OK, my friends, I need your help.
I do. I really do.
You already know that I talk to myself. Outloud. All the time. I told you. I opened my heart to you, and told you about it.
Now, what is this with spouses that suffer from selective hearing? Do you have the same problem at home? Do they do the same to you?
And do they manage to look as innocent as a child, when they KNOW they are being mean to you?
And when you give them "the look", while repeating your question, comment, idea or whatever that you said before - and they IGNORED - do they loosen the lower lip a tinny-tiny little bit, just to emphasize that fake innocent look? Do they?
And if they have beautiful blue eyes (or brown ones, or green ones, or whatever colour), do they let them drop just enough to almost kill you with their charm, just to make you feel sorry for them? While they KNOW that they were pretending not to hear you before?
I cannot stop talking to myself. You see, appart from him, the dogs and the cats, there is nobody else for me to talk to.
I don't really know what came first - him not listening to me, therefore I had to talk to myself; or me talking to myself, therefore him not paying attention.
For all intentions and purposes, I blame him for my strange behaviour!
Love ya!
PS - Freaking "spell check" is down the dumpster again. Sorry for any mistakes.
9 comments:
Such a sweet photo!
Yeah, the male species is definitely programmed to only hear certain words. Having said that, it's strange how they will often confirm what you are saying, with a nod or a "Yes", only to deny later that they have done this.
I know just what you mean about the gorgeous blue eyes and innocent expression, oh yes!
You are not alone in this problem, but you're gonna have to stop fighting it and just accept it. Some of the best conversations are the ones I have with myself (no one to argue back!).
xxx
ps I get my own back when I'm blogging when I don't seem to hear anything!
ha ha! a vicious cycle for sure!
My husband has a bad habit of saying "huh?" after everything I say. I've gotten to the point where I refuse to repeat -- to prove he heard me all along. It works 99% of the time -- the other 1%, he actually didn't hear me. ;)
I lived alone with our dogs for so long that I definitely talk to them and know they hear me, and better yet,understand me. Now that my hubby is here, I'm not sure how that works, but he has said many times that I talk to myself. And I reply: NO, I talk to the dogs. What all this means, I do not know.--Inger
I think we all have a bit of that selective hearing. I tend to go deaf when he starts talking about cars.
I think it's an illness alright--But I've gotten so I don't even repeat myself anymore because I really think he heard me the first time...No one can be that hard of hearing with me around! :-)
i certainly talk to myself! sometime the dog even cocks her head as if to say "was that comment meant for me?"
as for selective hearing, it seems the less i wear, the better my husband hears. lol!
Hi Miriam! Yes it's me, I went looking for you, I am so far behind, it is shameful!
I talk to myself - sometimes I'm the only one listening. I talk to the dogs and the cat. When DH is home - I need to get between him and the tv and talk directly to him, so that he knows his attention is needed.
It would seem that men cannot hear their wives when their brain is on anything else - they simply are not multi-taskers.
you're funny...i need to make time to get here more...i like your posts.
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