Crappy Boy has a pair of ear protectors because he got a drum set when he was two.
He still plays and he is still adorable:
Anyway, those ear protectors have found themselves in other forms of play too. Like pretending he is a robot or something.
The other day, this happened…
He walks out of his room and I ask him if he wants to go outside to play before dinner. He has the ear protectors on:
He doesn’t hear me. Is he just pretending to not hear because he has the ear protectors on?
I go along with it and repeat it louder:
Still doesn’t hear me. He has a completely innocent look on his face. I don’t think he is playing a trick.
I suggest he remove the ear protectors:
And he says, quite sincerely:
He is so much like me.
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A few people have asked so I’ll just update it here – we have these Peltor ear protectors and they work really well. Crappy Baby has them in pink.
Hahahaha! Poor baby.
This literally made me laugh out loud at work. Sounds like something I would do.
bwahaha!! Kids are so funny! I went to take my oldest to Aikido for the first time last night. My baby, who is 2.5 said, “I don’t want aikido, I’m not hungry!!!!” lol
I love misunderstandings like that. We told my niece (3) we were going to Ikea but when we got there she said, looking confused, “This isn’t Kiai!” She thought we were going to her brother’s Martial Arts Studio.
LOL!! Literally.
I love it! Perhaps I should get a pair for myself then I could pretend to not hear everyone screaming and whining…
I am trying to invent whine canceling headphones. No luck yet.
from what I hear, wine counteracts the whine. mine is only 18 months, so I haven’t had to experiment, yet.
YES! I would pay any amount of money for those
We invented the “Whine Monster!” He only eats children who whine… and miraculously, it is working! I only have to say I think I hear a sound outside, and he stops immediately!
I do believe the “Whine Monster” needs to make an appearance at my house! What a great idea! I have girls, ages 4 and 2 who whine constantly.
I’m so stealing this! Thanks!
Do you think the whine monster would work on my dog???
I’m so stealing this!!! Brilliant!!
Did you know there’s a children’s picture book titled “Monsters Eat Whiney Children”?
For real.
When I saw it at the library, yes, I checked it out.
I bought it! Love reading it to my kids and reminding them when they are whiney.
We checked this book out too! My son did not appreciate it like I did, however. =(
My trick for whiners (and it works on other people’s kids, too, without getting their parents mad at you) is to just not hear/understand them. “I’m sorry. I can’t understand you. Can you say that in your normal voice?”
Possibly less politically correct, but I’ve told my child I don’t speak Whinese.
lol jorie
I do this too, learned this one from my FIL.
They do make noise-canceling headphones! My hubby has these and they are awesome! You can still hear but everything sounds like it is at the same noise level – depending on where you set the headphones. So a child screaming and one talking sound the same but it is much much much more tolerable. We are always fighting to get to them first! A real sanity saver if you must. No I don’t work for Ryobi (: http://www.homedepot.com/buy/ryobi-tek4-audio-plus-noise-suppression-headphones-rp4530-rp4530.html#.UFIvraRrNLo
Except that it doesn’t work, lol. On my kids or anyone elses. I tell them ALL the time that I can’t understand when they whine, because I actually CAN’T! Maybe something is wrong with my hearing, but I can’t hear higher pitches. The chirpy lady at the deli? Can’t hear anything she says. Ever. I never know what kind of deli meat or cheese I’ll get cause I just smile and nod. Movies suck, because the voices are always too quiet and the background noise is deafening. And the whining! Yup…I CAN hear the annoying noise but can’t make out the words. It’s always the same(I want.., someone did this…) so no matter.
I love it! We’ve always had the policy that we live in a “whine-free zone,” but it’s just not working, especially now that we have a 6-year-old girl on top of the 3 boys. Whine canceling headphones would be game changing!
Hilarious! That is so cute. Reminds me of when I have sunglasses on my head or keys in my purse and am searching frantically for them!
Exactly!
When mine were tiny and breastfeeding I had a fear I’d end up answering the door with a bare boob hanging out that I’d forgotten about in my sleep deprived state – amazingly I never did.
I was once frantically searching for my 1-year old son…whom I was holding. Sigh.
Very cute. Mine just declares that he’s deaf whenever he doesn’t *want* to hear what I’m saying ๐
My 5 year old lost a lot of hearing with an ear infection, until the fluid went away. Now, he conveniently says “I can’t hear you, I have an ear infection!” in an annoying sing-song voice, even though it’s back to 100%
Mine will close her eyes and say, “I can’t see!”
Ahhh . . . selective deafness – an affliction often suffered by males that they seldom grow out of until actually deaf
You’re right. He is so dang cute! (and funny)
awesome. ๐
lol that is awesome
this is so cute i can barely contain myself!!!!!!!
Hilarious!
So awesome!
