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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yup, my parents just stayed with me for a week while my DH was on a work trip and while I'm glad my kid got quality time with them, I was nearly losing my mind by the time it was over. They are both incredibly self-centered, don't listen at all, demand a ton fo attention and accommodation, etc., but have pretty much no self-awareness of any of this.

Though there are moments of levity. My DC is at that "why? why? why?" stage and we work to answer as many question as we can but I do sometimes have to set some limits and have started suggesting they try figuring out some of this stuff on their own. Well, my dad (who is in his 70s) has been in this stage his entire life and he asks questions about everything constantly and it is exhausting. "Why did your neighbor plant those tress? Why is the sidewalk this width? Why does your refrigerator make that noise? Why is traffic so bad? Why is your dog like that?" and so on.

Well we were in the car together towards the end of the week and my dad was peppering me with these questions and I was getting exhausted and just saying "I don't know, Dad" and he was getting annoyed. Then DC piped up from the back seat, "Granpa, sometimes you have to try and figure some of these questions out on your own. You know what helps? If you have a hard question, think about it as you fall asleep and sometimes your dreams will answer it!" Which is verbatim stuff I've said in response to the "why?s" We all got a good laugh at it. My dad stopped asking questions for approximately 3 minutes. It was blissful.[/quote]

I’m so sorry!  Thanks for the laughter.  Your DC made my heart smile💗[/quote]

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