• Stupidmanager@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Ahhh. Memories.

    • Me at 11yr answering phone: “hello? I AM NOT <moms name>!!!
    • Me at 16yr answering phone: “hello? I AM NOT <dad’s name>!!!

    And:

    • Also me: “MOM PHONE FOR YOOOOUUU!!”
    • Mom: <normal tone cause she’s in the room near by> “did you ask who it was!?!”
    • Me: <normal tone> “who’s calling please? <yelling>Mom, it’s Debbie!!!”

    And lastly:

    Kids will never get to experience the thrill of talking to your girlfriend about tonight while your little sister gets on the phone in the basement and makes “make out noises” loudly before giggling and hanging up.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      My partner seems to exclusively communicate by yelling to me from other rooms/floors in the house.

      So that yelling lives on.

    • uid0gid0@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      And there would be one phone centrally located in the house, usually in the kitchen. If you were lucky the phone cord would be long enough to stretch into a closet or something where you could close the door and have a modicum of privacy. Otherwise everyone nearby would get an earful of your conversation. And you couldn’t chase your annoying siblings away because the phone line was too short.