Okay, so the phone rings. My heart sinks as I realize it's my newly married 19-year-old daughter.
Let me explain why by telling you how this conversation goes.
Daughter: Hi, Mom! I'm at a chinese, or something, store, and I was wondering--what are those noodle bowl things called that you used to eat all the time?
Me: You know, sweetie, I 'used to' eat those because they are really high in calories and saturated fat.
Daughter: Oh, really? Wow. So, do you remember what they're called? HEY! Wasabi cachews! Mom, do you know anything about cachews?
Let me explain why by telling you how this conversation goes.
Daughter: Hi, Mom! I'm at a chinese, or something, store, and I was wondering--what are those noodle bowl things called that you used to eat all the time?
Me: You know, sweetie, I 'used to' eat those because they are really high in calories and saturated fat.
Daughter: Oh, really? Wow. So, do you remember what they're called? HEY! Wasabi cachews! Mom, do you know anything about cachews?
Me: I know they're really high in fat. I'd stick to wasabi peas.
Daughter mumbles something.
Me: What?
Daughter: I was talking to some else. So, what are you doing?
Me: Cooking sweet potatoes. and talking to you.
Daughter: Cool. (Mumbles some more)
Me: What?
Daughter: Sorry, Mom, not you. Ow! Hey! these are really hot! Oh, my GAWD. These are so hot. (Laughter) You are so mean!
Me: Pardon?
Daughter: Not you, Mom.
Me: Perhaps this isn't a good time...
Daughter: (Mumbles to someone else again. Covers the phone with her hand)
Me: Hello? Hello?
Daughter: (Still muffled conversation)
Me: HELLO?
Daughter: Sorry. Sorry, Mom.
Me: Perhaps this isn't a good time for you to talk?
Daughter: I called you, remember? Of course I want to talk to you!
Me: Yes. I do remember.
Daughter: (Begins another conversation with someone else. This goes on for several minutes) Just a minute, Mom. (Talks to more, and then covers the mouthpiece with her hand.)
Me: HELLO!!!!
Daughter: (Still talking to someone else)
Me: SORRY, RENAE. GOTTA GO.
Daughter: (Still mumbling to someone else. Laughter)
Me: BYE!
>click< >ring, ring<
Daughter: Hey! Why'd you hang up on me?
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Okay, so it's not me, right? Does this happen to you? This happens EVERY TIME my daughter calls me. I want to talk to her, but golly, this happens three or four times a week, and actually goes on for an hour, if I let it. I say, 'if I let it' beause I happen to have caller ID.
Am I making too big a deal out of this?
...
Daughter mumbles something.
Me: What?
Daughter: I was talking to some else. So, what are you doing?
Me: Cooking sweet potatoes. and talking to you.
Daughter: Cool. (Mumbles some more)
Me: What?
Daughter: Sorry, Mom, not you. Ow! Hey! these are really hot! Oh, my GAWD. These are so hot. (Laughter) You are so mean!
Me: Pardon?
Daughter: Not you, Mom.
Me: Perhaps this isn't a good time...
Daughter: (Mumbles to someone else again. Covers the phone with her hand)
Me: Hello? Hello?
Daughter: (Still muffled conversation)
Me: HELLO?
Daughter: Sorry. Sorry, Mom.
Me: Perhaps this isn't a good time for you to talk?
Daughter: I called you, remember? Of course I want to talk to you!
Me: Yes. I do remember.
Daughter: (Begins another conversation with someone else. This goes on for several minutes) Just a minute, Mom. (Talks to more, and then covers the mouthpiece with her hand.)
Me: HELLO!!!!
Daughter: (Still talking to someone else)
Me: SORRY, RENAE. GOTTA GO.
Daughter: (Still mumbling to someone else. Laughter)
Me: BYE!
>click< >ring, ring<
Daughter: Hey! Why'd you hang up on me?
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Okay, so it's not me, right? Does this happen to you? This happens EVERY TIME my daughter calls me. I want to talk to her, but golly, this happens three or four times a week, and actually goes on for an hour, if I let it. I say, 'if I let it' beause I happen to have caller ID.
Am I making too big a deal out of this?
...
