Might seem petty but its driving me nuts.
DP just completely ignores people when they're speaking to him. I first noticed this with me ... I would say something like "What did you think to that chicken last night?" and he would show no acknowledgment that I'd spoken and would say something like "I never did post those letters, I'll do it tomorow" I could repeat the question 3 times and he'd still answer with someone completely unrelated as if he wasn't listening.
Today it was:
"I think a seagrass carpet would like in our bedroom ... "
he replied
"ha! have you seen the paint on my feet? do you have paint on yours?" he then checks my feet and has a good laugh about that.
I then repeat
"Seagrass carpet in the bedroom, what do you think?"
He replies
"no footrubs for you tonight! that's for sure!"
I then snap "you listening? I've asked you twice about the bedroom carpet"
He replies "oh yeah, it would look nice"
I thought it was just me he did it with but I've noticed he does it with his daughter too.
In the car the other day:
"dad ..... dad ..... hello?? dad? ..... "
He was just sat there completely blanking her.
he poked him in the back of the head. He snapped "WHAT??" so he obviously heard her the first few times!
Then tonight I actually felt quite sorry for her. She was going out to a sleep over, she finally got ready and shouted up from the front door that she was leaving:
DSD "I'm going now"
DP "Do you think we'll have enough paint?"
DSD "I'm setting off now dad ... "
DP "oh we'll have to make do ... "
DSD (sighs) "bye then"
DP "I'll start on this wall ... "
DSD "BYE!"
DP "it shouldn't take us long"
I snapped finally "DSD is talking to you!"
he shouted down "WHAT??" so she replied "I'm going! bye!"
DP - "I'll put us in some lunch soon" oh ffs ...
Is it ignorence or what?? is there a genuine reason for someone to act like this?