do your kids ask you who are you talking to on the phone?

[powellrj]

it doesn't bother me, but then if they really want to know, they can just look at the caller-id on the other phone and see who I am talking to.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

My kids usually know who it is since there are only about 3 people I talk with on the phone regularly and they can tell by the content of the convo....but lately my youngest has gotten into the habit of "answering" the phone a few seconds after I have, just to see who it is. THAT makes me crazy!

 

[CamColt]

Originally posted by Goobergal99
I really don't see the point in being secretive about it.

For me its not being secretive, its teaching them not to interrupt...unless its an emergency. I will gladly tell them when Im done with the conversastion and hang up. However when Im on the phone trying the hear and have a conversation with the person on the other end, its difficult having 2 kids trying to carry on conversations with me at the same time...especially for something as useless as who am I talking to,when if they would just be quiet, they could figure it out, LOL!

 

[Mskanga]

Well, maybe it's because I never cared who my mother was talking to on the phone because it wasn't for me.
But like I told my dd , if it's for you I will let you know. It just happened that I was talking to the satelite company when she asked , why did she need to know?

 

[Serena]

It's none of their business who I'm talking to and I don't appreciate being interrupted while I'm on the phone. It's rude to me and to the caller.

They don't ask.

 

[catsrule]

No, but then I don't have kids.

 

[stevenpensacola]

I thought this was a law.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

I'm 19 and I still ask my parents who was on the phone lol

 

[jrydberg]

Yes, all the time. She wants to find out if it's someone she wants to talk to. Of course, most of the time she doesn't want to talk to anyone on the phone anyway, but I guess she has to ask.

 

[Disney Doll]

I did that once to my mother when I was younger, got "the look" , and never did it again.

I don't believe parents should be their children's friends. My parents were my parents, and we too have a very close relationship today, now that I am an adult. I also do not believe that children need to know and hear everything...they are children, not little adults. It's rude to interrupt someone when they are on the phone unless it's an emergency.

 

[pkasbohm]

my ds's did that for awhile and now they wait until i am off the phone and then ask who it was. As for dd she is always asking me who i am talking to and if she can talk. She does the who was that bit when i walk away from talking to someone even if she knows them--like our next door neighbor. It doesn't bother me to much because she is only going to be 3 next month!

 

[Goobergal99]

Bottom line is still this, what is the big deal? All kids interrupt, life is exciting to them, perhaps they will one day be great lawyers!

 

[Mskanga]

While it may not be a big deal, I do not like it. I don't like to have to be explaining things to kids that are non of their business. If I had ever asked my mom who she was talking to on the phone, maybe I would have been able to ask once, but not twice because she would have smacked me.

 

[Pkaroch]

I'm 26 and I still do it...and when she asks if she can call me back because she's on the other line, I ask who it is too. I think that's just because I want to know who is more important than me.

It's just a habit I guess, I wouldn't bug her about it when I was little, just ask and then leave if it wasn't someone who interested me. So she never really stopped the habit. Now I'm thinking she's regretting it!

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

My dd does that, but she's only 3. I guess she's nosey like me. I still always want to know who's on the phone.

 

[momof3disneyholics]

I really hate it when all 3 of my kids run to the phone and wait for me to answer it, then bother me like crazy wanting to know who is calling.

 

[KimRaye]

Originally posted by Goobergal99
Bottom line is still this, what is the big deal? All kids interrupt, life is exciting to them, perhaps they will one day be great lawyers!

The 'big' deal, as you put it, is that it is rude, and shows a lack of patience and manners (including courtesy and privacy). While I admit this is a learning time for them, when the 'big' deal is repeated, it shows the same things I mentioned above.

I fail to see any connection between an exciting life and being a great lawyer.

 

[Nancy]

My kids do it once in awhile...but my DH does it all the time! That drives me crazy...if it's his Mom I'll say very loudly so she can hear me...."it's your Mom, do you want to talk to her?" usually he doesn't. He will also walk in the house, through the kitchen and sit down and then ask what's for dinner. If you wanted to know so bad you could have looked at the stove as you walked by it. My answer to that is now become "food"

My kids actually are better behaved then their dad!

 

[Nancy]

oops double post

 

[Pin Wizard]

Always! Another 11 year old. I've resorted to making my calls in my bedroom with the door closed. When I come out, DS is sitting on the floor and asking who I was talking to!

I remember as a kid I used to sit in the kitchen when my mom was on the phone. You remember back when phones were attached to the wall and had a cord. You were stuck there! I could usually tell from her conversation who she was talking to.