I don't know if the males in my household do this on purpose or not, or whether it's the difference between males and females or if it's because I'm mum, I have no idea, but with 3 adult males and 1 teenage son and a husband, I am out numbered for sure.
This Christmas hubby was off work, the teen was home for the holidays and the 23 year old was here also. The testosterone hit rocket high levels, every one was fighting for supremacy and the alpha male took control of all our lives.
The male humour wore me down, it just goes on too long, I don't want to be part of it, not even included, but I have to find the right moment to leave the room/conversation or they all think I'm in a strop.
I have to be so careful about what I say, when and how I say it. If I use too many words or not enough words, I'm met with the following statements:
Leave it now
Just say what you mean
Stop nagging
What are you on about now
Calm down
Yes we heard you (but failed to let me know that)
Yes we understand (but failed to let me know that)
Yes we'll do it (but failed to let me know that)
I asked one of them to help me with putting the washing away.
Me: Please put the blue towel in that cupboard (pointing to cupboard) on your way out the room.
Them: Yeah ok
Me: *looks at blue towel on the bed and mutters loudly*
Them: *from other room* What did we do wrong now?
Me: You didn't put the blue towel in the cupboard
Them: There was only a grey towel on the bed
Me: OK sorry I got the colour wrong, but it was the only towel on the bed
Them: But you said blue towel and we didn't want to get in trouble if we put the grey towel away and then you couldn't find it
Me: Why didn't you ask?
Them: See, you're having a go at us now because you got something wrong and now EVERYTHING is all OUR fault
Me: *leaves conversation*
Them: What's the matter with her now?
and repeat.............
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Monday, 21 March 2016
Saturday, 10 January 2015
Is it only boys that fiddle?
We have 4 sons aged between 15 & 25 and 1 daughter aged 26.
The boys fiddle with absolutely everything from the settings on the TV through to the windows in the car.
I've lost count of the number of times I've sat down to watch the TV and the remote buttons do something completely different and the fridge door opens and closes by itself, well that's what it feels like.
Claims of 'I can fix that for you mum' drive fear through me. a) what have they broken b) it worked perfectly well until they touched it and c) something else gets taken apart so they can get the spare screw, battery, etc.
When we purchase anything we check for fiddling. A car? Can they fiddle with the buttons in the back? can we lock the windows from the front to minimise fiddling? can we tape the cup holders up so they can't keep opening and closing them till they break? with cries of 'it wasn't me'
'it just broke' 'it just came off' 'it was (insert siblings name)'
We buy a new fridge, they want one with an ice maker and a water dispenser. I don't want a permanently wet kitchen floor. They promise they won't fiddle, we buy a normal fridge, they complain that we are tight.
We were viewing a house to rent, it had a thatched roof, we didn't even complete the tour as they were pulling out strands already, if we'd lived there I reckon we'd have had a view of the stars within a few weeks from the bedrooms.
I can't even go do the road with all the hassles we've had with computers and laptops. But common things are:
I was cleaning the fan = hard drive removed
It'll work better like this = photos lost
Just click here = Blue screen of death
It needs restoring to factory settings = scrap computer
Can I restart the internet? = no internet or phone line for 24 hours
Do your kids fiddle or is it just mine? I'd love to know if it's also a girl/boy thing and please tell me, will they ever grow out of it?
The boys fiddle with absolutely everything from the settings on the TV through to the windows in the car.
I've lost count of the number of times I've sat down to watch the TV and the remote buttons do something completely different and the fridge door opens and closes by itself, well that's what it feels like.
Claims of 'I can fix that for you mum' drive fear through me. a) what have they broken b) it worked perfectly well until they touched it and c) something else gets taken apart so they can get the spare screw, battery, etc.
When we purchase anything we check for fiddling. A car? Can they fiddle with the buttons in the back? can we lock the windows from the front to minimise fiddling? can we tape the cup holders up so they can't keep opening and closing them till they break? with cries of 'it wasn't me'
'it just broke' 'it just came off' 'it was (insert siblings name)'
We buy a new fridge, they want one with an ice maker and a water dispenser. I don't want a permanently wet kitchen floor. They promise they won't fiddle, we buy a normal fridge, they complain that we are tight.
We were viewing a house to rent, it had a thatched roof, we didn't even complete the tour as they were pulling out strands already, if we'd lived there I reckon we'd have had a view of the stars within a few weeks from the bedrooms.
I can't even go do the road with all the hassles we've had with computers and laptops. But common things are:
I was cleaning the fan = hard drive removed
It'll work better like this = photos lost
Just click here = Blue screen of death
It needs restoring to factory settings = scrap computer
Can I restart the internet? = no internet or phone line for 24 hours
Do your kids fiddle or is it just mine? I'd love to know if it's also a girl/boy thing and please tell me, will they ever grow out of it?
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