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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know how to silence it at night,  but we I don't anymore. Because of the time I woke up to firefighters in my house to investigate because the neighbor (shared walls) was having an emergency, and called us to warn us but I didn't answer because it was in night mode. They thought we were dead, f iire fighters broke our windows to enter.

Oher neighbors have ongoing medical problems and once needed emergency care for their child in the middle of the night and couldn't reach us.

When the kids get older and do sleepovers or get to stay out late, they need a way to reach me.

I should be able to keep my phone on at night.

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Look, there's no perfect situation. You could have a land line and have that be for emergencies. Or keep your phone on all night, and take the the risk of being woken up occasionally by off hour texts. Or don't engage in texting, period. Not everyone lives their life on your hours - I would never expect someone to abide by my hours. So I answer texts sent at night, early in the morning. No one knows what specific circumstances you are ok with being woken up for, and which are not - as a grownup, it's up to you to manage your own phone and consequences - it's not the responsibility of others. 
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Would you be just as selfish about calling someone at those hours?  Or are you able to abide by normal limits for phone calls but just not text?  [/quote]

Who calls anyone anymore? The only people I call are people very close to me - and I text them first if "it's a good time."

Why are you so selfish to think that everyone should adjust their hours to yours? You know not everyone has the same wake/sleep hours, right? Some people work at night? Good lord you're stubborn to basic technological adaptions.  [/quote]

Ah, so you are capable of being considerate when it comes to calling people.  You just can't extend that basic decency to texting them at all hours.  [/quote]

Well yes, because texting and calling are different. I'm sorry, but I wish you a smooth transition into the 21st century. Otherwise, stick with your land line.[/quote]
Exactly. [/quote]

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