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[quote=Anonymous]I think I’m filing this under “LOL and ignore.”

ILs are here and we’re having a relaxed day. I’m cooking a few things so that I don’t have to spend too much time in the kitchen tomorrow. I was in the middle of cleaning off some mushrooms, when my phone rang upstairs. I heard it, and ignored it. MIL said, “Aren’t you going to get that?” And I replied, “No, I’m going to finish this and I’ll call them back later, if it wasn’t a telemarketer.”

MIL then asked if I wanted her to go upstairs to my bedroom and give it to me so I could at least see who called. I said thanks but no, I’ll just call back when I can, if I need to.

She took a long pause and then asked, “So you just don’t always answer your phone?” And I said no, not when I’m busy. And she asked what if it’s an emergency, and I said, “Well then I assume they’ll either call back another time or two, or dial 911.”

She told me I was rude to not always answer my phone, and asked if I ignored it when she called. I said, “Not answering when someone calls is not ‘ignoring,’ it’s being busy with life—I always return the call when it is a good time for me. Remember before cell phones? Was it ‘rude’ for you to go to the grocery store or go for a walk or go to church and miss a few calls?”

She’s freezing me out now and I’m just like—are you serious?[/quote]

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