DD doesn’t have ear protectors, she just tells us “My ears are sleepy, so I can’t hear you!” I’m guessing she must be able to read my lips to know that I’m talking otherwise why would she tell me her ears are sleepy. ๐
When I’m sleepy and not quite awake, my hearing isn’t 100% functional. Quite frustrating for my husband, especially when we don’t want to wake the kid with loud voices.
awwww haha that’s cute ๐
On another note, wow Amber, are you ever brave for having drums for a two-year-old! I’d need the ear protectors! But, if he looks as cute in reality as in your first picture, I can see the value ๐
Yes! This!
Brave? I bet someone else got them as a) a “really great gift” of the sort that you give until you have children of your own, or b) if you don’t like the parents of said child… or c) if you’re a drummer and want your cute nephew to be able to be like his unc ๐
My son’s godfather has been threatening to get my son drums for the last 4 years (son = now 6 yo) but he values my friendship too much to do so ๐
When my baby sister turned three, our childless friends got her a handpainted ceramic whistle. A whistle. I was seventeen. I helped her open in and then stared while my dad said:”Someday they will have children, and I will buy them drum sets.”
Lol!
My Aunt did this. She bought a series of really loud toys for us. A motion sensored toy vacuum cleaner, and various other noisy toys. Culminating in a firefighter’s helmet with a flashing siren on top for my little brother.
By the time they had kids (many years later), my mother had an entire arsenal of “hand-me-down” toys ready for my cousin, and made a point to get noisy toys for his birthday and Christmas gifts. From memory he received, drums, a toy chainsaw and other tools and a car dashboard toy that would activate on its own in the middle of the night. My Aunt and Uncle actually put it in the freezer to try and shut it up!
Pay back is a bitch.
When my eldest was 3 youngest 2 and I had one on the way my FIL got us a drum set and a piano, need I mention our 3 bedroom 1 bath house is TINY! 2 bedrooms are only 8 x 8… They had them for a week. They now live in the attic. ๐
Love it! ahahaha …
ha! Too cute ๐
It’s like me calling my husband at work, utterly frantic, because I lost my brand new $300 cell phone…..wait for it…..i was calling on my cell phone.
Ha! Love this.
I do this ALL the time…search my purse frantically for my cell phone, only to realize after I’ve dumped the whole thing, that I was holding the cell phone in my other hand. *facepalm*
haha, Jen, and I’m only laughing in sympathy-I do that kind of thing all the time. And Amber, since the kids see me do that stuff a lot, there’s just no hope for them!
I’ve totally done this too, loading kids in the car to go to the store while talking to my mom on the phone. Everything is in the car, but wait- my phone isn’t in my purse- must be in the house so I go looking for it. After 10 minutes of frantic searching, cause the kids are in the car, my mom tells me she has to go so I tell her goodbye & hit “End”, then look dumbfounded at my phone in my hand. Wish there was a good excuse for this- but I have none. (other than mommy brain?)
My son has ear protectors so he could go to the car races with his dad. He has found other uses for them as well. They come in handy when using the hand mixer and the air popper for the popcorn. He’s a funny kid.
What kind are they? I’ve never seen kid ones.
Try googling “Peltor Kids Earmuffs”.
very cute! but just make sure to remind him how lucky he is that he really does hear! my son actually is deaf- and its a challenge.
That must be a challange and a good reminder. My middle daughter is autistic so I know a little about having children with disabilities but it is hard to imagine what it would be like to tell a deaf child “no” when you are across the room for example. Thank you for sharning.
Lol, thank you for the lovely little mid-morning giggle break!
I wish my 74 yr old father would take his ear protectors off and trade them for a set of hearing aids. (:
I once went to the movies with my sunglasses on. I spent half the movie complaining about how dark the damn theater was. Finally, I realized I was wearing dark glasses. I don’t know if it was more embarrassing for me or for my friends who never made the connection during my 45 minutes of bitching.
LOL-The SAHMnambulist-too funny!
Wow. They have ear protectors in kid size. I have a five year old who HATES loud noises…runs from the blender, hides from thunder…we need some of these.
They are also really good for extremely loud public restrooms.
My oldest son used to be terrified of the automatic flushing toilets at the mall when he was very young. I used to carry around post it notes to stick over the sensor so the toilet wouldn’t flush until he was out of the stall. Ear protectors might really have helped with that.
What kind of ear protectors do you have? I didn’t know they came in kid sizes.
Peltor Kids Earmuffs. http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/peltor-kids-ear-muffs-children-ear-muffs.html
I’m 32 and I have a pair, because my head is so small they’re the only ones that fit me. They work great for NASCAR races and other noisy venues. I recently bought a pair for my 9mo niece so her parents can take her out to concerts, weddings, etc and she can sleep right through.
Your right he is super cute!
My son needs those! He uses his hands for “earmuffs” whenever we run the vacuum, blender or coffee grinder.
Kate
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Reminds me of looking for my keys while holding them.
lol, this made me snort!
Ear protectors for kids? Going to do a google search now, this will come in handy next 4th of july.
