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Someone left an anonymous rep saying: "ya we know" in regards to the word that was left out. What a kind way to let me know you noticed me!
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FYI I didn't do it. I appreciated the help
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Originally Posted by moneymkt
But that statement makes it a little better because it says the weekend instead of the actual days. But I still think it's better to say give me a call when you get a spare moment
This is really, really childish nitpicking because "call me between Friday and Sunday" and "call me over the weekend" are the EXACT SAME THING.
It sounds like you just don't like being expected to do something. It's pretty ridiculous.
But that statement makes it a little better because it says the weekend instead of the actual days. But I still think it's better to say give me a call when you get a spare moment
Sounds to me like youre finding reasons to avoid telling your mom why people dont want to pick up her calls.
If she has to get more aggressive just to get people to talk to her she obviously doesnt realize shes doing something wrong. Might want to get to the bottom of that and stop leaving her in the dark.
But that statement makes it a little better because it says the weekend instead of the actual days. But I still think it's better to say give me a call when you get a spare moment
To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. If she'd said "the weekend", it actually would have narrowed the time frame to just 2 days instead of 3, which would have made it "more aggressive" by your criteria.
She DID say "give me a call when you can" within a 3-day window. She said, according to you, "give me a call when you get a chance...".
This is weird, OP. There's nothing wrong with what she said. This seems to be more about you, and how you relate to her. She may have done/said egregious or bossy or inconsiderate/rude things in the past, IDK, but this is not one of them.
To-MAY-to, to-MAH-to. If she'd said "the weekend", it actually would have narrowed the time frame to just 2 days instead of 3, which would have made it "more aggressive" by your criteria.
She DID say "give me a call when you can" within a 3-day window. She said, according to you, "give me a call when you get a chance...".
This is weird, OP. There's nothing wrong with what she said. This seems to be more about you, and how you relate to her. She may have done/said egregious or bossy or inconsiderate/rude things in the past, IDK, but this is not one of them.
But you dont see how the word "CAN" was eliminated by the time frame? lol The definition of the word can means whenever
Why do you even know the precise wording of your mom's texts to people? Along with telling her exactly what to do (yikes), and telling her she's rude or aggressive (yikes), what business is it of yours at all? Is your mother mentally deficient and you are her caregiver?
Why do you even know the precise wording of your mom's texts to people? Along with telling her exactly what to do (yikes), and telling her she's rude or aggressive (yikes), what business is it of yours at all? Is your mother mentally deficient and you are her caregiver?
I was trying to help her understand why my cousin had a issue with the text message.
No, not at all. They were given 3 days in which to set aside a short time for a phone call. How hard is that? It sounds very reasonable to me. You are making a mountain out of a molehill.
No it doesn't. It's rude to refuse to return a call in a timely manner, and there's nothing wrong with giving someone a window of time to return a call. How do you know the conversation content is not time sensitive?
Most of the world operates with schedule. Many people, including my family, schedule phone calls and visits when it is convenient for all parties. Scheduling phone calls is normal in the business world, and it has spilled into the personal world where everyone is busy.
Adapt to how things are done rather than judge others who use modern communication strategies.
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