I am White Noise

I was recently asked, "If you were a superhero, what would your skills be and what be your name?" I also recently discovered I already have an amazing talent. I can talk to my children all day without any of them hearing me! It's incredible. Here's an example of me talking to Emilia.

Me-"Yaya, If you're done with your cereal will you please bring your bowl to the sink?"

Yaya-Blank stare, no verbal or physical response

Me- "Yaya, bring your bowl to the sink."

Yaya- Gets up and brings her bowl to the counter next to the sink.

Me-"Emilia, can you even hear what I'm saying to you?"

Yaya- "Ummmm....what did you say?"

I can ask the same child eight times to brush their teeth and they swear I never told them once. I can ask crunchy or creamy peanut butter on your toast three times before someone starts whining that they are so hungry they just might die..."and I said creamy!!" I can say, "Leah, get your shoes on" one billion times and we are always running out the door to school while she's saying, "Wait, my shoes are untied!"

I am a superhero. My name is White Noise. You can neither see, nor hear me, but I am able to complete household chores without anyone noticing. I can do laundry, sort and fold it, cook dinner, taxi kids and throw parties...all with little or no thanks or recognition. I AM a superhero.