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Staph

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47. My exception as well!

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 04:45 PM

Feb 2019

Mom is 95, and she gets priority over anyone and everyone!

(And if my sister calls, I'll check quickly. Sis usually texts, so a phone call not preceded by a text is usually a problem, and could be a Mom problem.)

Frankly, anyone who doesn't understand that an aging parent's phone call take priority . . . well, that person is probably not worth having in my life.

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"Wait, wait. Hold it for a minute. I have to answer this." [View all] Cyrano Feb 2019 OP

Yes, with one exception. MANative Feb 2019 #1

My exception as well! Staph Feb 2019 #47

My phone is on silent all the time. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2019 #73

Yes, if your mother is in the hospital, and your sister calls from the emergency room with an update jberryhill Feb 2019 #2

I would add that if it's a person who knows you, they will know from experience MH1 Feb 2019 #14

jberryhill, I have been reading saidsimplesimon Feb 2019 #59

This was going on long before there was such a thing a cell phone. Mariana Feb 2019 #3

Exactly my thought, Mariana. kag Feb 2019 #23

I hear you, and I have walked away before, but LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #4

If it isn't my husband or my doctor, luvs2sing Feb 2019 #5

It's like a Mineral Man post, but with swears. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #6

Ha! And here I am. MineralMan Feb 2019 #10

. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #15

I totally wish I could "like" this reply... n/t TygrBright Feb 2019 #70

Really? dumbcat Feb 2019 #7

Completely Agree... Chakaconcarne Feb 2019 #27

Thank you. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #36

Yeah, what you said. nt MH1 Feb 2019 #91

When I enter an exam room, if the patient is on the phone, I'll give him or her a few seconds. Aristus Feb 2019 #8

If they want to make you wait, you have to wonder how serious MineralMan Feb 2019 #11

I had a patient once who wouldn't stop texting while I was trying to get the history Aristus Feb 2019 #17

Some folks have become sort of addicted to their cell phones. MineralMan Feb 2019 #19

Before answering machines were common, nobody would simply let the phone ring jberryhill Feb 2019 #20

Right. But many are still behaving as if our phones don't have the ability to take messages, pnwmom Feb 2019 #25

"unless I've been waiting for an important call" jberryhill Feb 2019 #37

But that is less than 1% of the time for me. I think the OP is complaining about people pnwmom Feb 2019 #43

Well, these days, 80% of calls on our landline are telemarketers. Caller ID lets me MineralMan Feb 2019 #41

Nomophobia Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #61

I actually had the reverse of this happen once Bayard Feb 2019 #72

The professional discourtesy of that is staggering. Aristus Feb 2019 #74

I had a doctor take a call once. However, it was not on her cell. Coventina Feb 2019 #76

Besides, it will go to voice mail, so the other person MineralMan Feb 2019 #9

Just hope none of your kids are ever arrested jberryhill Feb 2019 #18

Well, in the first place, I have no kids. MineralMan Feb 2019 #21

Sure, the odds are relatively small, but... Whiskeytide Feb 2019 #42

Etiquette rules? What are those these days? MineralMan Feb 2019 #51

That really is an interesting topic you ... Whiskeytide Feb 2019 #89

Yup. Ms. Toad Feb 2019 #52

Wow. I hope you're feeling betterMs Toad ... Whiskeytide Feb 2019 #90

Apparently, the world ended on a regular basis before cell phones. Coventina Feb 2019 #71

Indeed... MineralMan Feb 2019 #77

I have a dumb phone (and a landline). Coventina Feb 2019 #78

I have a flip phone. It fits in my shirt pocket. Only my wife knows the number. MineralMan Feb 2019 #82

Okay, all the calls mentioned above are important and must be answered Cyrano Feb 2019 #12

Most people text, now a days. Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #62

I have a husband and a son with chronic medical conditions. nolabear Feb 2019 #13

Small points... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #16

Ha! I never answer the phone. That's what voicemail is for. If it's important... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #22

Same, lol! happybird Feb 2019 #79

Something else that's annoying shanti Feb 2019 #24

Then there are the people who simply never get off their phones. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #26

I was interviewing a job applicant once when his phone rang. bluescribbler Feb 2019 #28

I hate it when that happens! DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #29

another option is to Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2019 #30

I was reading your post when my phone rang SCantiGOP Feb 2019 #31

LOL Perseus Feb 2019 #40

i go on a case by case basis. no one size fits all Kurt V. Feb 2019 #32

I am a Psychologist, by profession. nocoincidences Feb 2019 #33

There is only one thing worse. Delmette2.0 Feb 2019 #34

Both of the doctors I see regularly have signs posted justhanginon Feb 2019 #35

I understand what you are recommending but... Perseus Feb 2019 #38

Along the same lines... llmart Feb 2019 #39

Among the two youngest generations, face-to-face MineralMan Feb 2019 #44

I'm older too and I don't think you're missing anything. llmart Feb 2019 #58

I see your point loyalsister Feb 2019 #45

I don't care for that either yet I would have to disagree 2naSalit Feb 2019 #46

Maybe it's someone more important than you. GeorgeGist Feb 2019 #48

Your over generalization could be equally inconsiderate and selfish zaj Feb 2019 #49

Please, if you are volunteering at a site with your children...please don't answer your.... Tikki Feb 2019 #50

Yes. llmart Feb 2019 #56

Oh, that breaks my heart happybird Feb 2019 #81

Umm...nope. Ms. Toad Feb 2019 #53

My mother is 79 and relies on me for Doreen Feb 2019 #54

Once during an eye exam... AZ8theist Feb 2019 #55

School/my teens is the exception for me. With the kids, I start with, is this urgent. If it isn't, iluvtennis Feb 2019 #57

What if it's your kids school? Or your expecting a relative to land on a plane? Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #60

Whenever I was on the phone with a friend & they put me on hold to take another call, Demit Feb 2019 #63

Good points and it's why Kind of Blue Feb 2019 #64

My ringer nor vibrate mode are ever on. littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #65

Amen to that....I've ALWAYS been offended when that happens. Hulk Feb 2019 #66

This is easy Charlotte Little Feb 2019 #67

This is kind of a tangent, but I irks me no end when this happens at a checkout hopeforchange2008 Feb 2019 #68

Oh hell no! TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #83

I meant they take a call from a customer calling hopeforchange2008 Feb 2019 #86

My parents' generation think you always have to answer treestar Feb 2019 #69

In the good old days, when a wire ran from the telephone to the wall, LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #75

Tar Macadam MineralMan Feb 2019 #80

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can die happy now. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #84

All of your questions pretty much have the same answer: MineralMan Feb 2019 #85

Ignoring phone is tough when kids, sick spouses, crazy bosses & elderly parents are relying on you. VOX Feb 2019 #87

I have a feeling this happens to you alot GusBob Feb 2019 #88