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I'm with the other posters here who said your frequent phone calls were harrassing. Clearly, these people did not want to talk to you. You haven't been specific as to the reason behind your phone calls. Funny, I've gotten multiple phone calls and voice mails on my cell phone relaying the same message. "An urgent matter has crossed my desk. You must contact me by _______ or I will have to proceed without you. It is imperative that you return my call, as the outcome may not be in your best interest, if I have to proceed without you." They are looking for a guy named HARVEY!! I have no idea who HARVEY is!! Apparently there was a land development project he was involved in, in a neighboring town, Harvey is no longer available......etc. I only know this because people have been leaving messages for "Harvey" periodically on my phone for about 2 years!! Clearly, they have the wrong number.
Okay....enough about me. Clearly, these people no longer want to be bothered with whatever it is you are bothering them with. Sorry, that's simply the fact. Me? I think it's chicken sh*t to put your kids up to something that you simply don't want to be bothered with.
Oh? ....and the full message center? Perhaps it's full because you or others have called over and over again, and either left harrassing messages that they're saving for future use in procuring an anti-harrassment order, OR you've called repeatedly, not left a message, and the line was open just long enough to cause the machine to record your hangup. It is not unusual for us to be busy elsewhere, all day....only to check the answering machine at the end of the day and have 12 "hangup" phone calls that registered as "messages". THAT will fill up an answering machine mighty fast!
Or they don't want to talk to me since I'm moving in with them but that shouldn't matter why they haven't returned my calls though.
Because some people cannot say "no" so they just avoid it and figure people will get the hint. Or, they know you will say "but....." and they just don't want to deal with it. Or, like you said, they just don't want to talk on the phone. Either way, I would have a back up plan in the works.
In my case the urgency is that I need to know last minute answers to questions in regards to terms and agreements as the person who I've been trying to get in communication with is the only one that can answer those questions.
What I want them to resolve is the fact that their son should have picked up the first time and told me what I wanted to hear but inside he was being a little $%& and being rude to that person.
Do you call it harassment when the person that you are trying to reach is also someone that you are moving in with in a week and you needed answers as you are leaving in a few days and if you don't get those answers then you can't leave or find out half-way you are there that they changed their mind and don't want you to stay either?
If you are moving in with them in a week, then I strongly suggest that you never ever tell them how to parent their child or you are going to be in for a rough ride my friend.
Last edited by FinsterRufus; 01-01-2011 at 01:20 PM..
Reason: Forgot to bold what I was referring to
Ummm...I agree with the others - you may want to rethink moving in with them. They seem to be blowing you off and at this point they are probably thinking, "omg, if it's like this BEFORE moving in, what's it going to be like when he does move in?". Maybe they are trying to figure out their backout plan....
I feel no obligation to pick up my phone when it rings. Caller id was a great invention.
Why was I calling so frequently? It is because I know that you are home and that I would like to talk to you so I can get some last minute questions answered as I have a problem and I need your answer otherwise I can't continue to do what I was doing. It isn't exactly good manners when you don't pickup the phone either especially if it's someone calling a few time zones away and it's saving them a few bucks on the phone bill as it's convenient for them to call you and not you to call them?
That is quite understandable to not answer if it's family time, dinner, etc. but if someone is a few time zones away doesn't know that then how do they feel when they call at that time and you can't be bothered to return their call? I'm not trying to be mean but I wasn't taught to ignore people's phone calls no matter if it's family or not. Telemarketers and numbers I don't know I don't answer it.
But that doesn't answer the question of what can I do to resolve this?
Use email then if you're concerned about a time difference. Pestering someone isn't going to help you get answers any faster.
You have much more serious issues than resolving your issues w/ the child. How do you not know that they told him to say that? Wake up! This person has changed their mind and is avoiding you because they don't know how to tell you that they don't want you moving in. Have you not figured out they changed their mind? Start looking now for somewhere else to live.
A number of robbers? Where do you live? I certainly don't want my daughter answering the door to a stranger. If someone is to assume we're not home, they'll have to get through our dogs and alarm system. I don't instruct my daughter to answer the phone because we have an answering machine. If it's important, leave a message. If someone really needs to get a hold of me, they call my cell.
I live in a very bad area, yes. However, these robber problems are not just in bad areas. They are very widespread throughout southern California.
You have much more serious issues than resolving your issues w/ the child. How do you not know that they told him to say that? Wake up! This person has changed their mind and is avoiding you because they don't know how to tell you that they don't want you moving in. Have you not figured out they changed their mind? Start looking now for somewhere else to live.
Yeah. Obviously there is a reason this person has been avoided for so long.
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