Thank you for always making me laugh!
My five year old wore hers when we took her to the Nutcracker, as she is sensitive to noise. During every single pause she would shout something, like “China” when the Chinese dancers came out, or “Not again! ” when the flowers returned. People loved us.
My 5yo son’s a critic too – “when will this end?” is often said, loudly, in the last 30 mins or so of any movie. Clearly not a fan of the narrative arc….
My son has these (in blue camo) because his Dad is in a band. He refuses to wear them though. So now mummy doesn’t get to see the band either ๐ My son (nearly 3) likes to play on his Uncle’s drums too… he has more rhythm than me! Yay!
I am an audiologist, and I LOVE the fact that you got these for him so he could play his drums safely! Cute and functional!
hmmm. My husband wears ear protectors, in the guise of ‘headphones’. He never hears me. What do you think that is all about???
That he is a __________ (pick bad word and insert here).
Ha, ha, ha. I really did laugh out loud at the “I thought I was deaf.” That makes me think of the time(s) when my mom couldn’t find her glasses. They were on her head.
I am very impressed you got him a drum set :).
These are the best ear protectors ever! We took our son (under 2) to the Coachella music fest the last 2 years and used the Peltors to protect his little ears.
i love that crappy baby has them in pink ๐
Hm.
I suspect my husband may have a tiny pair of these ear protectors that are not visible to the female eye. My children listen WAY better than he does. The best way I’ve discovered to get my husbands attention and be sure he’s listening? Start the conversation with the word “sex”.
“SEX. Can you take out the garbage?”
Works. Truth.
Brilliant! Selective deafness at its best!
Hahahaha I randomly interject boobs or sex in the middle of a conversation just to see if he is listening! ESP when we have to read a bible study together! ๐
LOL! I’m so stealing this trick!! Oh wait, my husband *is* deaf. Darn. ๐
My husband has those same ear protectors. I wonder where they buy them…
LOL! I’m so stealing this trick! Oh, wait. My husband *is* deaf. Darn! ๐
Ever been driving a car and get suddenly seized by a thought that you have lost your car keys? (Picture me sitting at the computer with my hand up.)
So these ear things really work huh?
Can you get them in bulk? I’m flying this Christmas with one of the loudest tantrum monsters known to man.
With all these parents being thrown off planes for cranky kids, I need to buy some for the entire plane.
I love this and everyones stories!! I have done the cell phone, glasses, sun glasses AND keys…all of it. I call it mommy brain.
OH! And I am SO gonna try the “Sex, please take out the trash.” That is just hysterical!!
Devan
My son wears his ear protectors whenever he helps me in the kitchen and the blender or mixer is going – such a sensitive little lad – I thought he was the only one until I met my husband – he wears his ear protectors in the kitchen too – go figure.
So darn cute.
Amber, you are the best mom ever to let your kids have drums! When I was 16 (ok, now I am really dating myself here) I wanted drums so badly because I wanted to be like Karen Carpenter! When I saw her on tv playing drums in her long gown, I knew I could be a drummer, too! Alas, my parents said “no way”. I was only allowed a flute. I am the parent of 3 teenagers now, and still drumless. I have a “significant” birthday coming up soon, so I may finally buy a set of drums for myself, but now I would rather emulate the drummer from Green Day!
This is my first time at your site and I’m laughing out loud at work — and I don’t have kids yet. You are hilarious ๐ Thank you!
I am an audiologist, and I approve this message (or post, rather ๐
I do that with my phone. In my head it’s two things: my phone and my iPhone. So, if I’m talking on it and want to do something else like look at something online or take a picture or something, I get frantic that I can’t find my iPhone!
I can remember waking up one morning after sleeping in my contacts (they were still new…I had worn glasses for years.) I was so excited for a few seconds because I thought my vision had been restored! LOL
Omg Amber! That’s hilarious!! I’ve done that before with my glasses tho. I was searching around frantically for them one day… only to look in the bathroom mirror to find that they were already on my face >.< lol!! This is too cute! Crappy Boy reminds me of my kiddo, who is a small male version of me lmao!
“Crappy Baby has them in pink.”
…WAIT! Is Crappy Baby a girl? I always imagined Crappy Baby to be a boy? Was I wrong all the time I’ve been reading your blog, or is he just uber-cool and above all those gender stereotypes? (which I’m obviously not)
Ok, just read back over some old posts, and I’m not crazy… Crappy Baby is a “he”. Yay him for having pink ear protectors… and apologies if I offended anyone with my color-gender assumptions : )
It is very funny thing, Ear phone is the ear protector.Keep on good work on the blog .
klima servisi
Hahaha! I always chuckle internally at your posts, always. But I am a tough one to get to really laugh at online stuff. I was cracking up at this! So funny!!!! My son uses headphones too, pretends he’s a dispatcher calling firefighters and other emergency workers ๐
I like your last comment, “he is so much like me”. Too funny!
I love that baby has them in pink