Phone Etiquette

Granted I’m a parent, and I’m supposed to think young boys are stupid, but I’m also willing to cut them some slack in a lot of areas, but I guess phone etiquette just isn’t one of them.
Over the years I have answered the phone for my daughter on numerous occasions and you can always tell, right away, a boy right well from a boy raised wrong. When you pick up the phone and you are speaking to a good boy the conversation goes something as follows:

Parent: “Hello”
Good Boy: “May I or Can I (I’m not picky here) speak to [insert name of child]?”
Parent: “Yes, can I tell her who is calling?”
Good Boy: “Sure, it’s [Insert name of boy]”
Parent: “Hold on let me get her”

This is a pleasant exchange, all is happy and daughter is brought to the phone and she is now speaking to what we know to be a good-mannered boy. FYI – chances are he won’t be liked for very long.

Now, there is the bad boy whom we have learned to loathe at our house. One call from this idiot and you already know you want no physical contact to occur, nor do you want him to ever call your house again. Why? Simply because he has no communication skills and that is enough for you. He is an idiot. This is the basic conversation of a bad boy phone exchange:

Parent: “Hello”
Bad Boy: “Hello”
Parent: “Hello”
Bad Boy: Again only in a more stupid voice than before “Hello”
Now at this point I’m already knowing he’s an idiot but just to make sure I will try again…
Parent: Loudly - “Hello”
Bad Boy – For reaons unknown to man he says again “Hello”
I then disconnect the phone call.

It is inevitable that he will call back within a minute and then it happens.

Parent: “Hello”
Bad Boy: “Yeah, can I speak to [insert name of child]
Parent: “Yes, can I tell her who is calling?”
Bad Boy: Long pause (not sure if he just can’t remember or he’s too embarrassed to tell me) “uh it’s [insert name of boy]”

Now you know your daughter it talking to a complete idiot and chances are she will like him – it’s fate!