Shut Up! Shut Up! Shut Up!
Mummy? Mummy, can I have a juice, mummy?
A juice mummy a juice mummy a juice mummy!
Mummy, look at this mummy, I want one of these mummy and one of these and these, and that.
Mummy, can I have one of those, I’m hungry mummy, can I play outside mummy?
Juice mummy, where’s my juice mummy? Want juice mummy! Juice mummy juice mummy juice mummy!
Look mummy, a spider mummy, look, look. A spider mummy, there’s a spider there mummy, can you see it mummy, look at the spider mummy.
I can touch my toes mummy, look mummy, my toes mummy, you’ve got toes mummy, look mummy, look at your toes mummy, you’ve got toes mummy, I can touch your toes mummy, see, I can touch that one and that one and that one and that one and that one. You can’t touch your toes mummy, you’re a silly mummy.
Juice mummy, juice. Can I play outside mummy, I want to play outside with the spider mummy, can I play with the spider? Spider likes me mummy, it wants my juice mummy, can I have a juice mummy?
‘OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL YOU JUST LET ME HAVE A PEE IN PEACE AND QUIET?!’
I'm Heather, an ex expat, now back in blighty and living in Lancashire. Which is just like Lapland only less snowy...and stuff.
I can relate! Times it by 3 and you have an idea of what my house is like when it's not school hours.
Ha ha ha that's hilarious. Feels a bit like my house but I'm afraid it's not Noelie, oh no, it's Marie and Mr Foodie too!
I'm cringing in sympathy… and grating my teeth – thank God those times are almost past!
I dont even get to use the loo in peace. HELP…………………………………..
You have my sympathy. I can't wait for them to go to school/pre-school so I can go for a pee in peace.
LOL, yes I recognise that. I don't think I've been for a pee alone in nearly 5 years. But it gets worse.. mummy what do you use *those* for? Can I put one in my knickers? oh.. why not? I want one, it's better than toilet roll. Mummy can I please have one? why do you use those instead of toilet roll? pleeeeeease can I have one. I'm telling daddy… No i'll wait for you to come downstairs too and then i'll tell him… arghhhhhhhhhh
Did i mention I have the attention span of a 4 year old also….when i come over to see you I may also be doing the same thing…
'Heather a reindeer, look heather look, a reindeer'
or
'Theres snow, so much snow, look!, can i play it it, will you come and play in it?, i cant find my coat, Heather are you coming, look even more snow' and so on and so forth……
Love you!! LOL
Oh Heather, I am with you in solidarity. Only in our house it's DoctorWhoDoctorWho PokemonPokemon Who do you think would win in a fight between Doctor Who and my best Pokemon? Oh and can I have a juice? And that's before I've even opened my eyes!
Well thank you Heather. You brought a smile to my face so very early in the morning – a feat that is rarely accomplished. And reminded me what it is like to have a little one underfoot! It seems like they never stop talking, doesn't it? But you will miss it once they turn into surly teenagers and you have to drag every single word out of their mouths….
I am laughing. That is a miracle. It has been a seriously crap day! But thank you for making me laugh! Bless you funny lady! (and that's funny hahaha not funny odd…though sometimes…………)
Ha ha that is so funny xx
Way too funny, and way too familiar.
Fantastic – sounds like my house!
Oh how many times have I wanted to lock myself away from all the constant questions, talking, mama, mama, mama, Star Wars this and Star Wars that, Lego this and Lego the other! Even when I've locked the bathroom door, my son has found a way to open it from the outside…. help!!! I once said I would not answer to Mama anymore and thought up a long difficult name that my son had to say instead – which he thought was highly funny – but that didn't last too long. Funny how my Huzz can just switch off to all the noise and questions and be completely oblivious!?
Not sure how old your daughter is, but my son is still like this and he's 8
It makes me want to laugh and weep simultaeously: we don't want them to change, but sometimes …
Oh gawd, I have years of this ahead of me yet………………………..*sobs*
This is Zack, to a T. Seriously. I have just had it from him there about him wanting to show me this awesome jump on super mario galaxy two mummy and look mummy you need to see this mummy and look mummy, mummy! MUMMY!
*breathes*
Yes, I understand this post perfectly.
Mine starts school 2 months from now… I cannot bloody wait! >_<
Ah ah love it!! So so true!
Sometime I go to bed in the evening and I can still hear them “Maman, Maman, Maaaaamaaaannnn!”
that's like Chinese torture at times…
oh I know that feeling – when every thought in your head is being bounced out by someone else’s!
I do not understand peeing in peace, if its not the kids or dog its Mr P, we have some of our most in depth conversations while I'm sitting on the loo.
Okay I am lucky enough to have now reached the stage where I can pee in peace but I remember what you are describing all too well. My problem is now in the car when the kids think I can turn my head to see what ever it is that is so important at that moment. Oh to have eyes in the back of my head!
I remember it so well! It IS bliss having a pee in peace and your time will come!!!
*sob* I feel. Your. Pain. One day, in 20 years, we'll look back and say how adorable. But now? I just want to put my head under a pillow.
Hun-do what I did. http://madmanicmamas.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-…
After the day I've had with no4 who is deeply Three at the moment, it almost hurt to read that, because it's too bloody real! Mummymummymummymummymummymummy – arrrrrrrrgh!
x3? Yikes! i've only got 2 of them and its enough!
oh yes, hubby joins in too when he's home. 'where's my such and such? have you seen my thingumy? what have you done with my whatsit?' you get the picture! Sigh.
Mine are only just starting! Ack!
I know, i know!
the days when they are grandmas house are so liberating!
Argh!! So not looking forward to that!
Shall remember to buy earplugs!
Some days its soul destroying, isn't it?
oh I don't know, the idea of all that quietness…it does sound rather appelaing. combined with all that sleeping too! sounds marvelous!
you are welcome my love! Glad it brought a smile to your face
only from a distance! up close it makes me feel all stabby!
it's a universal pain then?
makes you wish you could gag them, huh?
I know, I know! how do they do that?
oh god, don't say that! 8? Christ, mine's only 3!
I know, me too! they are only 1 and 3 now!
woohoo! only 2 months to go!
i think I could donate mine to the military, they'd get confessions a lot faster than any of that waterboarding nonsense!
and some days it's just impossible to block it out, isn't it!
I draw the line at hubby coming in too! besides, we have such a small toilet, there really isn't room for me and the kids as it is!
I dream of those days to come when they wont want to follow me into the bathroom or talk at me constantly!
I wonder some days if, when it comes, i'll be able to pee at all, so used am I to the sound of little childrens whining voices.
Yeah, i keep telling myself that too. lol
shall come and have a read soon xx
Painful, isn't it?
Sometimes I wonder just how many times a day I hear the word “mommy” (mummy)…. 500? 1,000? A million?
at least a squillion, i'd say!
ROFL! Loving this post!
thank you my dear!