My mom, who i often think im close to, never calls me to talk long. 4 minutes is about the average call time. Probably less than that. She never has anything to say, always rushing me off the phone. It hurts so much not to feel connected to her.

[h0kie]

I'm sorry this upsets you EV. (((((EV)))))

Is your mom a phone person? I personally HATE the phone. 4 minutes sounds like torture to me. In fact, I make my hubby answer the phone and talk. I don't talk unless I HAVE to. My mom is the same way...we talk face to face or on the computer. My dad loves the phone, so I try to put up with it for him. But I never talk longer than 5 minutes or so. He just calls more frequently (2 or 3 times a night...oy).

Could your mom try IM or Yahoo or ICQ? Something like that? I loved that when I was in school. I could talk to my folks...but I didn't have to talk to them on the phone.

Shes not really a phone, computer, or face to face. You have to be doing something with her to share something. Unfortunately, I'm 7 hours away, so I don't see her often.

[kimmydawn]

(((((((((((((((((( esthersvirtue ))))))))))))))))))

that has to be so hard.

[SweetCrusader]

EV, that is really sad

My dad used to be like that. He would even hang up on me mid-conversation if I called home from college and my mom wasn't home to talk to me. He just didn't seem to care.

He has changed now, and I think it's mostly because now that my parents are divorced, he's lonely. Now I'm the one who doesn't really feel like talking with him sometimes.

I wish I knew what to say about your mom. Have you ever thought about telling her that you'd like more conversation, and more of her attention??

Angela