I love my family... alot. I really do and I would die for any one of them. I have one two older brothers, one older sister, and a little brother. But my little brother is really really getting on my nerves. He talks all the time. Every chance that he gets. He's talking at this very moment while I'm typing. He talks so much and never stops. His mouth just keeps running like a machine. He asks like 50 million questions each hour. And it's always about some stupid cartoon. I hate yugioh and any other anime cartoon that comes on cartoon network. Why? Because he drills me with every little detail that happens on the stupid show. As soon as something happens he has to tell me exactly what happened while the show is still going. And he asks the most obvious questions known to man. If there's a show that the whole family is watching and for example they show a guy driving a car he'll go "did you know that guy could drive". I mean come on. I play games with him whenever he asks me to and all the other things that an 8 year old does. And he can be such a sore loser when it comes to video games, but it something I've come to deal with. He is just so annoying and his talking will last till 3 am in the morning until either my mom or dad decide to come in the room and tell him to stop talking. But they always get upset at me for ignoring him when he calls my name all the time but it's a "talent" that I've learned to adapt to. It's always "abi, abi, abi, abi, abi guess what, abi look at this, abi, hey abi" I really am going to lose my mind. I don't mean to sound rude but there's only so much I can take. I have to be with him practically 24/7. How do I make him be quiet without physically hurting him? And when I do tell him to shut up I get a lecture from someone about how it's wrong to talk to your brother like that. It wouldn't be as bad except he is also very disrespectful and even though he's only 6 years younger than me he could at least be a little more... respectful. Besides the stealing of food at the dinner table and embarrassment in public, my major problem is getting him to be quiet. I'm not the only one who finds him annoying. He also ticks off my sister and she has actually made bets with him to get him to not talk for 1 hour for 50 dollars... and he can't do it. It stinks being a middle child... getting blamed for everything but I never knew that a boy could talk so much. I know that because he is still young he'll talk but, I don't even talk that much. He has lost his voice a couple of times to the enjoyment of the rest of the siblings, but it only last for like a day. And even then he gets out this huge 100 sheet pad and writes down a whole essay. Is there something wrong with him? Is there something wrong with me? I just don't know what to do, I'm running out of pillows to cover my ears with. How can I make him keep his mouth shut?
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Shut up!
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Abi! Abi! Ok well it sounds different from an eight year old doesn't it? The truth is every one of us is truly unique and your brother sounds very special. As irritating as it no doubt is, a boy of his age to be so overflowing with words is, if nothing else, fascinating. It might help if you approached the situation with a bit of distance and curiosity. In practice that may mean trying to "backup" emotionally and not get so engaged and instead watch your brother and wonder about what is going on in his head.
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Abi, I have an 8 year old brother, and he's practically EXACTLY the same as yours! I know just how you feel and how annoying it can be. Only one thought keeps me sane: Soon he will grow out of it - I PROMISE! In the mean time, just relax, breathe, and understand that this is JUST how he's supposed to be behaving at his age, he's completely normal (judging by my bro, urs is also greedy, short-tempered, and whines a lot). Believe it or not, soon he'll start looking up to you, and you'll enjoy his company. Frankly, i can see my brother changing already... and when it comes to respect, he'll get it eventually. Teaching him that right now can be a bit useless.Anyhow, I feel ur pain, and ur best weapon is patience.
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Give him a sandwich embedded with pins. That'll shut him up.Lol, seriously though. My brother used to be the same. He grew out of it though... after 20 or so pin sandwiches of course.
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Well Helmsman, it comes with having a slightly twisted mind. Mind you, you could be well on your way, what with the Owl-Ram-Wolf - btw, tried making a real one yet? I might be able to get you an owl...
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I wonder if a bit of sarcasm might have gone unnoticed...
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No, I was quite aware.
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Have him write in a journal... and tell him whatever he puts in it is his own secret. That way you don't have to read it, and he has something to do.
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Do you think he has symptoms of attention deficit disorder?
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dont like 90% of american kids have ADD? too much tv and video games i tell ya...
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Some argue very many, some argue very few, some argue personality variations....who knows. I suppose if you spend all day in school running around in circles in class, and not learning anything, it's a problem. I wonder if the brother in question is doing OK in school.
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My brother gets Bs so he's ok, he's a bit hyper and does the whole video game/tv thing, but i sincerily doubt that he's ADD.
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I think it's because he's bored that's what my mom says. But he plays outside with his friends, he has endless amounts of video games of both the xbox and playstation 2. And he does well in school. I don't know if he has ADD. I hope not.
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Give him a rubix cube. Tell him if he does it you will play with him for like an hour or 2, or what ever he wants to do for that amount of time.Tell him if he keeps saying your name he may infact wear it out.BTW, w/e you play with him let em win. After that, go out with the big boys/girls and if he wants to go be like its big people time.....
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HA! sounds easy doens't it?! Believe me, if the solution to keeping him still and quiet was that easy, it would redefine the whole idea of discipline. Kids at that age dont compromise too well, and if they want something they will do what ever to get it.