# People Who Won't Stop Talking to Their Kids When on the Phone with You

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wont-stop-talking-to-their-kids-when-on-the-phone-with-you/695108>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 8, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wont-stop-talking-to-their-kids-when-on-the-phone-with-you/695108 "2014-08-08T13:55:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wont-stop-talking-to-their-kids-when-on-the-phone-with-you/695108/21 "2014-08-09T16:13:07Z")

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I work as tech support in a call center for a large cell phone company, and some of the most frustrating calls I deal with are people that insist on talking to their children while we are troubleshooting their all-important cell phone. WHY do they insist on calling right when35 children are swarming around them screaming and crying?

We are not allowed to say anything like ‘maybe you should call back when you aren’t so busy’; we just have to deal with it and repeat everything 20 times wasting EVERYone’s time.

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**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wont-stop-talking-to-their-kids-when-on-the-phone-with-you/695108/22 "2014-08-09T17:08:16Z")

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> [@Bozuit](#):
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> **AnaMen** , I’ve been in a similar situation, even when I’m actually _supposed_ to be the priority. It’s incredibly frustrating.
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> It’s also incredibly frustrating when people reply as if the words you wrote are somehow completely different on their screens.

Than you, **Bozuit**.

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**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-wont-stop-talking-to-their-kids-when-on-the-phone-with-you/695108/23 "2014-08-10T12:43:34Z")

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> [@AnaMen](#):
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> …forced to be a captive audience to someone actively grooming a mini-tyrant is grating.

Yep, I had a friend who did this. The poor children were insufferable, interrupting, correcting, demanding, while the mother seemed to think she was doing the kids a favour. It’s sad.

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