Then the parent insists the child pick up the phone whenever they call. Also, there are spam calls, and the occasional genuine emergency Coming from someone wh

Then the parent insists the child pick up the phone whenever they call. Also, there are spam calls, and the occasional genuine emergency Coming from someone who had a parent who liked to LIE (yes, straight up bold faced lie) about there being a “family emergency” because I didn’t answer each and every single phone call they made fast enough (surprise, teenage me had a job and I couldn’t just stop making pizzas because dad wanted another check-in) I completely empathize