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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do most people agree that it's odd that the parent expects the child to be the ones doing the calling? I agree the phone works both ways, but I just cannot imagine never calling my child. I honestly want to cry thinking about my child being an adult and never reaching out to her. [/quote]

I am in my 40s with a husband and 2 kids. My first semester of college my mom would call every few days - back in the land line days - and I was not home (class, library) or heading out to meet friends at the dining hall almost every time she called. She also talks a lot and I would have to cut her off after 10-15 min to go to class or a meeting. She took it personally that I never had time to talk (again because she can’t just have a 5-10 min conversation) and told me she would never call me again. And she hasn’t. In 20+ years. I see her 1-2x a week. [/quote]

OMG.  Same here.  If there's something urgent, she'll text me, but otherwise she just says "you're always too busy" -- well, yes if you call at our dinner time.  [/quote]

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