ellimay, thanks and your post made me laugh because my T says good things in a phone message, but sometimes it's as if it is her first time using the phone. She sounds more formal, yet off-guard somehow, even though it is her decision if and when to call so you'd think she'd be totally prepared. I get it when I stammer in my call, but I'm surprised at the "umm" and "yes" as if those are being said to herself about how her call is going.
It's actually kind of funny, after the fact. Like a few weeks ago she called at my request about a family member I was in crisis about. I knew she couldn't tell me what to do, and I stated that in my call (one of them) but still asked if she could call back. She called and left a message on my cell while I was at work (no privacy at work, so I ask that she not call there because I can't talk). Her message was long, and yes she couldn't tell me what to do, and my relative might be okay with the limitations I have about relationships, etc. and then abuptly as if she was aware of how long she had talked (she is the one who walked in one day after a holiday break and announced as she was sitting down "Phone calls will be brief"... when I play that back in my head there is an Austrian accent... "Phone calls VILL be brief!".. anyway..)... so suddenly in this call she simply states "Yeah. Well good luck with it. Bye." I put punctuation in there, but I didn't hear any. lol. It was like a timer went off. goodluckwithitbye.