Spinoff- when your boys grow up...how often would you want them to call?

stacynikki · September 2011

I would be devastated if they only called a few times a year. I'm not saying I would call them daily but I hope we'll be close enough that they would want to call once every week or so.

ghm · September 2011

I hope weekly. Ethan's a total mama's boy, and while I obviously don't want that for him at 16 (for his life to revolve around me), I hope we're always close. My brother sees my parents at least once/week. He doesn't talk on the phone often, but texts them.

DH and his brother don't talk to MIL often. As much as we've butt heads in the past, I feel sorry for MIL. She was the youngest of 16 and does most of what she does because she's lived a life of just being lost in the crowd. I think she gets really lonely. So therefore, I try my hardest to look past all the things I dislike and be her daughter...that means when I call her I take the time to ask how she is and listen to her.

superslug · September 2011

My mom and brother are very close they talk every day or every other day...I would be fine with that! It's so hard to say now, though, because I can't imagine not talking to them every day. I'm sure as they get older it will be understandable if it's 1-2 times a week. Even typing that makes me sad! DS1 says he's going to grow up and buy the lot across the street from us and build his house there so it's a moot point anyway, lol!

Rebekah1021 · September 2011

I didn't reply to the post, but DH hasn't talked to his mom since Aug. 20th. She's just so "busy". Makes no effort to talk or see us at all. He decided to see how long this goes. He's going to let her make the first move.

He does talk to his gma every day.

J&A2008 · September 2011

Call? I'll be devastated if they don't live next door or down the hall, a la Ray and Robert Barone.

j/k

sort of.

I expect I'll have to call them more often then they'll call me, since, well, they'll be men. I also expect they'll learn to pick up the phone and call me back once in a while or they'll find me at their door.

2lovelyboys · September 2011

I would hope they would reach out to me weekly but I do think it goes both ways. If I see they are not then I will and hope that is goes vise versa.

NativeNyer · September 2011

I would love all my kids to be close to me when they grow up. Once a day would be fine. Embarrassed

katie277s · September 2011

Gosh I hope that I am lucky enough to talk to them weekly. DH talks to his mom at least every 2 weeks, if not more. He's always been close with her, but I know that his brothers do not talk to her as much as he does. I know my brother does not talk to my mom all that often (he is much closer with my dad).

shopgirl_07 · September 2011

My son is 19 now and he's currently living and working out of state at a yoga and wellness retreat. I consider us to be pretty close, I think he's an amazing person and we've always had an easy relationship. But he's caught up in the excitement of what he's doing and he's super independent anyway and I literally have not spoken to him since June. I've gotten a few emails here and there but that's the extent of our communication.

I'd love to hear from him more but I understand what it's like to be in his position so I don't get too worked up about it. He'll come home in Nov and we'll talk a lot more often. I think weekly is reasonable.

DownToEarthGirl · September 2011

I would want weekly at least. I know my DH isn't always one to call his parents, but weekly seams reasonable - or maybe less often if he's e-mailing, skyping or other communication with me.

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