Am i the only parent who makes my child wait when on the phone?

[malificent7]

Unless dd has urgent need. I love to catch up with friends, family and dp on phone. I try not to talk too long but sometimes i will chat for 10 mins.
Also i obviously have to make business calls etc.

Ime kids hate it when we are on the phone but i make dd wait until i have finished. I have a dear freind who always finishes a call after 2/3 mins as her dd wants her. Both kids are 7/8 and can easily amuse themselves.

Am i being selfish? Should i finish a xall early if dd wants me?

I think it depends ...

If I'm on the phone to someone and they're constantly interrupting the conversation to deal with non-essential things then I tend to just say "Seems like this isn't really a good time, Chatty Cathy it sounds busy over there, I'll let you deal with whatever's going on and then just give me a ring back when it suits you".

If I'm on the phone to someone and my DD starts trying to get my attention, I will gesture to the fact I'm on the phone and she needs to wait but if she keeps trying to get my attention I will then just say something like "So sorry Chatty Cathy, DD needs something, do you mind holding on a sec while I find out what's up?" then I'll find out what DDs problem is and then go back to the call with either "Sorry about that Chatty Cathy, DD needed a hand with something but anyway, what was that you were saying about your underwater basket weaving club?" or "So sorry Chatty Cathy, DD has knocked her glass of orange juice over and I need to get the glass and juice cleaned up so can I call you back in a bit?"

But then my DD has always been taught how to politely interrupt rather than just stand there while I'm talking, pulling on my sleeve saying "mama, mama, mama!" or otherwise trying to get my attention until I answer her. If I'm on the phone she will tap me on the arm to get my attention, if I wave her off and it's not important she knows to wait, but if it's important she will tap my arm again so I can excuse myself from the conversation to find out what's up. If I'm having a face to face conversation, she knows to wait until a break in conversation to tap my arm and say "Excuse me" and then wait to be acknowledged. Obviously in a life and death emergency she would be forgiven for ignoring that but generally she's pretty good at following the rules.