Mini Noise Machines

It has become apparent to me that the most important skill that 2 years olds attempt to develop is their lung capacity. At least that is the case with mine. A good portion of each day is spent listening to screaming of some type. Angry screaming, sad screaming, or happy screaming. I really don't know if this is the case in every household but I'm going to pretend it is. That way when my head is pounding from the incessant noise I can pretend that I am not alone and that this is just something that every family goes through.

Though the typical noise level is very consistent in it's volume my reaction to that sound is anything but consistent. Some days I'm able to just turn off my listening and almost drift away, blissfully unaware to the cacophony of sound that bursts out around me. Other day... not so much. A few days ago I had had just about as much input as I could handle and screamed out that I wanted complete silence, not one sound out of them until the oven timer went off. The next sound I heard would result in a long time out for the one that made it. I took a deep breath, gave a last warning for a whisper that I chanced to overhear and got ready to enjoy the 10 min until the baking was complete and the timer would put an end to my wonderful reprieve. 30 seconds later the phone rang and back to high decibels we went.

It's not just screaming that has a tendency to drive me around the bend either. My 5 year old daughter has this strange, off key, humming type noise that she could I'm sure make, I'm sure, indefinitely. It hurts my brain. I am really hopeful that a squeaky humming phase isn't one that all children go through cause I don't think I will be able to handle another child offering up an off key harmony to the first.

I don't always want a silent house. I do love the times when a tickle fight ends in screams of joy and squirming giggles. I love music and singing and I would not want to have a stuffy house where everyone must tiptoe around lest we disturb the peace. I would appreciate if I could make my reaction to the sound a little more consistent. If I were to react with calm and reason when the chaos begins to overwhelm. All I can say is I'm working on it. I'm trying to treat the situations in a way that will deflate them rather than increase the dissonance. So far it's hit and miss. I'm hoping my average increases.

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