Posted by Dinah on March 17, 2006, at 8:41:44
In reply to so I called...., posted by sleepygirl on March 16, 2006, at 22:07:26
I know what you mean. I even call and just listen to the voicemail sometimes to ground me. I have old answering machine tapes and a relaxation tape with his voice, but the voicemail is with him, so for some reason it's more effective.
I've kind of learned to at least leave a brief message, because he sees a lot of hangups as a possible message that I'd like him to call me.
Ok, admittedly sometimes that *is* what I really want and I "forget" to leave a message. But usually I'll just say that I'm touching base and he doesn't need to return my call.
He used to tell me he didn't mind how often I spoke to his machine, as long as I didn't expect him to call me all the time. Now he tells me to call him (and he'll call back) as often as I need to, because he knows me well enough to know I won't call more than he can tolerate.
So, it's not weird or unusual, and it's likely wise to ask him his phoning policy, since policies vary so widely.
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