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[quote=Anonymous]Here's my strategy for my mother, who is less into conversation, and more into an I can't get a word in edgewise monologue. I will call, and more than an hour later, she is still talking furiously, and I haven't said more than ummhmm. I say, mom, I really need to go, and she just keeps talking over me. There is just no way to get off the phone in under 90 minutes short of hanging up mid sentence. And since I'm a WOHM FT job, active kids, I don't have the time every week. So, I started calling her during my morning commute once a week. I wait to call until I am about 15-20 minutes from the office. I put her on speakerphone and just tune her out while I drive. Once I get to the office, I do the mom, I'm pulling into the parking garage and going to lose the signal any second. Love you bye thing. I feel much less resentful, because this is wasted time anyway. And I am much more likely to do it if I can keep the conversation to under 20 minutes. [/quote]
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