Amanda over at Shamelessly Sassy has dared us all to blog about our ‘Quirky Confessions’ to ‘own up to the odd’. She has written a whole long list! How very very odd! I, on the other hand am just going to share one weird thing about me, because I think one is enough. I don’t want to freak everyone out, my parents read this blog you know!
I recently confessed to this oddity on a parenting forum I hang out on and discovered that perhaps it is not so odd after all. I am not alone in my weirdness even though I suspect most of you will find this rather silly… but… well… I have a phone phobia.
I don’t like to call people on the phone. Actually, I really really really hate to call people on the phone. Yes, I know ‘hate’ is a strong word, but I feel strongly about this. If you know me in real life (as opposed to the perfect me I share here) you’re probably sitting there, thinking to yourself ‘hey wait a minute, she never has called me, has she!’ and you’d be right… I haven’t. I don’t like calling people I don’t know, to make an appointment, order something, get information etc. I don’t even like calling people I know, not even people I know really well. I call my mother and my husband, but I don’t even call them very often.
I don’t mind talking on the phone if you call me. If I know you, please do feel free to call me as I’ll quite happily chat to you for hours, just don’t expect me to call you back if you leave a message on our machine….
Now before you email and comment, I know it is not logical. I know it is rude not to return phone calls. I know I can’t get by in life without ever making a phone call. I know all of that, but I can’t even really explain why I don’t like calling people. I just get that sinking feeling in my stomach when I have to contemplate it… despite rationalising it away and telling myself it is silly…. I still don’t like it.
So if you are waiting for me to call you….. it is going to be a long wait. Odd? I know!
i feel ya….i hate making phone calls too. i always feel like i am interrupting someone. i dont assume they will just let it go to voice mail like i do when i am busy….
i had to stop my list at 10…i am 100% sure i could go on forever!
Oh… I too have phone issues… I like to not answer the phone.. and will call back when I actually have TIME to talk!
i’m not a big fan of making phone calls, either! it stems back to major childhood shyness…which i still battle, somewhat!
have an awesome day!
I don’t have such a clever title, but I did start a series I call ‘Quirky Thursday’ on my blog where I essentially do the same thing…own up to my little oddities.
I don’ tlike calling tech support, but that’s mostly because they are utterly unhelpful, lol! I don’t mind calling people I know, or even strangers for stuff like appointments.
Ok, so help me understand here…you don’t mind receiving calls, you just hate making them. Did I get that right?
I guess we all have our quirks…you would enjoy calling my DH, he receives hundreds of calls a day because he supervises buildings being constructed. When he gets home, the last thing he wants to do is talk on the phone, and keeps it so short that I often tell him he was a bit rude!
I have nightmares quite frequently about not being able to dial the phone number I desperately need.
I actually don’t like to talk on the phone, but I don’t mind making calls when necessary.
Didn’t we tell you it is genetic. BoBo has it big time. He gets me to make calls for dental appts etc. When did he last ring anyone except for work?
I am the same exact way! Sometimes I even dread picking up calls…