Do you hate it when people obviously don't listen to you?

[debidoo]

It is no big deal really but my son's girlfriend (Yes LOL I complain about her all the time) came over opened the fridge and looked inside.  She said hahahahahahah who put the peanut butter upside down.  So I say we do that so the oil stays disbursed through the peanut butter the natural works that way better I read it online and found it works.  Yes I said ALL of that so I open the fridge this morning and she had turned it back upright.  I guess she thinks there is something wrong with me mentally.  OH WELL that isn't the worse that I have to deal with so I just made my peanut butter toast and turned it back the way I wanted it.

[Nancy5]

Don t you think it's rude she opened your refrigerator?  When my kids were dating their boyfriends never just walked into my kitchen and opened my refrigerator and I know my girls did not do that to their boyfriends mothers.  I would have killed them, they were taught better. 

[JaniceSW]

Yes, it is frustrating when it is fairly obvious someone is not really listening.  I find that in two different ways:  No eye contact.  I mean the whole time you are saying something they seem to be looking at something else or over your shoulder. Secondly, if they have a somewhat "glazed' look on their face and/or are looking anywhere but at you, and you can tell they are thinking about what they want to say next rather to what you are telling them.

[judylucas]

I don't mind the not listening since I sometimes ramble on but don't say I didn't tell you something that I know I did

[metsrock69]

I never heard of that. Of course I leave the peanut butter on the counter. I never put it in the fridge. As for the girlfriend going into the fridge, whenever we were younger, we would ask if we can get an drink out of the fridge. We were always told you don't have to ask you're family.

[heypeg]

What irks me more is when someone insists you never told them something when you know you did and they just weren't listening.

[vg7405]

A resounding YES over here. My boyfriend is perhaps one of the worst listeners in the world. I would pour my heart out to him on occasion and after about 5 - 10 minutes of that, he completely changes the subject or remains silent. It is the worst feeling in the world for me. Whether he recognizes it or not, he invalidates/dismisses my feelings when he does that. Very frustrating!

[jenniferhoder]

Very disrespectful on her part. If that's the way you do it, she should leave it that way; it's YOUR house!

[sdenimandlace1]

I like the peanut butter upside down trick , I will have to try that.

[ccandpam]

My Three Grown Children will not listen to me at all. They think that what I have to say is not important to them at all. It really hurts my feelings. I was always a Stay at Home Mom and took really good care of my Boys' and they had everything that they needed and ever wanted. I don't know where I went wrong. They will always listen to their Dad and do what ever he asks of them, but not for me.

[lywb2168]

Well I think that is bad on all younger people, they all purposely ignore what we say.  My daughters do it all the time.  As for the boyfriends they all knew that it was OK with me that they open refrigerators/pantries.  My youngest daughter last serious boyfriend would always tell me when we ran out of bread and or PB since that was his favorite Snack LOL

[nannycoe1]

My husband wants everyone to listen to his long explanations and stories but he won't give anyone else time to talk.

[mrsmere]

It's annoying but I don't hate it.  The girlfriend should show more respect and put things back the way she found it in another persons home because it's not her place.

[dreamyxo]

The nerve of her.  It's not her house.  She has no respect.  I bet she wouldn't like it one bit if you went to her house disturbing her things.

[bshee58]

Never heard of anyone turning a jar PB upside down, and I don't keep mine in the fridge, just put it back in the cabinet, don't like cold  stiff PB, makes it harder to spread.