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Date Posted: 23:17:57 09/04/01 Tue
Author: Sandy
Author Host/IP: 152.163.201.179
Subject: Some people never cease to amaze me

The ex decided to call Matt tonight. When we first moved here and he called, the Caller ID would show "DEster" and I'd immediately hand it to Matthew to answer. Now for some reason, either he's using a calling card, cell phone or something, it shows up as unknown number, unknown name. I used to have a block on my phone in NC because I hate those calls that say that. Most of the time it's a phone company or something trying to sell you something and I hate talking to them. I thought with the time of night it was, it might be Matt's dad. As soon as Matthew heard his dad, he picked up the phone and said hello about five times but his dad had already hung up. Knowing that the last time he talked to Matthew, Matthew picked up when he heard him leaving a message, you'd think he wouldn't rush through it so fast that Matt doesn't have time to get the phone. I mean, what happened to the long, drawn out, rambling messages that he used to be so famous for? A while back, out of the clear blue, after leaving his long rambling ones for YEARS, he decided he shouldn't have to leave a message, we should always answer and not screen calls...told Matt it was rude for us to screen calls. Excuse me...isn't this a free country? There must be a lot of us who are rude then, because I know lots of people who screen calls. Unlike some people, I don't really enjoy spending a lot of time on the phone. I guess we were supposed to sit here in eager anticipation, right by the phone so we could take all his calls. Everyone else that calls, leaves messages...so can he. Tonight I told Matthew to call him back if he wanted to but he didn't call. I don't know why and I didn't force him. I've decided that I'm not going to worry about it. Their relationship is just that. It's up to Matt's dad what kind of relationship they have. He's the adult, the parent. If Matt doesn't call back, he should. Lord knows, the last time Matt was over there and I called, Karen told me that it wasn't a convenient time to talk to Matt, they had company. She wouldn't even give me five minutes, and this was after I had called three days in a row, trying to reach him. She told me she would have him call me back later. Of course he never did and I had to call back again. According to Matthew, he wasn't told that I had called. I can't tell you how many times over the years Dennis has called when it was two minutes before Matt's bedtime (and Dennis knew that) or when we were literally walking out the door to go somewhere...but I never told Dennis he couldn't talk to Matthew, even though it was inconvenient. Then again, we've never played by the rules. Karen wears the pants in that family and she's the one who decides whether I get to talk to Matt. They have caller ID too, and they know when it's me on the phone. She could have Matt answer it, which would be the nice thing to do...but no...she's going to answer that phone or die.

Oh well...I'm going to bed. I'm not worrying about it any more. It's not my problem. It's up to him to maintain a relationship with Matthew. Matthew knows he can pick up the phone at any time to call his dad. And if Dennis is so petty that he can't call back or take a breath in his message to allow Matt to pick up, that's his problem...not mine.

Still sick. This flu has been horrible. This was day 12. It's gotta go away sometime.

Love,
Sandy

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