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hate having to tell my family to leave me alone - but what else can I do?
Posted: Feb 02, 2013
I have told them, if my ears are in I'm working. If I'm not working, I'm not making money. I have only 8 hours in which to get this work done. But still, they will walk in here and start talking. Then I have to tell them again, and that always makes me feel BAD!
Not me. My husband does the same thing - to me and I have
[ In Reply To ..]told him time and time again. Now I just start ignoring him and continue on working. Then he will say something like "you are not listening to me" or "you have'nt heard a word I said." Well DUH!! How many times do I have to tell this man to leave me alone when I am working?!!?! Drives me nuts! At first I felt bad, but not anymore.
He needs to get it through his head that I am on the time clock and this is a real live job that I have to make productivity on!
yeah I've tried doing that - ignoring
[ In Reply To ..]I'll just keep working, or trying to work, while he talks to me and sometimes I kind of "sigh" and hope he gets the message. I've never been very assertive!
This would probably be a good time - for you
[ In Reply To ..]to learn to be assertive. Standing up for yourself should not make you feel bad. What should make you feel bad is the lack of respect your husband is showing for you. No one can take advantage of you unless you let them. Put your foot down and demand the respect you deserve. Yes, you do deserve respect. Don't let your husband guilt you into thinking otherwise. You deserve respect.
Um, Here is what I do - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]A big fat kiss for the hubby and an "I love you." Keeps them happy for quite some time and out of your hair when you need them out of your hair. Hey, same with the kids.
And careful what you wish for with all your assertive "bug offs." Ahem. They, (the husband, that is) just might take you up on it permanently.
I guess living alone has its points as well as drawbacks - but have you tried this?
[ In Reply To ..]If I had that problem, I think I'd make a BIG sign and attach it to the back of my work chair. Something along the lines of, "I am at work. Please do not interrupt me unless you are actually bleeding or the house is on fire."
Luckily for me, I don't have that problem. (And if I did, this wouldn't work too well, being as how my cats can't read. Hmmm. That I know of.)
It should not. If you constantly called hubby - at work, he would tell you to stop
[ In Reply To ..]You can't let yourself feel bad about setting your boundaries. You'll feel bad if something happens and you lose your job because you don't get your lines done.
telling them to leave you alone - corgi
[ In Reply To ..]I know what you mean, but if you were in an office, they wouldn't be calling you all the time. We had a shift in things and hubby is now home after years of working out of the home. I had to specifically lay down when I'm on the clock, I'm on the clock. I can say "hi" if you come home and "bye" if you are leaving, but I can't chit chat. He respects it. Good luck!!!
this is what you need to say - Snow Bunny (the original)
[ In Reply To ..]"I WORK from home ... I'm not HOME and I work."
It's the old "glass half full/empty" issue.
If that don't work ... try this: Give them a chore to do (doesn't have to be huge) and tell them you will pay them to do it ... flat rate. Then, keep bothering them while they are dong the work for other reasons. When they're done, give them the money and explain what happened. It took them 2 to 3x longer to make the money because of the interruptions.
That's the old "actions speak louder than words." (g)
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