Sorry, did you say something?

[ciroccoj]

There are days when I seriously question whether there is any point in telling people anything that is not directly related to what they want to know. Between the kids and the husband with a brain injury and work, it gets to the point where I feel like no matter how many times I repeat something ("put your shoes away" "you are responsible for your lunch tomorrow" "I will not be here on Thursday" "please return these videos"), I should always carry a recording device so that I can play back my information and the confirming (and often snippy) "Yeah, right, I got it!" when all my messages fall into a void.

It seriously doesn't matter how often I repeat it. It often does not matter that I put it in writing and post it somewhere visible. The reaction is blank incomprehension when I mention it again, and often, to add insult to injury, this is accompanied by, "Why didn't you say so?"

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[daf9.livejournal.com]

My husband has no brain injury (that either of us know of) but has amazingly selective hearing. "What do you want for dinner?" is guaranteed to generate a response but any question involving him doing anything is likely not to be heard.

[navhelowife.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Wish I had an answer, but I struggle with this too. Just not at work, but the three boys and the husband all seem to have that issue too.