I’ve been trying to curb my reaction to the kids when they breathe and chew. I used to yell at my sister about her loud breathing all the time when we were growing up. Kind of hard to enjoy TGIF Fridays when your sister can’t close her damn mouth.
Turns out she had a deviated septum. She literally could not breathe through her nose like the rest of civilization.
And then I became the bad guy for bullying her about it for years when I should have been celebrated as her hero for bringing attention to it in the first place.
I’m careful with the kids because I don’t ever want them to feel like repulsed by the sounds of them chewing and breathing. And I don’t want to encourage on this tendency to despise people who make loud mouth sounds.
I am SO polite when I say things like, “Would you mind chewing that in the farthest corner of the house instead of RIGHT NEXT TO ME please?”
I know I am failing at this because the other day I heard Maile say, “STOP! Now I know how MOM feels!!”
And then the other morning while Kainoa hovered over Laina while she played a game on her iPod, out of nowhere she snapped, “Stop breathing!!!!”
To which he replied with an exasperated, “I’M NOT!!!”
To which I giggled behind my computer screen because obviously he IS breathing.
But I put my Mom hat on and handled the situation in the most mature adult way I knew how, “Kainoa, if you want to watch Laina play games on her iPod you need to stop breathing.”
I got your back Laina.
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Betsy says
I love that! Some of the things the kids say unintentionally are hilarious!!
Mama Kat says
It’s my favorite! I really try to listen to them just so I can jot their little nuggets of wisdom down and share it with them when they’re older!
Gigi says
I’m so with you on the breathing and eating thing….as I type this I’m listening to my husband breath and chew….and I kind of want to maim him right now.
Mama Kat says
I don’t bring a lot of attention to my irritation usually because people think it’s funny and just chew louder, but my husband has been known to sit down with a late night bowl of cereal and chomp on it while I blog QUIETLY in the living room. I get internally ragey at him but have to keep it in or he would do it more often.
Lynn says
There’s a condition called Misophonia, that literally means “hatred of sound”. It is a neurological disorder in which negative experiences (anger, flight, hatred, disgust) are triggered by specific sounds. The sounds can be loud or soft. The term was coined by American neuroscientists Pawel Jastreboff and Margaret Jastreboff and is often used interchangeably with the term selective sound sensitivity.
I totally have it. My husband is a loud breather and chewer. Omg, the chewing. And he rattles his ice at dinner. Ugh!!!!
Mama Kat says
I seriously have that!!
Lori says
Kids are so funny! I want to tell my husband that sometimes at night. He’s a snorer. But somehow the tables have turned and I’m told I snore too. But nobody’s told me yet to go eat in the corner, so I guess I’m not too bothersome.
Mama Kat says
Nobody gets annoyed with my eating either…I think that just means nobody cares about the sound that makes as much as we do. My sisters and I used to complain about each others eating habits all the time. Maybe that’s where all this started for me! Snoring though…sounds like you’re probably just overly tired. You need to take more naps during the day to help that. Doctors orders!! ;)
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