So, tell me this: is it just me, or does repeatedly responding to your child when he interrupts you in the middle of a conversation send a very clear message that you would really rather not talk to that person?

Feels that way to me. When someone repeatedly interrupts me to say to her children (who were interrupting, by the way) that it’s rude to interrupt and that they should have said “Excuse me” … and then go on to give them FULL attention when the child interrupts even THAT correction with “Excuse me”.

Irks me … badly.

I am liable to not want to talk to you anymore if you keep doing that to me.