Why don't kids like to talk to their parents on the phone?

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i.e., when the parent is calling home from the road on a work trip.

See also: Why don't kids like to talk about their day when their parents get home?

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Because most parents, when they phone their kids on the phone, they're only phoning because they like the sound of their child's voice. (or their voice)

You would not believe how infuriating it is to receive a call from your parent, and all you're doing is spending the whole call talking about what you're doing, or hearing the constant ranting of what she's been doing.

In fact, they're not even telephone conversations, they're more like telegram messages. That's how one sided they are. What I say to my parents on the phone isn't important, just that they hear my voice. That's the most annoying part of it all!

Right now I'm answering questions on Quora. Imagine if my mother phoned me right now and asked me what I'm up to. One word answers aren't sufficient. No! I have to go on and on and on and on. Yet when I talk, I'm talking to a brick wall. There's no real conversation going on at all. I'll see my parents when I see them. Don't phone me until I arrive.

Or even worse, she does the talking. She's talking for ages and I put it on loudspeaker and go about my biz. I can't believe I paused my music for this shiz!