Voice, Interrupted
Ed and I always joke around, that nothing in our house listens to us, unless we're shouting. So, the dogs, the children, they would all run amok, if we couldn't shout.
And sure as shit, I woke up this morning, totally incapable of shouting. In fact, my voice cracks if I speak above a whisper. So far today, my children have beaten each other up, countless times, deliberately made three huge messes, and tried to beat up the dogs, all because I couldn't shout "Stop!" loud enough for them to hear. Compensating for my lack of voice, I have spanked them twice as often, but you'd be surprised how little that actually helped.
Meh. Oh, and the dogs dug a three foot hole in the back yard, because I didn't have a commanding enough tone to call them in with. And every time they go out to pee, they bark furiously at the neighbors dog, and I can't yell loud enough to shout "Shut the fuck up you dummies!!!" I've about had it with my goddamned brother in laws dogs as it is. It shouldn't be my problem that he can't find a proper home for them. But that, is a totally different tale, for another day.
And sure as shit, I woke up this morning, totally incapable of shouting. In fact, my voice cracks if I speak above a whisper. So far today, my children have beaten each other up, countless times, deliberately made three huge messes, and tried to beat up the dogs, all because I couldn't shout "Stop!" loud enough for them to hear. Compensating for my lack of voice, I have spanked them twice as often, but you'd be surprised how little that actually helped.
Meh. Oh, and the dogs dug a three foot hole in the back yard, because I didn't have a commanding enough tone to call them in with. And every time they go out to pee, they bark furiously at the neighbors dog, and I can't yell loud enough to shout "Shut the fuck up you dummies!!!" I've about had it with my goddamned brother in laws dogs as it is. It shouldn't be my problem that he can't find a proper home for them. But that, is a totally different tale, for another day.