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In reply to the discussion: Adults that spoil kids aggravate me [View all]tpsbmam
(3,927 posts)WTF did you get THAT? I never "insisted" anything of the kind! I don't care if you share anything with kids.....I don't care if you stay as far away from them as you can get. Sounds like it'd be a good idea for your peace of mind! Where the hell did you get that I 'insisted" you share every concern with kids?
You have people in your life who "insist" your call back to them "requires a conversation with their child for their relief and their child's entertainment?" Wow. I know a whole bunch of people whose kids answer the phone and engage in conversation before I talk to their parents. No one ever "insisted" I do so! The kids answer the phone....I spend a few minutes talking to them before getting their parents. If I really hated it, I would immediately ask the kid to hand the phone to his/her parent -- no one forces me to actually engage the kid in conversation!
Scheme of things.....this is NOT a big deal IMO. With some of the shit I've faced in my life and the big shit that goes on in the world around me, getting exercised about spending a few minutes talking to a kid isn't something I'm going to do! And, like I said, I'm open to hearing what they have to say -- I find it interesting and sometimes incredibly amusing. If you don't, so be it.
I'm sorry you don't like it when kids answer the phone. Guess you have to deal with it with those people who do that or just put up with it! In my life, it's not a big deal and I rather enjoy it when the kids answer. Each to his or her own.