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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Sept 23, 2014 14:55:19 GMT
I took DD's phone away last night because I needed a few minutes without NOISE. She has been listening to songs that seem very repetitive to me, and I just had to have a few minutes of peace!
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Post by marimoose on Sept 23, 2014 14:59:19 GMT
This thread is making me feel so normal. I crave quiet at times. The tv noise can just send me over the edge, I am also married to a man who has the tv on from the moment he steps through the door and far too loud, and I believe that if I lived alone that I could live without one. My dh claims he can't go to sleep without it on because he needs it to help turn off his brain. I am the total opposite and the lights and sounds do not allow me to drift into a deep sleep. I don't mind music from the stereo as long as it is reasonable. I have constant ringing in my ears form tinnitus so all the other noise just makes it that much worse and noticeable. There are times that I feel I am losing my mind. I stay up late at night and part of the reason is that I love the silence. I can think, relax, craft - all uninterrupted except for the dog who seems to think playtime is best at 1am.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 23, 2014 15:07:26 GMT
I remember how good the quiet *felt* when the boys were little. It was a literal physical feeling for me.
I hated it when they went to their dad's, and then also felt guilty that I was glad that they were gone because for a small window of time there would be silence-blessed silence. No tv shouting at me, no boys shouting at each other, no one shouting about food...and not only the quiet, but the activity level that would also grind to a halt. My house would be peaceful, clean and the only noise would be of my own making.
It got a lot better as they got older, but I still enjoy the quiet times. Every once in a great while when I am particularly overwhelmed I will suggest they spend an extra night at their dad's so that I can get that peace. (I know, I know- there are those who will think I am an awful mother for doing this, but there it is and I am okay with it.)
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Post by georgiapea on Sept 23, 2014 15:40:27 GMT
I'm a quiet lover too. The TV is fine as long as I'm watching it, but if I leave that room I want it OFF. No hearing it babbling in the background. My DH talks too much. He uses 27 words to say what could be communicated in 5. I do enjoy small sounds. My cat calling to me, or calling to the other cat. My parakeets chirping. Right now I have a small house chicken and her soft talking is very pleasant. Hmmmm, maybe it's human voices I don't enjoy. Or barking dogs - those drive me bonkers.
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Post by Nanner on Sept 23, 2014 15:49:08 GMT
I get it. Our kids are now adults and have moved out, so we often have no background noise in the house. The TV stays turned off, and no music is on. We love it, after years of kid noise!
Today, however, there is noise. They are replacing the siding on our house, and all that hammering is driving me batty.
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Post by Skypea on Sept 23, 2014 17:52:52 GMT
yes. In W yesterday I was very aware of ALL the noise! why do people let their kids run around in stores, screeching, running into things and people?
they probably can't take 5 min. off of their phones (talking to someone) to pay attention to what the kids are doing.
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Post by Zee on Sept 23, 2014 18:09:03 GMT
I used to get annoyed that my husband always had the tv on constantly, but now I've developed a constant ringing in my ears so I find the background noise to be helpful in tuning it out. I don't like utter silence any more and I have a fan on all night long. Really wish I didn't have this problem!
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Post by meowgal on Sept 23, 2014 18:18:56 GMT
I love TV...love listening to audiobooks...love to chat with friends, BUT, I can't work with any noise. I can't write or read if there is noise. I can scrapbook to either the TV, my audiobooks, music or chatter, but NOT WORK....I love to sit with a magazine in my sunroom with NO noise at all. Bliss.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 24, 2014 0:18:24 GMT
I can completely relate. DH loves his tv, DD loves her video games and we have three dogs that never shut up. I can tune out the tv and videos, but the intermittent dog barking drives me insane. Two of the dogs aren't too bad when they are alone, but the third one has anxiety issues when DH isn't home and he barks at every little thing which gets the other two going. I work from home so I get to listen to that nonsense all day long. I relish the weekends when DH takes the two big dogs with him somewhere so I can bask in the relative peace and quiet!
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Post by heather on Sept 24, 2014 0:33:23 GMT
I've met my people! Lol! I also get up at 5ish for the quiet. I cringe when the TV comes on.
