(WARNING – I don’t come off particularly well in this blog)
My husband does this thing when I’m in the kitchen with the kids. He sits in the living room upstairs and comments away about what we’re saying. When we tell him that he’s being nosey and listening-in on our conversation, he objects and says that he’s merely correcting our inaccuracies, as hey … someone has to do it.
This is what occurred this evening with me, my daughter and Him Upstairs:
DAUGHTER: So, anyway, yeah – I said to her, I said ‘D’ya know – he’s not worth it …. and anyway, who wants a boyfriend who’s always been a total and utter, self-obsessed …”
ME: (interrupting her) Argh! He’s doing it again!
HUSBAND: (Chunner chunner – from upstairs)
DAUGHTER: It drives me mad! You can’t have a private conversation in this house without Dad, like, stalking us! And everything we say!
ME: Urgh. I know.
HUSBAND: (Chunner chunner)
ME: Just listen to him.
DAUGHTER: WE’RE IN ANOTHER ROOM!
ME: YEAH! IF YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY – WE’RE DOWN HERE!
HUSBAND: (Chunner chunner)
DAUGHTER: I hate this! DAD – WE ARE ON ANOTHER FLOOR! IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING…!
ME: Yeah! How would he feel if we earwigged on all of his conversations!
HUSBAND: (Chunner chunner)
ME: I’m going to really lose it in a minute!
DAUGHTER: I don’t blame you.
HUSBAND: (Chunner chunner)
ME: That’s it…. I’m going to tell him….! FOR GOD’S SAKE! YOU’RE JUST TALKING TO YOURSELF! YOU TOTAL AND UTTER LUNATIC!
HUSBAND: I’M NOT TALKING TO YOU! I’M ON THE BLOODY PHONE TO ERIC!!
DAUGHTER: Good job Uncle Eric has heard your ‘fishwife voice’ many times, eh, Mum?
Great! I don’t like the use of the word ‘traumatised’. It is soooo overused nowadays and has lost its true meaning. Otherwise 🤣🤣🤣
You are very right on that! I see the dratted word about 20 times a day on social media. Probably more. I could edit it and write ‘In shock’ or ‘Slightly upset’ or ‘A bit miffed and down in the mouth’. But I can’t be bothered. 😉