My mom's boyfriend chews with his mouth open and talks SO LOUDLY, I can!
Question: My mom's boyfriend chews with his mouth open and talks SO LOUDLY, I can't stand it?
What should I do?
I've always been really sensitive to noises. When I was little, my parents used to think I was autistic because I was so sensitive. Something would fall and crash and I'd be so upset for hours, I couldn't see fireworks, I hated when we'd go see bands with school...
Now I'm older I'm over that pretty much. I mean, I still hate loud stuff (except I can handle music), and if the smoke alarm goes off I usually have to sit outside for the 10 minutes or so it takes to contact the alarm system company and have it shut down, but I still have super sensitive hearing.
So when he's SHOUTING WHILE HE TALKS or smacking his food while he eats, it really bothers me. I usually just go eat dinner in my room because I feel so frustrated when he's chewing... When I'm trying to sleep and they're in their room, I usually have to close their door AND my door so I can get to sleep.
Basically he's never going to stop. He needs his hearing checked and he's gotten louder and louder in the 4 years they've been dating, but he doesn't notice and it would obviously be rude to tell him. I feel rude enough leaving at dinner or closing their door.
When I go off to university, which really isn't that far away, I'm going to have to deal with a roommate who may snore or talk on the phone while I'm trying to sleep, or there could be a party near me... I just need to learn to deal. How?
I've always been really sensitive to noises. When I was little, my parents used to think I was autistic because I was so sensitive. Something would fall and crash and I'd be so upset for hours, I couldn't see fireworks, I hated when we'd go see bands with school...
Now I'm older I'm over that pretty much. I mean, I still hate loud stuff (except I can handle music), and if the smoke alarm goes off I usually have to sit outside for the 10 minutes or so it takes to contact the alarm system company and have it shut down, but I still have super sensitive hearing.
So when he's SHOUTING WHILE HE TALKS or smacking his food while he eats, it really bothers me. I usually just go eat dinner in my room because I feel so frustrated when he's chewing... When I'm trying to sleep and they're in their room, I usually have to close their door AND my door so I can get to sleep.
Basically he's never going to stop. He needs his hearing checked and he's gotten louder and louder in the 4 years they've been dating, but he doesn't notice and it would obviously be rude to tell him. I feel rude enough leaving at dinner or closing their door.
When I go off to university, which really isn't that far away, I'm going to have to deal with a roommate who may snore or talk on the phone while I'm trying to sleep, or there could be a party near me... I just need to learn to deal. How?
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reminds me of my dog, lol.
You sound like my sister. Get some earplugs, play some music, and avoid him.
Do you have earplugs? Or noise canceling headphones, I have some of those, and I can drown out noises that bother me.