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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all these posters. Why didn't the mom follow up if she hadn't heard back from the child who HAD BEEN ACTIELY VISITING the aunt? It's not like some far relative who hadn't been in their lives for decades. Even better, why didn't mom text to make sure the message went through?

You must be kidding, right?

That's obviously OP sock puppeting.

Anonymous wrote:Not listening to a VM is as rude as not reading a text. You may also not believe in writing letters but if you got one would you ignore it and throw it in the trash? Just because someone else does choose to communicate that way?

I swear, some of you people think the whole world needs to emulate you, how entitled.

Texts get missed too, or sometimes you think you sent a text and forgot to hit send. If someone that you had a good relationship with didn’t respond to you, you’d assume the best about that person and assume it was a mishap of some sort and they didn’t get the text. You wouldn’t just stew about it and assume you were ignored. That’s why I think something must have been going on in this relationship with OP’s mom before this happened.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

Then why don’t you simply deactivate your voicemail? (Bet you won’t answer.)

Because I don’t feel like it, and because it doesn’t affect me at all not to do so.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

I'm 50, nobody listens to VMs.

And thus you’ve deactivated your voicemail? Yes or no.

No. I just text the person, he what's up.

Anonymous wrote:If you left an important voicemail at a dentist or doctor’s office and they didn’t respond, wouldn’t you follow up? Same concept here.

Also, it’s very rude to tell someone that a person died over voicemail.

No it's not the same.

If somebody dies in my family nobody in my family is leaving a voice mail, how heartless is that.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

I'm 50, nobody listens to VMs.

And thus you’ve deactivated your voicemail? Yes or no.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

Then why don’t you simply deactivate your voicemail? (Bet you won’t answer.)

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Anonymous wrote:How does one turn off VM?

How does one not have 30 seconds to listen to their mother’s voice? FFS you people need to get control of your time. You’re just not that important.

I talk to my mother every single day.

I don’t listen to voicemails.

If you left an important voicemail at a dentist or doctor’s office and they didn’t respond, wouldn’t you follow up? Same concept here.

Also, it’s very rude to tell someone that a person died over voicemail.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

I'm 50, nobody listens to VMs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t checked my voicemail in years. Sometimes I check the voicemail to text but it’s always medical offices, school stuff. Anyone I know would text or call a second time. I don’t think you’re a jerk OP, but just apologize and move on. I think it’s a generational thing.

It must be- this is nuts to me. How old are you? I assume if I leave a voicemail, especially at work, people listen to it. Even personal, though I do rarely leave voicemails to people other than family….

45, and I don’t know a single person my age who still uses voicemail. Really. We text.

If I see a missed call by someone important to me, I return the call. But I don’t listen or leave voicemails unless it is some sort of business office.

Not listening to a VM is as rude as not reading a text. You may also not believe in writing letters but if you got one would you ignore it and throw it in the trash? Just because someone else does choose to communicate that way?

I swear, some of you people think the whole world needs to emulate you, how entitled.

Anonymous wrote:How does one turn off VM?

How does one not have 30 seconds to listen to their mother’s voice? FFS you people need to get control of your time. You’re just not that important.

How does one turn off VM?

OP, do you have ADHD, because not checking VM for a week is ... your fault.

--one who has to apologize a lot for not checking VM (usually b/c I can't find my phone).