My family & I were discussing this whole topic about calling your spouse when you're going to be reallllly late coming home. It came up because my mom is the manager of a certain store where she's been robbed and held at gun point 3 times now, and since it's around Christmas time, robberies are way more common, and usually she'll text or call one person in the family after work letting us know she's okay and on her way home. Tonight though, she went to see a movie with a friend, which was really good since she needed some fun, but we got to worrying about her and someone else said she should've called one of us to let us know she'd be extra late.
So then we had a discussion on whether or not it should be a "rule" to call your spouse if you plan on being super duper late coming home. I kind of was leaning towards 'no big deal.' But of course being robbed on a regular basis makes you a little more conscious about this sort of thing, hence the reason my mom likes to talk to one of us when she can on most days.
So do you guys call and let each other know when you'll be real late? If you're not in a relationship, what do you think? Do you think you should call?
I personally don't think much of it. I mean if it was reallllly late, I'd start worrying about my partner. I hardly have to worry about calling in since I'm never excessively late, so I've never actually felt the need to call my partner except on very few occasions when I knew he'd be worried sick about me.
I can see it being important though, to call if you're the type of person who lives in a less-than-calm area or just to let your spouse know you're okay. My partner, during our discussion says he thinks a call or text is really important if you're going to be super late. He calls me to chat when he gets a chance while working, but he's usually home around a certain time. He has called me before though, to let me know he'd be late. I'm not really quick to worry though because he has 3 other employees with him at almost all times, so an accident isn't something I worry excessively about.
What about you? Do you guys call? Is this an important "rule" -- gosh, I don't like calling something like this a rule. I view a "rule" to be sort of like something you don't wanna do, but you do it cause ya have to. Kind of like when you tell the kids not to run their hands down the cans in the grocery store and they obey, but you know they'd love nothing more than to drag their hands down those cans and run. I guess it's more common courtesy than a rule. An agreement. Or something like that.
Well, let's hear it.
So then we had a discussion on whether or not it should be a "rule" to call your spouse if you plan on being super duper late coming home. I kind of was leaning towards 'no big deal.' But of course being robbed on a regular basis makes you a little more conscious about this sort of thing, hence the reason my mom likes to talk to one of us when she can on most days.
So do you guys call and let each other know when you'll be real late? If you're not in a relationship, what do you think? Do you think you should call?
I personally don't think much of it. I mean if it was reallllly late, I'd start worrying about my partner. I hardly have to worry about calling in since I'm never excessively late, so I've never actually felt the need to call my partner except on very few occasions when I knew he'd be worried sick about me.
I can see it being important though, to call if you're the type of person who lives in a less-than-calm area or just to let your spouse know you're okay. My partner, during our discussion says he thinks a call or text is really important if you're going to be super late. He calls me to chat when he gets a chance while working, but he's usually home around a certain time. He has called me before though, to let me know he'd be late. I'm not really quick to worry though because he has 3 other employees with him at almost all times, so an accident isn't something I worry excessively about.
What about you? Do you guys call? Is this an important "rule" -- gosh, I don't like calling something like this a rule. I view a "rule" to be sort of like something you don't wanna do, but you do it cause ya have to. Kind of like when you tell the kids not to run their hands down the cans in the grocery store and they obey, but you know they'd love nothing more than to drag their hands down those cans and run. I guess it's more common courtesy than a rule. An agreement. Or something like that.
Well, let's hear it.
