Breaking familial habits: yelling to get attention to do something, even in a small house.
I would say I've gone deaf from my family because yelling = attention. We live in a small house, we can hear each other normally, but why must they yell at the top of their lungs to wake you up, do your chores or do something so simple?
The kicker? They get mad when I yell back or express how irritated I get when they do it.
I'm on my journey to break that habit myself towards my partner whom I'm going to marry soon. When he's asleep, I don't yell for his name to wake up, I just gently say his name and give him a few taps. I don't have to yell to ask him to do something.
Posted Apr 5, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC
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