My wife, she has misophonia. Mouth noises, like smacking lips and general eating sounds make her very angry, like hulk smash angry. Also, grinding teeth. Sadly, I have been awoken in the wee hours, from a rough shake to an elbow in the back due to me teeth grinding in my sleep and well… I keep all sharp and/or blunt objects away from her side of the bed.
My ex had misophonia and it made me so self-conscious every time that I ate! As for your grinding, I suggest a mouthguard actually! I have gone through many (ground through them) but I now have one that they call a “snore guard” which is just a top and bottom guard that’s wired together. It completely stopped my grinding and snoring.
Johnny 5
3 years ago
Don’t get me started on people who chew with their mouth open… I’d give Zeke a run for his money on the many ways to murder.
Me-me
3 years ago
Oh my gosh. Did you explain yourself, or just try to ignore it?
HappyWyvern
3 years ago
Heh in a similar vein I also like the casual chastisement of other peoples children…
*Turning around in annoyance*
“I told you not to climb the barrier!…
Not sure that matters. Yes, other parents can choose to parent as they see fit… however, you have a right to not having a trip to a public place disrupted by the children of people who don’t pay any attention to other folks or how their kids interact with those folks because it wouldn’t bother them (but it may well really p*ss off the people experiencing it). It’s a sense of ‘the world should have the same perspective I do’ – narcissism that is. My usual issue I can’t not get wound up about is the chaos of a poorly… Read more »
Glen
3 years ago
Wait, you can still go to the pub where you live ? That’s it, i’m moving ….
In comics, you can keep coming back to life if you get killed. I think the go to the pub thing is a much less large divergence from reality, no?
Sean
3 years ago
So back before the pandemic we had some friends over for dinner and I was preparing the plates as my wife and they sat in the dining room chatting. I was talking to them from the kitchen so more than a little distracted, I cut every one’s food up into small little chunks before plating it…. our food got cold we were laughing so long.
ReaverRogue
3 years ago
The talking with food I can take.
The smacking of lips like a cow chewing cud while you do so deserves capital punishment.
That one needs to be said to kids (esp boys) who have poor targeting.
As it turns out, that same direction needs drilled into elders losing continence.
It isn’t a shame thing, just don’t make anyone clean up the floor unnecessarily. If you can’t make it, it happens. If it happens because you couldn’t be bothered to sit and reduce the area of effect, then that’s not okay, father-in-law!
Chris Wolf
3 years ago
Same thing as teacher reflex. When I see people with gum, like walking outside, I have to force myself not to tell them to get rid of it because of my experiences working in schools where gum was banned (because students would leave it all over the furniture).
Pulse
3 years ago
and your friend giving you the “do i need to remind you of that really stupid thing you did 9 years ago?” look
Kasaix
3 years ago
Based on a true story, no doubt.
GlitcherGirl
3 years ago
I may have accidentally cut up a friends food when they were over to dinner….
David Gibson
3 years ago
Been there.
As someone who works in an elementary school, I’ll often give the kiddos a light one-fingertip tap on the head to get their attention when I’m trying to speak and they’re oblivious or having a shout conversation across the room.
Then one day, on board games night with friends, I reached out and did it to a 43yo man. Instant shame.
Can they? Sure. Should they? Ehhh. I dunno. Honestly, I probably haven’t used any language or violence that kids haven’t already seen elsewhere by 13 these days…
Gryphon77
3 years ago
I feel like that’s not a “dad thing” but a “asking other people to be decent and not gross” thing.
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yup?
Ooops XD
To be fair.. at least cover your mouth if you attempt to do so. Nobody needs to see your food mastication.
… or hear it.
My wife, she has misophonia. Mouth noises, like smacking lips and general eating sounds make her very angry, like hulk smash angry. Also, grinding teeth. Sadly, I have been awoken in the wee hours, from a rough shake to an elbow in the back due to me teeth grinding in my sleep and well… I keep all sharp and/or blunt objects away from her side of the bed.
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My ex had misophonia and it made me so self-conscious every time that I ate! As for your grinding, I suggest a mouthguard actually! I have gone through many (ground through them) but I now have one that they call a “snore guard” which is just a top and bottom guard that’s wired together. It completely stopped my grinding and snoring.
Don’t get me started on people who chew with their mouth open… I’d give Zeke a run for his money on the many ways to murder.
Oh my gosh. Did you explain yourself, or just try to ignore it?
Heh in a similar vein I also like the casual chastisement of other peoples children…
*Turning around in annoyance*
“I told you not to climb the barrier!…
Wait…
Your not mine….”
Not sure that matters. Yes, other parents can choose to parent as they see fit… however, you have a right to not having a trip to a public place disrupted by the children of people who don’t pay any attention to other folks or how their kids interact with those folks because it wouldn’t bother them (but it may well really p*ss off the people experiencing it). It’s a sense of ‘the world should have the same perspective I do’ – narcissism that is. My usual issue I can’t not get wound up about is the chaos of a poorly… Read more »
Wait, you can still go to the pub where you live ? That’s it, i’m moving ….
In comics, you can keep coming back to life if you get killed. I think the go to the pub thing is a much less large divergence from reality, no?
So back before the pandemic we had some friends over for dinner and I was preparing the plates as my wife and they sat in the dining room chatting. I was talking to them from the kitchen so more than a little distracted, I cut every one’s food up into small little chunks before plating it…. our food got cold we were laughing so long.
The talking with food I can take.
The smacking of lips like a cow chewing cud while you do so deserves capital punishment.
Everybody has pet peeves. I mean how hard is it to follow an ARROW in a parking lot? No Reading required people. Sell your car, burn your license.
Don’t worry, I have no kids and I have this too (instead taking care of good ol’dad).
Must be comming with age.
“Sit down to pee, dagnabit!”
That one needs to be said to kids (esp boys) who have poor targeting.
As it turns out, that same direction needs drilled into elders losing continence.
It isn’t a shame thing, just don’t make anyone clean up the floor unnecessarily. If you can’t make it, it happens. If it happens because you couldn’t be bothered to sit and reduce the area of effect, then that’s not okay, father-in-law!
Same thing as teacher reflex. When I see people with gum, like walking outside, I have to force myself not to tell them to get rid of it because of my experiences working in schools where gum was banned (because students would leave it all over the furniture).
and your friend giving you the “do i need to remind you of that really stupid thing you did 9 years ago?” look
Based on a true story, no doubt.
I may have accidentally cut up a friends food when they were over to dinner….
Been there.
As someone who works in an elementary school, I’ll often give the kiddos a light one-fingertip tap on the head to get their attention when I’m trying to speak and they’re oblivious or having a shout conversation across the room.
Then one day, on board games night with friends, I reached out and did it to a 43yo man. Instant shame.
But did it work?
You could claim it was an distraction techinique…
I had to reply “oh wait I’m not your mom” when a kid asked her mom, who was standing next to me, for something and I was answering it…
Love the look on the other guys face. Half ‘did that happen’ half ‘yup… know that one, give this parent some breathing room’.
Wait till you start telling jokes … dad jokes.
yes..definitely, especially with the snap of the fingers..
Having never been a father, only the uncle, I occasionally have the opposite response
Can a 13 year old read “Ctrl+Alt+Del” ? i’m asking this because my 13 year old cousin is asking me,and i don’t know the answer.
Can they? Sure. Should they? Ehhh. I dunno. Honestly, I probably haven’t used any language or violence that kids haven’t already seen elsewhere by 13 these days…
I feel like that’s not a “dad thing” but a “asking other people to be decent and not gross” thing.
There’s no shame in being a proper dad