Saturday, March 8, 2008
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION LAW
There should be a law regarding telephone conversations. When a person picks up the telephone and says "Hello" the person on the other end should never ever ever in response say, "There was an accident". Seriously, they should gently bring it into conversation, not give the person on the other end of the line a heart attack! I received a phone call tonight and on the other end of the line was one of the people my daughter went to Florida with. I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I heard him say "There was an accident". I freaked out, I was shaking. Thankfully my daughter is okay. It seems that she was driving one of those gas powered go carts and the brakes went on it. She ended up crashing it, but she's okay. She's a little banged up and managed to destroy her glasses, but nothing major. When I finally did get to talk to her she was very upset and crying. She wanted to come home. They are starting the drive home Saturday morning and should be here by Tuesday. I tried to make her feel better by telling her I bought a new movie for her, 30 Days of Nights, and I asked her if there way anything she wanted me to buy for when she came home. Her response to this question, a bunny! I figure she can't be too bad if she's trying to con me into buying her a rabbit. I think there is going to be a new rule for my daughter though, she is never allowed to drive a go-kart again.
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15 comments:
wow. that IS WRONG to drop a bomb like that!! especially if your child is out of town.
glad she's ok. ::hugz::
i have a teen son. so i know how nerve racking it can be when they are away.
Oh Tammy, I can imagine how you felt when you heard those words. Glad that she is alright.
That would blow me out of proportion for sure, thanks for the sweet comment, I did receive it...smile ***
I'm glad to hear she's okay.
OMG!! A call like that would send me to jelly.. That was a bit thoughtless..
Glad she's OK though - I bet you can't wait till Tuesday now, give her a big hug :)
That is too scary! Definitely a BAD way to start a conversation! I'm glad she's ok! Hugs to you both!
I'm glad that she's okay!
Oh, I would have been so telling who ever called not to that again and probably not in a nice way. :)
I have one for ya. Several years ago my husband was in a car accident, 2 hours away. This was before we had cell phones. Well, I get a call from the insurance company asking me about the accident and if he was there. There...here....wherever he is I didn't know anything. I didn't even know he had an accident. She was asking me all these questions about the fact he ran a red light and hit someone on such an such road. I really felt like telling this women to go to freaking H e double hocky sticks. I was so upset, when he got home thankfully he was ok, the person he hit was ok...but knowing the area he was in and that people do anywhere from 45-55...I knew it could be bad. Talk about a shocker!
Thankfully your daughter is ok!
I can only imagine how you felt. I am glad that she is ok :0) what a way to end a great vacation.
Hang in there Tammy, she will be home SOON!
take care
carrie
Tammy, yes, that is totally not the way to talk over the phone!!!! and glad your girl is OK. is she OK without her glasses though?
bet you are very anxious to meet her again this Tuesday, and Aidan must be happy to see his sister too.
((((((((HUGS)))))))) I know how scary it is... it's kind of like talking to your best bud on the instant messenger and getting a message that says Oh my gosh, my daughter was in an accident........ and then waiting and waiting and waiting to find out if your best bud's daughter is OK ... meanwhile - freaking out! Thank goodness she is OK. I think you and I need to have our hearts and blood pressure checked now though.
I'm glad she's OK, but you're right, that's not the way to start the conversation. I'm not exactly sure what the best way to approach it would be.
Years ago, Jeffrey fell down the stairs and broke his wrist while at work. I got a phone call from the secretary at his work telling me to hold on because the manager wanted to talk to me. I don't remember if she said anything about Jeffrey being OK or anything. I just know that I was then on hold waiting for the plant manager to pick up the phone, and imagining all kinds of things that could have happened. That was definitely not the way to handle the situation, either.
You know, if you buy her a car it will cheer her up and you won't have to worry about her crashing a go-kart. Plus, she'll probably forget about the bunny.
I'm so glad she is ok! How scary! What a thoughtless way to tell you.
Sending hugs your way.
~Sandy G.
Oh wow, yes - that is so wrong to start off by saying that! I'm glad that she's ok though. :)
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