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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What the? You called him. You had no idea what he was doing yet [b]you expect him to jump all over you like a well trained puppy.[/b] He is a person who was engaged in an activity that he cares about with someone else. [b]To pause the game interferes with his interaction with his guest.[/b] His fault though for answering the phone. Your title says it all. [b]You only care about your need for immediate attention.[/b] Respect is a two way street.[/quote]

OP here.

OK, to clarify, he was already at his friend's house when I called.
They spend all their free time together. I knew he was going there right after school (neighbors), but we just started house training a puppy and I wanted to make sure he took him for a walk  + I wanted to remind him about feeding the dogs dinner and something else. I know my son and I know he can be really distracted, especially when he is playing next door. He does what I ask him, but he often needs reminders.

With that said, I want to address the bolded parts:
I don't have to know what he is doing, but I expect him to pick up the phone or call me back when he sees a missed call from me. 
Yes, he might be in the middle of something when I call, but it's easy to either pause the game or let his friend play while he talks to me for a minute. Or call me back in a few minutes. 
As far as the last bolded part - I don't have much flexibility when I'm at work. My phone calls are really quick, only the most important things. So when I call and he picks up then yes, I do need his attention. And I don't call him every day either. [/quote]

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