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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 3:33:13 GMT
Matthew has learned to whistle and I know it's one of those childhood things that I should treasure because this season is short and blah blah blah, but I just can't deal! It's so shrill and sharp and loud! I want to poke my ears with sticks! Ahhhh!
What's your kid doing to drive you nuts? 😜
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 3, 2017 3:36:51 GMT
Just wait 'til he starts learning the recorder LOL!
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jul 3, 2017 3:47:29 GMT
Matthew has learned to whistle and I know it's one of those childhood things that I should treasure because this season is short and blah blah blah, but I just can't deal! It's so shrill and sharp and loud! I want to poke my ears with sticks! Ahhhh! What's your kid doing to drive you nuts? 😜 I feel your pain. Plus whistling is just creepy. All kinds of horror movie scenes come to mind when I hear whistling. |
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 3, 2017 3:53:14 GMT
My almost 6 year old daughter keeps saying, "I hate my buuuutttttt." She just randomly says it all day long! She also has a fascination with some Moana song (not you're welcome).
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Jul 3, 2017 3:56:28 GMT
Reminding me that he is 18 and can do what he wants.  Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc.
He graduated high school June 10th and in the fall he will be attending a University in Portland so I'll have an adult child living in my home while he attends college. That is both a good and bad thing. Good because it will save us a lot of money. Bad because see my first sentence. 
We went through the same thing when my daughter attended college. With the exception of one year, she lived at home while in school. |
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Post by inkedup on Jul 3, 2017 4:02:00 GMT
Just wait 'til he starts learning the recorder LOL! We took our 4 year old to Toys R Us to spend his birthday gift cards. One of the things he chose was a recorder from the dollar bin. $1 to drive your parents mad. I'm thinking we could use a bunch of kids with recorders instead of waterboarding 😂 |
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Jul 3, 2017 4:06:07 GMT
Dd13 listens to music on her pc with headphones and sings along. Singing is not one of her gifts.
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Post by berty on Jul 3, 2017 5:17:10 GMT
Just wait 'til he starts learning the recorder LOL! Good grief, they're still making kids play those in school!?! |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 3, 2017 6:30:02 GMT
I am not sure this is good news or not. My son's father could whistle a room down. I mean loudly!!!!!! My son can't or doesn't know how to whistle. Maybe Matthew will forget how?
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Post by salem on Jul 3, 2017 9:46:14 GMT
I hate whistling with a passion. It's one of those noises that just hurt my ears immediately. Ugh.
I'm convinced recorders are assigned by music teachers that hate parents. Both of my kids have received them in 4th grade and the practicing at home did not happen because my ears can not take the pitch of those damn things. Not for a second.
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Post by Patter on Jul 3, 2017 10:21:34 GMT
Just wait 'til he starts learning the recorder LOL! For sure!  That makes me giggle remembering recorders x3! But to be honest, I thought this thread was going to be about fireworks. They went on forever last night. UGH!!!!! |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 3, 2017 10:44:22 GMT
I hate to tell you, but my 24-year-old is still a whistler. And as someone noted about her daughter's singing above, whistling is not one of his gifts.
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 3, 2017 11:50:02 GMT
Just wait 'til he starts learning the recorder LOL! That's EXACTLY what I was going to write!!  Corinne |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 3, 2017 13:10:41 GMT
My almost 6 year old daughter keeps saying, "I hate my buuuutttttt." She just randomly says it all day long! She also has a fascination with some Moana song (not you're welcome).Is it Shiny? We've been hearing a lot of Shiny in our house for the last couple weeks and DH *HATES* it.  I actually like most of the Moana soundtrack. |
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Post by uksue on Jul 3, 2017 13:17:38 GMT
Both my boys started cracking fingers and knuckles at 13- that goes right through me like nails across a chalk board 😱
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Post by finaledition on Jul 3, 2017 14:11:54 GMT
My littlest was a whistler, it wasn't a high pitch or shrill one though. But what I thought was cute is that old men-you know the ones who never notice kids-would always make a comment to him. It was almost some special bond that whistlers have with each other.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jul 3, 2017 14:32:50 GMT
"Honey, please whistle for me for 1 minute, then go to your room. You are very talented at whistling, but it drives adults nuts when you do the same thing over and over and over again."
Seriously, DD can say that by heart (20 times) from the number of times I have asked her to give me her best rendition then zip it. She is a repeater with EVERYTHING. I do bite my tongue for genuine practice - songs for her choir, band, or piano.
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 3, 2017 14:34:44 GMT
My almost 6 year old daughter keeps saying, "I hate my buuuutttttt." She just randomly says it all day long! She also has a fascination with some Moana song (not you're welcome).Is it Shiny? We've been hearing a lot of Shiny in our house for the last couple weeks and DH *HATES* it. I actually like most of the Moana soundtrack. It's got a long drawn out line of "no one knowwwwsssss how far it goeeessssssss". No clue on the song title. |
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Post by christine58 on Jul 3, 2017 14:35:25 GMT
Reminding me that he is 18 and can do what he wants. Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc.
He graduated high school June 10th and in the fall he will be attending a University in Portland so I'll have an adult child living in my home while he attends college. That is both a good and bad thing. Good because it will save us a lot of money. Bad because see my first sentence.
We went through the same thing when my daughter attended college. With the exception of one year, she lived at home while in school. It's still your house. Make rules that he needs to follow. I don't care if he's 18---it's still YOUR house. If he doesn't like it, move to college |
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Post by River on Jul 3, 2017 15:00:39 GMT
Reminding me that he is 18 and can do what he wants. Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc.
