Sometimes we just need a good laugh.
My cell phone just rang and it said “Missouri” and it was a 417 number, which both Chad and Nicole have, but it wasn’t either of their numbers. They’ve both have called me from other people’s phones so I didn’t hesitate to answer it. It was a young man who didn’t sound 100% like Chad . . but somewhat like Chad. Since he had worked all night, I figured he could have been sleeping and sounded funny.
Me: Hello
Young Man? Mom? (at this point I was thinking . . this doesn’t sound a whole lot like Chad but . . maybe)
Me: Yes??
Young Man? You don’t even sound like yourself!
Me: I think that’s because you’re not my son! Who is this?
Young Man: (Gives Name)
Me: I think you have the wrong number.
Young Man: Is this ###-####?
Me: No, it is isn’t. Sorry. (I didn’t tell him but my number is close to the same . . he just transposed some numbers)
Young Man: Oh, I’m so sorry! That was so rude of me!
We were both laughing when we hung up. He was a nice young man. Now that I have his mom’s number since he told me the number he was trying to call, I should call her and tell her how nice he was! 🙂
Lace Faerie says
I’m afraid I once made a similar call about 30 years ago.
You see, shortly after I married, my new hubby and I packed up my Grandmother’s apartment when her 2 week trip to visit my Auntie in Italy became a permanent move. As our only phone was a second-hand once-freebie for buying a magazine subscription that was very temperamental about working or not, we kept her phone and programmed all our numbers into it. That included the out of state new number for my parents new house. Fast forward four years. Grandmother and Auntie move back to the US and we return the phone.
Then late one night, about 11:30p I call my Mama, automatically using the last number I had memorized. The phone call went like this:
Her: sleepily, Hello?
Me: Mama?
Her: sounding hesitant, Yes?…
Me: long pause realizing the voice was wrong, …My Mama?…
Her: laughingly, I don’t think so…
Me: light dawning, Oh ya, they moved!
Her: sounding suspicious, Your Mama moved and didn’t give you the new number?
So then I have to give her the long story of why I didn’t have my parent’s new but now 4 year old phone number. I start apologizing for the lateness of the call and she tells me to hang on, she’s got that (unlisted) number in the kitchen. It seems she had gotten so very many phone calls over the years from my younger siblings’ friends that when she recognized my sister’s (unusual) name called out at a high school football game, she introduced herself asked for the new number so she could refer the constant phone calls!
Wow! This turned into a long comment! Longer that your post! Hahahaha
Joan from Alaska says
LOL! You should call her! I’ll bet she’d be thrilled to hear such positive feedback on her son.
I once received a very long message on my phone from a young man wishing his mom a happy birthday. I couldn’t let the day go by with that poor mom thinking her son had forgotten her birthday, so I called him back to let him know he misdialed. I also thanked him on behalf of all moms for being so sweet in his birthday message to his mom. I’m sure he thought I was a crazy old lady!!
Susan says
A mother can never hear too many nice things about her child. =)
cassews says
I would !!
I have an elderly Hispanic lady who calls me looking for her niece. I tried to tell her there was no there by her name. She insisted; so I told her to call back after a moment to compose herself and her niece would answer. So 10 minutes later the lady calls me in broken spanish is telling me that she was sorry she rang the wrong number. She called her niece- the husband had answered and all was good. I am so glad they answered and talked with her.
Nann says
You treated a potential fly with honey rather than vinegar. Good for you, Judy!
Michelle says
I got an angry message on my cell phone a while back from a man telling his kids what chores had to be done by the time he got home. (And yes, I called him back at his place of business and left a message letting him know they his offspring hadn’t gotten his message!)