Is anybody listening?

You know those days, when you tell your kids the same thing about 6 times in a row and they still don't follow directions? Okay, it's really every day, not just "those days". My husband too, sometimes he just asks me at the wrong time to repeat something that I am talking about. I get so frusterated! Speaking of "those days", how is it that children coordinate and plan their battle strategies, but can't learn to flush or turn the light off? How do they learn war legistics, but couldn't tie their shoes if they wanted to? By the way, thank the heavens for velcro! I don't get it! My husband and my children are incredibly smart, I know they love me, and are so fun to be around, but on THOSE DAYS, i just could stand in the middle of my house and scream! Not that it would do any good; no one is listening anyhow!