Does anyone's LO talk endlessly?
My husband starts talking from the moment I walk into the room until I leave. He goes from one topic to the next and back to a previous topic, and it is very hard to follow. I don't even have to respond or look at him and he keeps talking. He also exhibits emotional dysregulation, where he gets upset about something, usually something insignificant that I have said or done, resulting in a prolonged and emotional reaction. By prolonged, I mean he can lecture me for literally hours and I end up in tears. Last week he insisted that I hit the snooze button on the alarm 4 or 5 times, when I only hit it once. That was the start of two hours of telling me how selfish I am. I get the same lecture once or twice a week. He usually gets so exhausted, that he ends up going to bed for a few hours. When he wakes up, he comes to find me and give me a big hug and apologizes.
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@lkbous this is really a great discussion! Thank you for starting it! You know, any one of you can rant here on MCC as long as we can all stay friends! So, ‘rant’ away! While one person rants away, another person might just have come up with a solution to someone else’s rant. Just remember, let the current speaker stop for a rest before you barge in! Someone come up with some more ‘polite’ ways we can all get a chance to rant!
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1 Reaction@becsbuddy I hope I haven’t overstepped any boundaries.
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1 ReactionMine whispers to himself. Sometimes I hear some inappropriate things that he wouldn’t say out loud.
Why ? I don’t like it. When I say, “what did you say “, he shakes his head and acts like he doesn’t know what I’m talking about.
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4 ReactionsMaybe a doctor can install a peacemaker?
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3 Reactions@lkbous NO!! You did a great job! It gave everyone permission to ‘let off steam’ and be honest.
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4 ReactionsOhhh! Thank you.
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3 ReactionsThis is an about face for our recent discussions, but I read this in a people magazine excerpt regarding Sharon Osborne over Ozzy’s passing, and it made me stop and think: "If only I'd have told him I loved him more. If only I'd have held him tighter," Sharon said, reflecting on the moment she now knows was their last exchange.
Everyone, hang in there, I guess we have a path with a purpose?
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