Saturday, January 30, 2010

12:00 p.m – Phone rings
“Hello?’
“Hi.  Did you just call me?”
“No, Mom”
“Oh.  Well it says I missed a call.  It says unknown number.”
“Mom, I’m not an unknown number.”
“Okay, bye.”

12:05 p.m. – Phone rings
“Hello?”
“Hi.  It’s me again.  I will pick Superman up from Polish school.”
“Thanks mom.”
“Also, please go outside to breathe the fresh air.”
“Okay.”
“And is your babcia doing okay?”
“She’s fine.”
“It’s so nice outside.  Go outside.  Get fresh air.”
“Okay mom.”
“Call Mike.  Tell him I pick up Superman. Tell him to eat next time he donates the blood.  He will feel better.”
“Okay mom.”
“This air is so fresh today!”
“BYE MOM.”

12:15 p.m.
“Honey, my mom is picking up Superman from Polish school.  Can you call her to say thanks?”
“Sure.”

12:15:45 p.m.
“I tried calling and the phone went to voicemail.”
“No problem.  I’m sure she’ll call back at some point.”

12:15:48 p.m. -Phone rings
“Hello?”
“Hi Mike, it’s Dad, did you need something?”
“No.  You called me.”
“Right.  Have you talked to Mom?”
“Just tried to call her and now she’s calling me on the other line.”
“Did you notice how fresh the air is today?  So Fresh!  Hold on.  Mom’s calling on the other line.”
“Mike?”
“Yes?”
“Why were you calling Mom?”
“To thank her for picking Superman up from school”
“Okay.  I will tell her.”
“Thanks.”
“Oh.  And Mike….”
“Yep?”
“Maybe some fresh air would do you all some good.”

12:17 p.m. – Phone Rings
“HELLO?”
“Hi Mike.  It’s Mom.  Did you call me?”
“Y. E. S.  Just wanted to say thanks for picking Superman up from school.”
“No problem.  Go rest.  Get some fresh air.  And call me if you need anything.”

12:18 – Phone Rings
“Hello.  No one is available to take your call.  Please leave a message after the beep.”
BEEEEEEEEEEEP
“Hi everyone.  It’s mom.  I ‘m so glad that you’re finally enjoying the fresh air.  Don’t worry about calling me back.  I’ll just try your cell phone.”

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2 Replies to “Leave a Message After the Beep”

  1. OMG, I am dying laughing – I read this totally at the right time. I had just hung up with my mother for the 7th time today – also all about the same subject, analyzing which Polish priest in Chicago may be the best one to marry me. I finally told her I needed to do other things but before she hung up the 7th time, she responded, "dobrze, pogadamy pozniej. Ale odbieraj telefon."

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