Mistake number 1

[petmoosie]

Santa brought a remote-control car for Emily. The mere sound of the wheels is causing a Pavlovian response of anger from me.

T is having a difficult time talking to his brother on the phone. They are discussing stuff that has to do with Santa and his work. Emily is practically sitting on T's lap and the other (five-year-old) cousin is pretty close to T's brother.

I need to never listen to T on the phone; it just makes me mad.

Comments

Oof

[metageek.livejournal.com]

That's rough. Christmas stress, or just your cosmic background?

You might try noise-cancelling headphones. They don't block everything (unless you crank up the volume, I guess), but they make it much easier to ignore annoying sounds. I use them at work when a nearby conversation gets too loud. About $40.

Re: Oof

[petmoosie.livejournal.com]

It's the accumulation of Christmas work, the construction, and packing (or not packing when we should have).