Do you ever feel that you are forever repeating yourself,

If I were t be sarcastic, I'd say 'repeatedly' . But yes, I often find that I have to repeat myself. Children I can understand, in that it's often something that they don't wish to do. My problem is usually with those who should know better- but think that they always know best. That accounts for about 40% of my work colleagues.

Oh man we could start a club on this one LOL My husband who worked on aircraft all his life is basically deaf to me. I say something and have to repeat it several times. Now you know why I am on mylot I don't always have to repeat myself here LOL We got him hearing aids last year through the VA, and so he wears them at work then comes home and promptly removes them. So I always have conversations with myself. I think I should make some of those sock puppets that you can make talk back to you LOL Its really discouraging for me some days I get frustrated but I know his problem its just the repeating drives one mad. I think its a test to us wives and mothers LOL His mother cant hear either. Imagine sitting between the two of them and both asking what you said. Thats when I want to scream. But his mother will sit there and smile like she heard you and If my husband says something to her and she has that expression I always have to vocalize to him that she did not hear a word he said yea fun times over here LOL Hope yours gets better I know mine won't. And I hear perfectly isnt that a hoot!

I feel like that every day. It is crazy. I am getting the same way.

Kids all seem to develop "mother deafness", but it gets really frustrating if all the adults around tune you out as well. You can talk here and generally find someone to listen.

I have an 11 year-old...Yes, I say NO alot, but she does not hear me.

I have felt like this a lot sometimes. Especially with children this is hard but with kids it is sometimes expected because they even try to see how far they can go to get away with things. Don't let that get to you, too much, it is just a part of a kids life sometimes. Patience is key in all situations like this... well except for adults who are just rude or stubborn and will not listen to what you have to say.. I would then have to suggest finding better friends! That's what I have had to do lately because if they will not respect what I have to say and only degrade me for my advice, it is not worth my time to keep wasting my breath on them. I hope this helps you out but keep your head up with the kids cause they do not know any better yet, keep trying and loving them they'll get it eventually I hope!

All the time, and it's making my hair fall out!!!! I'll walk into McDonalds, for example, knowing EXACTLY what I want, or I'll be in a taxi, coming upto the drive through. e: Hi. I'll have a Big Mac, Medium fries, and that's everything. Them: a) So, what can I get you today? b) Is that everything? AARRGGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next time it happens, I'm going to record the whole thing on my phone, and then play it back o them to prove they weren't listening!

yeah, precisely!! Some people just dun get it huh i understand the frustration of children not listening but it's even worst with adults At least with children, they will eventually listen and learn. As long as parents dun clear the room, children have no choice but to do it ^^ If children are okay to live through the messy room, then it's their life. Dun bother about them anymore.

I believe that this is a constant battle for the vast majority of us. This is especially true if you are dealing with children. In the past month, I've been dealing with five children where I am only used to having my own two children. I've been trying to get the children to help to keep the house tidy and it seems like they are constantly ignoring me. This is especially true with the oldest boy that I've had. I will tell him that he cannot turn the XBox on until his chores have been done. He will turn it on as soon as we walk into the house and then gets upset with me when I turn off the television.

I always feel like this, specially with my kids. I don't know what it is, but they seem to want to be told a few times before they would do something. I keep remembering my parents telling me 'one word is enough for a wise kid'. So, I've always tried to not make people repeat themselves. I keep hoping that one day my children would get it. That people don't need to repeat themselves when it comes to directions for them.

Uh, tell me about it. I repeated myself many times to other people, no one seems want to know or wants to listen. That is something I hate the most. I was like talking to myself and speaking to the thin air like an idiot. Anyway, if people didn't care, I won't care about it anymore. Probably that is what it called life.

I felt the same in some situations but I just exert myself to them and they end up annoyed with me hahaha I sometimes just keep quiet and stop saying anything so that they know that I am really upset that they aren't listening to what I'm saying.

I get this a lot also. People say it is because I speak soft, and sometimes mumble. I can't stand repeating myself. It is to be expected with children, kids will be kids.

I get that feeling all the time. At work, young & new staff members who seem to be just going through the motions of day-to-day work need to be reminded at least twice or thrice on things that need to be done. At home, my 22-year-old son is tuned out. Says it drives him crazy to keep hearing the same old reminders from me. I'm just glad I don't have helpers to add to my consternation. Apart from immediate family members, are there other people whom you constantly have to deal with that seem to always require you to keep repeating things you've said?

Yes, Answers Phone... Where's ?No one answers.... Where's ? No one answers.. Where's ? No one answers.. Where's ? No one answers.. Where's ? ... runs out front door yells for them No one answers runs out deck door for them yells..No one answers... downstairs...No one answers.. runs to backrroom .... yells upstairs them .. them is on other phone right there on the deck ignoring me... ugga... After awhile I want to slap the phone up all over their heads as I see after I find the person ...they all turn their heads and grin like racoons at me... I get so sick of repeating myself 10-15 times with this bunch of lil minions... Needless to say.. Gotta get rich and move on lol ... to me get rich means support myself...

I smiled when I read this! I have to be asking God to help me to be tolerant. My child is like that too but I do what I can and leave what I cant. Coworkers and the church family however are a headache. It upsets me so badly when people who ought to know better behave as if they want to be spoon fed all the way. come on! A particular coworker she sits on the phone all day and does no work.. I do not ask for help because I know I will not get it. she says she has reports to do to send to the Head yet she sits all day on the phone, sleeps at her desk and people all know this and nothing is done about it.However when she knows the Head is coming in thats when she is murdering the keyboard like she was busy all along and she get good evaluation! I tell you things are not fair but I am learning to by pass all that with God's help. But I still get a little irritated from time to time but not on a great level. Do what you have to do to accomplish your work and leave the coworker - God sees and knows all and the things in the darkness will come to light just continue to do what you can when you can the best you can. God bless

I live alone, yet, whenmy friends come to see me, I feel that I tell them many times the same things. I wonder, is it that we run out of conversation topics? Should we go and seek adventures in order to talk something else? I wonder...

I myself don't want to be repeating myself, but sometimes there is a need to repeat some instructions at the office especially if the person i slow in comprehension. Sometimes also i ask myself if i said the instructions clearly. So when ia saw that others could follow and the particular person cannot, then i repeat myself to him maybe twice more. I am sure he does not want me also to be telling him the same instruction again and again.

when it comes to kids they all suffer from deafness and you wonder how many times you have to repeat yourself. You aren't alone in the world of being tuned out