ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
Sounds like she's stressed out. Maybe she isn't used to living with more than just herself and her son so she might be feeling tension about all this and it's subconscious so sometimes we aren't aware we are feeling it, we just start complaining.
The only thing I can suggest is giving her some time out when she starts getting tense. If she can identify that tension before she starts complaining (reacting) she can find a way to minimize it, maybe. First she has to be able to identify it when it starts.
If the sound of a fork clinking annoys her, she can excuse herself and go someplace else until things are okay again. Fork noises doesn't bother me but I can't tolerate crunching. People crunching ice, chips, or the sound of loud snoring drives me crazy.
UGH - how funny! You hit the one thing that I can't let go of. I can't
stand the way my husband eats with his mouth open. And the ice chewing. Or chewing gum. I don't think I'll ever be able to tolerate that. I will freak out everytime.
But that's like the only really aggravating thing.
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01 Apr 2009, 5:30 pm
