"I'm right here, why are you shouting?"

My son is 7. We have a blast talking about all things from legos (which I hate) to helping him plan for his first zombie movie. I swear that talking to most children has been far more interesting than most of the adults I speak with. (I guess I don't get out much). These days I have noticed that my son insists on speaking at a volume that not only hurts my ears, it also hurts my body, mind and soul. Ouch! "I'm standing right next to you, why are you shouting"? His response is "Mom, sometimes you aren't a good listening, I thought shouting might help". I love that in an instant my 7 year old brings me back to earth, real fast.