He graduated high school June 10th and in the fall he will be attending a University in Portland so I'll have an adult child living in my home while he attends college. That is both a good and bad thing. Good because it will save us a lot of money. Bad because see my first sentence.
We went through the same thing when my daughter attended college. With the exception of one year, she lived at home while in school. If you figure this out, please let me know! My oldest is staying home and going to community college. He works also, so I've been giving him a pretty long rope. It's working fine as he's a pretty timid guy, doesn't get into much trouble. The problem is my 16 year old thinks he should be given the same freedom. He's the trouble maker!! Boundaries are a hard one for sure. |
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Jul 3, 2017 16:38:28 GMT
Reminding me that he is 18 and can do what he wants. Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc.
He graduated high school June 10th and in the fall he will be attending a University in Portland so I'll have an adult child living in my home while he attends college. That is both a good and bad thing. Good because it will save us a lot of money. Bad because see my first sentence.
We went through the same thing when my daughter attended college. With the exception of one year, she lived at home while in school. If you figure this out, please let me know! My oldest is staying home and going to community college. He works also, so I've been giving him a pretty long rope. It's working fine as he's a pretty timid guy, doesn't get into much trouble. The problem is my 16 year old thinks he should be given the same freedom. He's the trouble maker!! Boundaries are a hard one for sure. My son is working too. He is very social and a great kid all around. He is learning the ropes of adulthood. I no longer give him a curfew, he just has to let me know his plans. Three of his friends were over on Saturday, waiting for him to get off work so they could record music together on his computer. I ended up making burritos for them for dinner and they all took naps here while waiting for him to get home. That cracked me up.  These kids have been friends most of their lives and most of them will be going away to school. I am going to miss them when they are away.
My son got the most money from a local university and a direct entry into their nursing program so made the choice to stay home.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Jul 3, 2017 16:45:07 GMT
Reminding me that he is 18 and can do what he wants. Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc.
He graduated high school June 10th and in the fall he will be attending a University in Portland so I'll have an adult child living in my home while he attends college. That is both a good and bad thing. Good because it will save us a lot of money. Bad because see my first sentence.
We went through the same thing when my daughter attended college. With the exception of one year, she lived at home while in school. It's still your house. Make rules that he needs to follow. I don't care if he's 18---it's still YOUR house. If he doesn't like it, move to college Oh I know that, and he knows that. Hopefully, it will never come to that.
I give him a long leash. He is learning how to be an adult but sometimes parents need reminders that their kids are no longer "kids" even if they still reside under our roofs. There are a lot of choices I can no longer make for him. He has to do it all on his own.
He is a good kid, but it is a transition into a new phase of life for all of us. The goal is peaceful harmony. I think that will be achievable.
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Post by lemondrop on Jul 3, 2017 21:21:33 GMT
If you figure this out, please let me know! My oldest is staying home and going to community college. He works also, so I've been giving him a pretty long rope. It's working fine as he's a pretty timid guy, doesn't get into much trouble. The problem is my 16 year old thinks he should be given the same freedom. He's the trouble maker!! Boundaries are a hard one for sure. My son is working too. He is very social and a great kid all around. He is learning the ropes of adulthood. I no longer give him a curfew, he just has to let me know his plans. Three of his friends were over on Saturday, waiting for him to get off work so they could record music together on his computer. I ended up making burritos for them for dinner and they all took naps here while waiting for him to get home. That cracked me up. These kids have been friends most of their lives and most of them will be going away to school. I am going to miss them when they are away.
My son got the most money from a local university and a direct entry into their nursing program so made the choice to stay home.
That is so funny! (and way better than whistling) |
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Post by maryland on Jul 3, 2017 21:48:11 GMT
My 14 yr. old whistles and it drives me crazy! But her constant burping is worse and the gas passing. With three teen girls, it's nonstop! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 4, 2017 0:47:51 GMT
Is it Shiny? We've been hearing a lot of Shiny in our house for the last couple weeks and DH *HATES* it. I actually like most of the Moana soundtrack. It's got a long drawn out line of "no one knowwwwsssss how far it goeeessssssss". No clue on the song title. That one is "How Far I'll Go" LOL. Been hearing that one a lot too! |
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Post by Bobomommy on Jul 4, 2017 1:55:11 GMT
Next phase is being a "drummer," where he will beat a rhythm on every surface. All.day.long!
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 4, 2017 3:19:30 GMT
We have little kid drums at our house. DH bought them when my DD was 18 months. She's now 5 and wails on them! My 1 year old likes to beat on them randomly. I just smile and know that it won't last forever,
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Post by Grom Pea on Jul 4, 2017 5:33:50 GMT
Lol my 5 year old took a blues box guitar (think cigar box with a neck and strings) and crept into the room while my 2 year old was sleeping. I was doing the dishes and heard him start to sing this song: youtu.be/Jc20vMz0V7QIn case you don't want to watch the video, Ricky Gervais is singing Elmo a lullaby with the letter n, it starts out sweetly but he starts yelling "NaNaNananananana!" In the middle which wakes Elmo. I only realized what was happening when he started yelling the NaNaNa part, luckily I ran over and got him to leave before he woke his little brother :-) |
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Sigh. We are both figuring out boundaries, etc. 
That makes me giggle remembering recorders x3! But to be honest, I thought this thread was going to be about fireworks. They went on forever last night. UGH!!!!!
These kids have been friends most of their lives and most of them will be going away to school. I am going to miss them when they are away.