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Post by pierogi on Sept 24, 2014 0:55:20 GMT
I love quiet. I swear, I can actually feel my brain regenerating when it's completely still around me.  |
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Post by scrapApea on Sept 24, 2014 1:00:14 GMT
Someone at work was just telling me the same thing. She just wants peace and quiet when she gets home. DH works 2nd shift and if the kids do that with the TV I turn it off and tell them to find something else to do and enjoy the quiet. Sometimes (most times) I'm glad DH & I work different shifts. We have all our 18 years and if we ever get on the same shifts, we will probably done at this point. We are so set in our own ways.  |
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Post by delilahtwo on Sept 24, 2014 3:16:15 GMT
Glad to know I'm not the only one! I talk to so many people who like to have background noise all the time, listen to music all the time, makes me think I'm weird. Ok, I am but at least not about this!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 4:02:35 GMT
I am the complete opposite. I have to have background noise or else I go bananas. Our TV is on 20 hours a day and I have to have 2 fans blowing (in addition to a TV) in order to go to sleep. But if sounds drives you as crazy as silence does me, I feel ya' I hope you get your quiet time! L |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Sept 24, 2014 5:41:58 GMT
I wish I could be a morning person just so I could enjoy an hour or two of quiet every day.
I'm not though. I used to be a late night person and would enjoy the hours after everyone went to bed.
Now, my ds goes to bed and I go right to bed after him while my dh stays up and watches tv in the living room.
I'm getting ready to go to sleep and he's watching That 70s Show. It's loud enough in the living room. No way could I stand having a tv in my bedroom.
I guess the point of all of that is--I feel your pain. I need quiet sometimes. Luckily, I can recharge sometimes on the weekend when ds naps. Ahhhh, quiet.
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Post by moosedogtoo on Sept 24, 2014 12:00:48 GMT
I have 4 kids... The 5 year old is the worst. Non. Stop. Talking. I try to get up before the kids so I can wake up in silence but some days he is already awake and the second I get out of bed the talking starts. "Where's my breakfast? Do cars sink when they go in water? What happens if the house burns down? Can I have a snack after breakfast? What day is today? Is 9 seconds a long time? Do I have school? How old are you? Can cars fly? Can I watch TV?" then the older two wake up and it's fighting, arguing, whining... which is what I would hear all day except all three of them are in school all day now. The baby babbling all day long doesn't bother me because I don't have to "process and think" what he is saying. It's nice to know I'm not alone. Yes!!! I have a three-year-old and a six-year-old. I thought it would be better when they could talk to each other and leave me alone, but no, now I have to referee the arguments too.  |
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Post by LAM88 on Sept 24, 2014 12:52:26 GMT
While there are certainly times that I crave quiet, I also have a constant ringing in my ear that I only notice in a quiet room, so sometimes I need background noise in order to cancel out the ringing.
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Post by guzismom on Sept 24, 2014 14:23:24 GMT
yes I am quoting the Grinch and that's who I feel like. I don't think the TV is ever off in our home until everyone is in bed. Well, it's off now, I'm the only one up. Definitely moving to another room tomorrow evening, can't stand it. I need some silent time. No such thing as comforting background noise to me. I'm grumpy and tired. This would drive me absolutely insane. I grew up in a house like that and I promised myself that my home would be different. When the kids were little we didn't even have a TV in the main living space, so I guess that got everyone in the habit of only having the TV on when one was watching it. My quiet, alone time is in the morning. I get up at least 30 minutes before my husband and enjoy having my first cup of coffee and catching up on the news with no distraction. On the rare occasion we do get up together, I guess he's figured out after 24 years of marriage that I really don't want to engage (more than a good morning kiss) until after the first cup of joe! |
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Post by lbp on Sept 24, 2014 14:34:10 GMT
I get up super early so that I an have an hour before DH and DS get up all to my own! I usually sit out on the front porch and eat my breakfast and drink my coffee. Yesterday morning as I was sitting there the silence was broken by the coyotes howling, very near. Very scary sounding, but I loved it!
My son and DH play the guitar and drums every. single. night. late after MIL is tucked into her house asleep. Drives me crazy. I usually head up to the bedroom and shut the door, but I can still hear it.
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Post by scrappyesq on Sept 24, 2014 14:59:08 GMT
YES!! YES!! When I get home from work I need at least 10 minutes of complete silence just to erase the noise I've had to listen to all day. The number one thing that annoys me about DH is that as soon as he walks in the door he has to put the TV on. Not that he knows or cares what he's watching he just needs the noise. I can sit for hours and not have the TV, radio, or anything else on. Truth be told this is one of the major reasons I hate taking phonecalls at night after work; I just want peace and quiet for awhile.
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