I was talking to a friend today who has a daughter almost the same age as Zoë and we were complaining about how challenging this age can be. I told my friend that I was seriously considering getting Zoë's hearing checked because I could be standing right in front of her and talking right to her face and yet she will seemingly not hear me at all. Not hear me at all. It is an amazing thing. The other thing Zoë will do is say "what, Mom?" repeatedly. This is how it usually goes:
"Zoë put the that down."
no response
"Zoë, I said put that down. Do you hear me?"
"What, Mom?"
"Put that down."
"What, Mom?"
"Are you listening? I said put that down."
"What, Mom?"
"Is it that you can't hear me or you don't understand what I am saying?"
"I hear you."
"What did I say?"
"I don't know."
blowing top now "I said put that down! Put it down now!"
I know it sounds inane bordering on the impossible, but this is true.
Anyway, the good news is I can hold off on the hearing check -- and hold onto my $20 co-pay -- because my friend's daughter does the same thing and she really did get her hearing checked and she was fine.
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my brother had a non-problem like that. seriously.
when my mom took him to the doctor, turns out he actually did have a hearing problem. it was some kind of super long medical term, but we referred to it as "wandering ear". basically, his hearing shifted - sometimes he couldn't pick up the sounds of squeaking doors or dogs barking. other times he couldn't hear human voice more than a couple feet away.
let me tell you - the kid milked it for all it was worth.
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