tarheelmjfan
Proud Redhead
- Joined
- May 10, 2001
I'm a GenXer who hates talking on the phone. One of my sisters complained that my voicemail was full, so she couldn't leave a message. My response, "Really, I didn't even know my voicemail was set up." DH must have set it up. Obviously, I don't check it. If you want to get in touch with me, send a text or a message through Messenger. If you need me to call you, I will.
That said, when my DS(26) was in school, I kept my phone on ring or vibrate at all times. If it was the school, nothing would have stopped me from answering my phone. Otherwise, I ignored it. The only reason I had a cell phone in the earlier years was for the school to contact me. They weren't all that common back then. We had to pay by the minute, so I used it sparingly. If for some reason I didn't have signal, I checked every chance I got for a voicemail. DH also had a phone on him in case they didn't get me immediately. He'd be on his way calling my cell & our home phone nonstop. If for some reason they couldn't get one of us promptly, which never happened, we gave them alternate numbers to call. I always felt it was our responsibility to do whatever was necessary to make sure the school could contact us. If I had needed to learn Morse code, I would have done that. Smoke signals? No problem. I would have learned to interpret those too. First & foremost, DS was our responsibility. The school had 250 to 1,000 students to take care of. We were responsible for one child. Ours! It was up to us to do whatever it took to make sure they could get in touch with us. There's no way I would have said, "Either you text me or you won't be able to contact me." I'm really surprised that any parent would think that way.
That said, when my DS(26) was in school, I kept my phone on ring or vibrate at all times. If it was the school, nothing would have stopped me from answering my phone. Otherwise, I ignored it. The only reason I had a cell phone in the earlier years was for the school to contact me. They weren't all that common back then. We had to pay by the minute, so I used it sparingly. If for some reason I didn't have signal, I checked every chance I got for a voicemail. DH also had a phone on him in case they didn't get me immediately. He'd be on his way calling my cell & our home phone nonstop. If for some reason they couldn't get one of us promptly, which never happened, we gave them alternate numbers to call. I always felt it was our responsibility to do whatever was necessary to make sure the school could contact us. If I had needed to learn Morse code, I would have done that. Smoke signals? No problem. I would have learned to interpret those too. First & foremost, DS was our responsibility. The school had 250 to 1,000 students to take care of. We were responsible for one child. Ours! It was up to us to do whatever it took to make sure they could get in touch with us. There's no way I would have said, "Either you text me or you won't be able to contact me." I'm really surprised that any parent would think that way.