Why is it that a twelve year old girls whine is so extraordinarily annoying? And why is it that said twelve year old girl is mad at me for telling her to get out of the pool last night, because her whining was disturbing the neighbors? And why is her ten year old brother gloating?
Answers: Because it is high pitched and dragged out. Because she knows that I am right. Because he didn't get in trouble.
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- Lynn
- I'm a mom, the primary care giver for my elderly mother, and I work 24 hours/week. I'm tired. I need to sleep. That about sums it up.
Someday...
...I'll make time to recharge my batteries
Why I am so tired...
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15 comments:
I can't answer why, but I can just tell you that it gets better. Slowly, maybe, but it does.
I certainly hear you on the gloating of Ten!
I don't blame you for making her get out of the pool for whining. I'm gonna squash that whine right out of DD if she ever tries it. I think that she's smart enough not to because it only works on DH...not me. hee hee Course right now Princess is a good whiner too, but I ignor her very well...so well I'm sure I go to sleep before she lets up.
sounds just like when Frank and I were kids!!! The only difference is that Uncle Bill had the patience of a gnat especially when it came to whining, so all it took was one little squeak and it was over. I remember those days!!
(Whiney voice) "Life is so like unfair". Whatever. I think just about all twelve year olds are a bit self-centered (still a kid, but not; Growing but not grown-up). You just responded with an older kid time out...well done!
All I could think about right now was "cheese" ... go figure... I'm no help at all, am I?
Heh...sounds familiar. Stupid little brothers.
Sorry, still bitter about mine always gloating.
I'm with you...whining is worse than nails on a chlak board for me...i even have "no whining" as class rules number 6 in my classroom...when kids start whining...i just say "number 6" and they stop...eventually the other kids will say it too...i ust can't handle it...
Whining is the worst thing ever but don't worry she will grow out of it. You done the right thing by telling her to get out of the pool. I have two daughters one was a whiner and the other was quiet and put up with everything her sister and brother dished out. Now at the age of 20 the whiner is the easy one and the quiet one is the one that is giving me trouble. At some stage of their precious life our little darlings have to annoy us. Enjoy your weekend.
Take Care - Smiles from Australia Melinda
I like MOooooo-ooo-oo-ooo-OOM as a 12 syllable word.
Patti - I hope so.
Renee - Good luck. If you are successful a squashing 'The Whine', I am sure that you will be able to make a fortune marketing your technique. hee hee
The Moose Buyer - Nobody made a peep around your dad!
Ralph - You 'do' a very good whine. Thanks for the support.
Michele - Whine and cheese...haha I get it!
Arm - But you're close with your brother now...right?
Chai - Rule #6...maybe I need to post some rules at home. Good idea.
Meno - Or what about: 'Do I ha aaa aaaa aaaa a a aave to?' or 'Whyyy yyyyyy yyyyy yy mee eeee eeeee ee?" I find those quite charming as well.
Melinda - Are you saying that 'whiners get better with age'? (groan) Thanks for giving me something to look forward to.
re: the cleaning method. I started it when DD was small. I would take an empty laundry basket and start at the farthest point from her toy room...gather everything that didn't go in that room and then move to the next room...working my way to finally her toy room and taking out of my basket whatever went in the room I was in. When I made it to the toy room I had just a few things that went back to the previous rooms and could walk those back easily.
But with the basement everything down there was in the right room...just some was junk and some it was time to give away. So I got that idea from the tv show Clean Sweep. Now I need to do the second sweep where I take the keep pile and lessen it by half (but in our case it needs to be reduced by at least 3/4!)
I'm just pretending you didn't ask me to come clean up your house. ;)
Renee - Thanks for the information. I try to reduce the clutter, but I keep getting interrupted and then take everything that I haven't gone through yet and dump it on top of the stuff that I did go through. Then I feel frustrated that nothing looks clean. sigh
Okay...I just hate the sound of a high pitched whine...or any whine for that matter...even one from an unhappy hubby. I guess I'm an equal opportunity whine-hater.
Joan - Me too!
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