This is a big pet peeve of mine, when people don't answer their phone. They know I'm calling but for some reason they don't answer it. My sister is famous for this and I'll tell you why. She will call you or I will call her. She will answer the phone or I will answer the phone. Once we are on the phone together, she will say that she will call you back, no matter who made the phone call. And guess what? She doesn't call you back! Then I'll call her back thinking she really needed to speak to me about something, if she was the one that called. If indeed she answers, which is rare, then she will pitch a bitch fit because I called her. I thought she had something important to say, but apparently it wasn't THAT important. Ugh!!
There are other people who won't answer their phone but you know they are there. You can see them there or like my daughter, I know you are at your friend's house, so why aren't you answering your damn phone!! For instance, today I called my daughter's phone, that I pay for mind you, and she didn't answer it. I tried several times with no results. So, I called the grandmother's cell phone and she didn't answer either. I could tell she purposely sent me to voicemail. I don't care who you are, you know when you have been purposely sent to voicemail. It could be for various reasons and I understand that.
Since the grandmother didn't answer her phone, I called their house phone. Surely, SOMEONE will answer that. Nope. Nada. No answer, just the answering machine. Finally, the grandmother texted me that she was at work and in a meeting and to call her husband with his number included. So, finally I have some success at this answering the damn phone situation.
I call the grandfather and guess what folks? He answered his phone!!! Now, why did he answer his cell phone and not the home phone? I didn't ask but I was definitely thinking this as I was talking to him. Now I have someone on the phone, so now I need to speak to my child who refuses to answer her phone, that I pay for every fucking month!! Not her father my husband, but me with MY hard earned money.
Okay, so I get her on the phone and she, of course, has an attitude. What teenager doesn't have attitude? I don't know any but let me know when you find one. I would really like to meet them. I asked her what her plan was for the evening, because I like to know what I need to do when I leave work. Of course, she doesn't know. She gets an attitude because I'm calling her mutliple times to ask this question. If she would have answered the phone the first time, then I wouldn't have to go all around the mulberry bush to chase the damn weasel! Also, if she would have thought ahead of time and texted me earlier in the day, then I wouldn't have had to call her at all. Ugh!! Teenagers!!!
Another instance is when I call my stepmom or my dad. They only have their cell phones but they used to have a land line. So, I call my stepmom almost every night. I call my dad every morning while we are both driving to work. So, this is what happens when I call at night for my stepmom. I will call her cell phone first. She doesn't always answer her cell phone because it could be ANYWHERE. When I say ANYWHERE, I mean ANYWHERE! She could have left her cell phone in her car, her purse that is down stairs in the kitchen, in her bathroom or off because the battery died.
So, what do I do next? I call my dad's cell phone because he answers his phone 99.9% of the time. It's very rare when my dad won't answer his cell phone. Sometimes when I call him, he will answer and say that they are watching a movie, out eating or sleeping. When he does answer his cell phone at night, he knows that I want to talk to my stepmom. If he knows she is busy doing something, then he will tell me he will have her call me back. My stepmom will call me back about 99.9% unless she is just too tired or too busy and genuinely forgot. I get that. I really do because I just know how they are but sometimes it can be frustrating when dealing with them.
The most frustrating thing with talking to my dad and stepmom on the phone is that they are always on speaker phone. Sometimes I need to talk to one of them about the other and I don't want to be rude or hurt anyone's feelings when asking if they are on speaker phone. The other frustration with being on speaker phone is when I am talking about certain things such as hot button topics, issues or problems. I will be talking to my stepmom and my dad will hear what we are saying and tell her to end the call because he doesn't want my stepmom to get upset or riled up. I understand but sometimes I just need someone to either vent to or bring a new and fresh perspective to the discussion.
So now you understand my frustration over people not answering their phones. Yes, I can get a bit stalkerish over it but that's just my OCD.
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