Basically, what the post title says. I'm finding it very difficult to find things to talk about on the phone to my Mother. Once we get past the first question (I don't suppose I'll be seeing you today? Well, no, I live in America and I visited 4 weeks ago, and I'll be coming over in September and it's July now) I'm at a loss. I tell her what the children are doing, what the dog's doing, what the weather's doing, but that's about it. Actually, I've stopped mentioning the dog, because that brings up the whole, why don't I have a pet issue. Current affairs are no good because a) she no longer watches TV or reads the newspaper, and b) she's not interested anyway. What have you been doing is pointless as well. What I've been doing is a pretty much a non-starter, because I don't do much, and anyway, she doesn't seem to be terribly interested.
I never though I'd have this problem - I've spent the past 23 years with my DH complaining gently about my long transatlantic phone calls.
Jennifer
I never though I'd have this problem - I've spent the past 23 years with my DH complaining gently about my long transatlantic phone calls.
Jennifer