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I laughed at your post b/c I swear you and I have the same mom LOL. I know for her it’s 100% anxiety based, fear of not knowing who called. I love her dearly and know that one day I’ll miss it.
I think my moms reaction is also a bit anxiety based, also her thirst for drama. 🙄
Haaa. I guess the most annoying part is that after all this she goes around complaining to my brother I don’t call her! As much as I love her she is such a drama queen 😮💨
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Only my mom does this and I find it annoying but sometimes hilarious. She freaks out and clicks. Then calls back 😂
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Right?! She doesn’t even say bye. She just hangs up and calls me back like it’s completely normal lol it makes me not want to pick up at times!
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Most of my family only calls if it’s something time sensitive so I do usually take the call. If it’s a friend I usually call them back.
Sounds like a generational thing. Your mom is probably conditioned from the pre-cell phone days when, if you didn't answer someone's call, you might miss an opportunity to talk to them for hours. And your brother probably just picked up the habit from your mom.
I think it’s normal to do this when it’s someone you talk to frequently. I talk to my mom everyday so when someone else calls I tell her I’ll call back (but usually don’t, bc it was just chitchat and we’ll speak the next day she does the same to me). If I’m on the phone with a friend from college I haven’t spoke to in a while, I won’t answer the new call. Generally if I’m speaking about something important like we’re trying to make plans I’ll ignore the other call but if it’s just chitchat, I’ll hang up for the other call. I think this is pretty normal.
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My mom does this and I find it rude.
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Yes, this happens sometimes. I’ve noticed that my friends who are employees don’t want to talk the minute I mention my business. In my case, I think it’s more topic specific
That’s probably the problem, you are always on the damn phone with them. Message more often.
It depends if the current call is just to shoot the shit or something important. If it’s regular catching up I’d think it’s fine to catch up later, the other one may be pressing. If it’s something more serious then yeah it’s rude to not stay on lol
I always take the other call. But I’m an anxious person and convinced that if I don’t answer, it will be the 1 time someone really needs me.
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I usually don't hangup on people. If someone calls and im on the phone, ill text and say "hey whats up? Ill call you back." I only hangup if the call is urgent. People may hangup on me but they let me know beforehand.
Then they call me right after they are done with that call.
Unless it's a work call, I will finish the convo and maybe text them during "hey I'm on the phone with so-and-so I'll call you back." My boyfriend and his group of friends though find it very rude to not pick up...so he will usually put who he is talking to on hold to just quickly say "hey I'm in the middle of talking to x" or, often with his friends "yo yo whatsup I'm actually talking to our boy x right now." I've also noticed though that in his circle, if he doesn't pick up they will call a second or even third time even if it's not an emergency (he does this too if I dont pick up or otherwise text/reapond to a missed call within a minute or two) so it might just be to preemptively prevent that. I think it's a little anxiety based and honestly it has started stressing me out too if he calls and I can't pick up or text fast enough because I know he will call again
Oh the fishbowl drama! 🍿🤣