I am not listening to you.

What I say: “OG, please don’t climb up on that bench OK?”
What she hears: “OG, why don’t you go climb on that bench.”

What I say: “OG, I told you not to get on that bench…please, will you get down for Mama?”
What she hears: “OG, look at you, good girl climbing up on that bench for Mama.”

What I say: “PLEASE get down NOW OG, that is not safe!!”
What she hears: “OG, just stay up there no matter what I say...afterall, *I* am sitting on this very same rickety rusty bench.”

YEP, she's DEFINITELY two and Miss Independent!...but hearing loss at such a young age? how sad...she must be one for the record books. ;)