Would you tell your teen you can hear him ...doing what teen boys do....and could he please do it quieter?

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I've posted before about walking in on him and learning to knock before entering his room.

Now the problem is I can hear him in my kitchen because his bedroom's above. So, as I prepare dinner/wash up/generally potter, I hear him wanking.

I know it happens, and they all do it, but I really don't want to hear it.

Tactful approach?

say 'i can hear you quit it'

you could be subtle and when you hear it, knock on his door and ask if he's alright as you are worried about the noises coming from his room.

Couldn't you ask him to have his stero on at the same time. I bet that this must be one of the most unpleasant things that has ever happened to you.

southeatsastra... she said tactful

soz, but lol
i remember hearing my brothers at that!

" FOR GODS SAKE...leave it alone IT WILL DROP OFF"

dp said don't say anything to him you could scar him for life
i'd personally go and make a lot of noise outside his room so he knows your about!

Can't you just put your own music on in the kitchen?
Avoids the issue....

the TheArmadillo has a great solution - agree that you should just knock on the door of his room and say you can hear some odd noises and is he ok?

When you are in the kitchen and you hear him, shout up to him 'are you OK? I can hear some odd noises'. Will embarrass him, poor lad, but he needs to know - what if someone comes round while he's up there?

By the sound of his arm banging on the chair up there it sounds like he's doing building work up there. This was my baby once

How about letting him hear YOU?! Maybe he will think twice then...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't tell him.

He'll join a monastery in Tibet.

Yell up "Did you say something, love?"

He'll know you heard him, but he'll think you don't know what you heard and he'll be more quiet next time.

I would say, 'Darling, Mummy has ears, you have needs, be tactful, there's a good lad!'

I like the sound of Armadillo's advice.
Southeatsastras - did you your technique and did it work?

" I said it WILL DROP OFF"

insert 'use' between 'you' and 'yours'

Lol, yeah I like TPW's idea, feign ignorance, whilst letting him know that you can hear something coming from his room.

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What response did you get Custardo?

lol @ Pruners

Bang the ceiling with a sweeping brush and then never say anything about it again.

leave abox of tissues out side his door.

I wouod say something along the lines of
'you can hear everything down here - cielings are really thin'

i shout that up to my son whatever noises he's making. he'd know i'd heard him