I think there has been a recent short circuiting in my child's brain. She has always been a great listener and inherited her father's bat ears (as in acute, not pointy). But recently her ears have not been picking up the frequency of my voice. At first I thought it was a problem with her hearing and I even gave them a good cleaning with a Q-tip in case of wax build-up. But her attention span is now measured in microseconds and every single thing I say has to be repeated several times. Even if she's the one that asked me a question in the first place!
Esmé: Is it naptime or bedtime?
Me: It's bedtime.
E: Whatjasay? (startled that I had started talking, forgetting she asked me a question)
Me: Bedtime.
E: What mom?
Me: Bedtime.
E: Nextime?
Me: No, remember you asked me if it's bedtime or naptime? BEDtime!
Me: Please go tell Uncle Nick dinner is ready.
E: Whatjasay?
Me: Go tell Nick spaghetti is ready.
E: (Starts playing in a box.)
Me: Esmé, please tell Nick dinner is ready
E: Set the table?
(How does that even sound similar??)
My patience is thin and I've mostly resorted to hand gestures and one word sentences spoken very loudly.
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