Here is why I hate the phone...

I called the child specialist (a therapist) working with my girls yesterday because I wanted some parenting advice. (Any time she spends on our family is deducted from the retainer we gave her.) My youngest daughter ran away yesterday morning. She is back, but I really need some guidance on how to handle this. (As you can imagine, yesterday was not a good day!) So I called the specialist yesterday morning. She has not called back.

For me, I don't call unless I really, really need it. So to not be responded to when I am in a situation like that is really hard. If I was calling someone about the new drapes I had ordered, or the photos I needed to drop off for refinishing, this would not be an issue. They would call back in a day or two--big deal. But when I call a therapist because I need help right that moment or at least later that day, it is awful to not get a call back for a few days, as if it is drapes or something.

This is not drapes!