Does it bother you when someone calls and ask if such so is in

@venshida (4836)
United States
November 6, 2009 1:47pm CST
I might be picky, but I hate it when some of my daughters friends call the house. I answer the phone hello, and I get is this person there. I was train to say may I please speak to so and so. Sometimes I check the caller Id recognize the number, and I don't pick the phone up.
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@giegrace (213)
• Philippines
7 Nov 09
It seems you're having problems with the manners of your daughter's friends. Kids today, in general, have less values inculcated into their system. Yes, its bothersome when they don't have proper phone etiquette. But the good news is, you can teach them the proper way to call. So next time someone calls and is impolite, tell him/her that he/she should say this/that.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
16 Nov 09
I tried it did not do any good.
@giegrace (213)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
You mean, you tried to teach them manners? What happened exactly?
@syankee525 (6249)
• United States
12 Nov 09
oh no when my kids friends used to call here and they are like can i talk to (kids) name. i would be like yes you may when you learn to ask the pollite way first or i would say yes and hang up. and when they call back and ask why i hung up well i figure you was asking if you could not asking if you may speak to them at this time. oh i dif will say something to them.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
16 Nov 09
Gosh, I like that.
• Philippines
7 Nov 09
I guess that's what parents like us these days complain about. I also answer calls from rude kids demanding to speak to my kids. I get irritated, sure. But I don't hold it against them because I understand that this generation is way different from mine. It's just the way it is these days especially in some households where kids are not scolded anymore from being impolite. What I make sure though is to teach my kids to be polite when they are the ones to call their friends. I remind them not to annoy their friends' parents by being obnoxious like their friends are.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
16 Nov 09
Yea, my kids were brought up like yours. You are right about family structure nowadays. I have talk to some of those kids about their behavior, and it does no good.
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
6 Nov 09
It never bothered me when my kids friends called and asked if they were their. I would just get the kid the call is for to the phone.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
16 Nov 09
I do that if they are their, it just irritate me that they don't have any manners.
• United States
6 Nov 09
It doesn't really bother me when my daughter's friends call and ask if she is in. I like to make a game of it. Usually, I will be a smart butt and say "she sure is". And then I will just hold the phone. Eventually, they will get the hint and ask if they may talk to her, because they know that if they ask if they "can" talk to her, I will say something like "I don't know. Can you?"
@venshida (4836)
• United States
16 Nov 09
Oh my, that is funny. I am going to try it.