Oh the endless talking!!!

[NiteNicole]

I'm not looking for a solution, there is no solution, I'm just complaining.

OH MY GOSH THIS CHILD NEVER STOPS TALKING. My ears are EXHAUSTED. My brain HURTS. And she needs so much interaction and feedback. So not only is the chatter ENDLESS, but it's punctuated with, "Did you get that, Mama? Did you hear me, Mama? Mama, are you listening? Mama, you be THIS and I'll be THAT and we'll pretend" insert endless detailed description of proposed make believe here.

I feel bad that I spend so much time saying things like, "Please give my ears a break" and "Why don't you talk to yourself for a bit" and "I'm trying to do something, I can not listen to you right now" and "SSSSSHHHHHHHH! STOP TALKING STOP TALKING STOP TALKING!!!!" I do alright for a while but when she wants to turn on the tv, turn on her computer, play a video on my ipod and talk to me all at the same time, it's all I can do to keep from screaming (and no, I don't let her do that and will insist she cut back to ONE screen).

Really rethinking my stance on preschool.

[damona]

just about 2 hours ago i said to my SO "i swear, this child never stops to draw breath. he just goes on and on and on and..."

my 5yo is my one who just never stops. and he does the same thing "mom, mom, mom, mom, did you hear me? mom mom mom i said... mom can i... mom mom i asked you..." and i can only listen to him just so much, especially since there are 3 other little boys and 2 adult ones i have to listen to, too!

i feel ya, mama. you're not alone. i'm looking forward to kindergarten with a fervor i never thought possible

[meemee]

i just recently posted this on my facebook page.

why does life always have to be such extremes.

at 3 i couldnt get my dd to shut up.

at 7 i beg her to talk to me. there is pin drop silence in our house as my dd reads and reads and reads. if i try to talk she shushes me so she can read.

when she was 3 i could never imagine i would say these words one day but i say now 'i miss my talker'. at least then i knew what was going on in her head.

[jenniferadurham]

Yes! This with my 8 year old! Will.not.stop.talking! And then my 1.5 year old jabbers and jabbers but you can't understand him...not sure which one is worse! Lol!

[Alyantavid]

I feel your pain!

Between my 8 year old and my 4 year old, it's never ever quiet. If just one is in the room, it's nonstop talking, if they're both in there, they just both talk.

It does make it very very quiet in my house after they go to bed though.

[AbbieB]

In the late afternoon I often get on the computer with my ear buds in, but no sound playing through them, to deaden the kid noise and send a visual cue to DD that I'm not listening.

DD likes to start conversations with, "Mom, I want to tell you something." Then she'll say it. Then the next sentence is, "Mom, I want to tell you something." It makes me insane! It's not like there was any kind of break in our conversation to warrant the, "I want to tell you something." Sometimes I have a less than patient moment and snark back at her, "Just say it!!!!!" usually that happens when I'm going he mommy pee pee dance and I'm waiting to close the bathroom door.

I try to remind myself that her 6 year old brain is working differently than mine so she's not purposely trying to make me crazy. She's still learning about language and social patterns. This to shall pass.

[Purplegal]

Oh I SO could have written your post...it is nonstop with my 4 year old!! And she is so careful to make SURE I am listening at all times "right mommy?Did you hear me mommy?Why did you say uh-huh? What do you think mommy?" She follows me from room to room never taking a breath, even the bathroom!
In fact, not 5 minutes ago I FAKED a phone call to get her to stop talking for a minute...hehe

[carmel23]

I have one who is *especially* chatty, and then the other 2 talking ones have their moments of chattiness, so between the 3 of them... :

I don't know what I'll do when the baby starts talking... hehe. I am introverted, too... and need a fair amount of quiet to function. Thank goodness for public Montessori where they can socialize to their hearts content.

I totally relate.

Sometimes I say, "Honey, mommy can't be a polite listener right now, I need to do XYZ. I can give you my full attention in 10 minutes" This often works with my big guy.

[sarahsmiles]

Just glad to read this thread. DD literally does not stop from the moment she wakes up to the moment she goes to bed. Mostly she talks to us or to DS (who is 1 and seems to be a pretty compliant audience) Occasionally, she'll talk to stuffed animals, toilet paper tubes, or lip gloss. But the only time she is quiet is when she is briefly (like 3 minutes, tops) engaged in something that requires her full attention. Otherwise, it's constant.

I'm a talker (oh boy, am I ever!) so I get it, but sometimes ...

[allaiter]

oh boy do I know what you mean. All four of mine talk all the time. Even the little one. I can not seem to get away from it.
I am very happy that my 12DD wants to talk to me but I do need a break. If i appear to not be paying attention she will text...yes she talks and texts at the same time.
They even talk when there a closed bathroom

What helps sometimes is telling them I am in a timeout. No one is allowed to talk to mom unless there is blood or a fire. It works sometimes....

[NiteNicole]

not 5 minutes ago I FAKED a phone call

Wow, how does that work? Because apparently I am at my most interesting and necessary when I am on the phone with someone else.

[Purplegal]

Originally Posted by NiteNicole

Wow, how does that work? Because apparently I am at my most interesting and necessary when I am on the phone with someone else.

Yes I guess I am lucky in that regard...she usually will go play for at least a few minutes if I'm on the phone...if it takes too long she comes and keeps asking "when are you gonna be done?"

But it did give me 5 min peace.

[neverdoingitagain]

I feel your pain, I so do. My 6 year has a tendency to talk and talk and talk...which would be fine if I could hear her half that time. She'll ask me questions with back turned and kind of low and while racing around...then expects me to answer.
The best one though, had to be our hike through the woods the first time. Literally, every couple seconds "look, a tree!" It was a 2 mile hike...and a lot of trees...