 'really', 'good', 'uh hu'.

bozza · 31/03/2007 22:08

Ah linnet, how are you? Long time, no speak. we had my dnephew who is a bit younger than DD here too today. I tend to just tune out of the noise myself TBH. I am much better at it than DH who always hides if DS has a playdate.

boysontoast · 01/04/2007 11:38

sorry mala - yes i do know what it means and am a little jealous i didnt think of it myself

and lol at it being to do w LLL, in literal translation is the antithesis of bf, no? hehe.

satine · 01/04/2007 20:20

Boysontoast - that's a really good point, and I hadn't thought of it. I will get it checked out, thanks so much.

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Malaleche · 01/04/2007 21:12

So, boysontoast are you Spanish or living in Spain?

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hebetalbot · 02/04/2007 10:09

Cbeebies and a snack usually does the trick. Then I hide in the kitchen with a sigh of releif!

IamBlossom · 02/04/2007 20:50

In the car? With a dummy. Seriously. Terrible isn't it? he is 2.5, and it's the only place he is allowed it, I cannot cope with car journeys with his incessant TALKING!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a bad Mummy.

In the house? When I really can't stand it anymore, CBeebies/Toy Story/Shrek/Dumbo/Mary Poppins/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.........

3littlefrogs · 02/04/2007 21:10

Ha! Just wait until you have loud rock music blaring from every room in the house!!!!

boysontoast · 02/04/2007 22:40

satine - no probs, hope his ears are fine and hes just annoying!

malaleche - i lived in Ibiza for two summers and Gibraltar for the winter between... my Janita friends taught me spanglish over the winter and i surprised everyone by going back speaking spanish and getting much 'better' jobs (and best of all, not living in San An) the second year.
Ah. happy wild debauched days before children...

Califrau · 03/04/2007 18:07

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CAM · 03/04/2007 18:10

drink

Lucycat · 03/04/2007 18:12

send them into the conservatory and shut the double glazed door.

filthymindedvixen · 03/04/2007 18:13

I read this thread title and realised with a jolt, that, after 9 years, I pretty much have learned to filter it out........

......ah no, actually, what I have learned to do is have my mp3 player on most of the time and therefore just can't hear them

hk78 · 03/04/2007 22:41

like you, chocolateface + spidermama, i too wear foam ear plugs around the house. sometimes i leave them in from the night before (dh snorting/grunting/general breathing too loud in bed)

i just leave them in as long as necessary, they are wonderful and really ease the pain. sometimes i wear them to the school playground in the morning to numb myself against all the crap - brilliant, i just can't hear it.

like now, in school holidays they're essential to block out the 24-7 bickering/moaning/screaming/arguing etc etc.

earplugs coupled with humming to yourself (with mouth firmly shut) is total blockout. brill!

Mirage · 04/04/2007 22:24

DD1 talks non stop & asks questions all the time.DD2 SHOUTS 'MUUUUUMMMMYYYY,MUUUUMMMMY! over & over again at top volume.

We live in a tiny village & most days it is so quiet,apart from the birds & sheep,that sound really carries.I'm sure that people living at the other end of the village can hear DD2's monotonous bellowing.

We are due to spend 3 days in a caravan,with the dd's 3 second cousins who are even louder.I can hear them two fields away!I'm definately packing the ear plugs.

Crazydazy · 04/04/2007 22:34

Whining drives me up the wall....especially tired whining. DS does this quite a lot and it drives me to the point of insanity.

IrishMammyto2 · 05/04/2007 14:18

OMG its such a relief to read this thread. My DD(4) starts singing at 6am, and continues alllll day until she goes to bed at 7pmish. It is usually the alphabet she sings or counting in a singy voice. Otherwise its just high pitched shrieking silly noises. Intermittantly you get a repeatitive "Mummy Mummy Mummy," until you acknowledge her. Like the duracell advert "mum can we have a rabbit" (or was it painkillers?)And i dont think i have made/received a phonecall in peace in over two years.

On the other hand if you ever say anything to her you have to repeat it a few times due to glue ear. Makes you not want to bother....

I wont even start about DS (22 months) whinging....

Just relieved i am normal and not a miserable moo of a mother.

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