To think DD shouldn't have called me at work because of this?

[thistleorange]

To say she has heard back from one of her unis and got an offer? Not trying to be an arse or unsupportive, but I assumed an emergency, I had to come out of a meeting. Just curious what others thought. Thanks.

You are a right ray of sunshine aren't you! Be pleased your teenager likes you enough to share the fun!

YABU.

Waiting for the dripfeed...

Well, I'm a teacher and wouldn't be able to answer a call like this. My phone is switched off and in a cupboard during lessons. I am a bit sad that my DC can't ring me straight away with this sort of stuff. Luckily they can ring DH.

Wow. I really hope my DS phones me when he's older to tell me any bit of news that is important to him.
You sound very unsupportive.

My DH just phoned me to tell me a client has sent him a box of hotel Chocolat chocolates. In our family something as inconsequential as that is worthy of a phone call 😂😂😂

A uni offer would be the cause of much excitement.

Also, is it normal to be given a uni offer in December, or have you been stewing on this since August?

You must have heard "the cat's in the cradle" song? If not, maybe take a moment to read the lyrics ...

www.google.com/search?q=cats+in+the+cradle+lyrics&rlz=1CDGOYI_enGB659GB660&oq=cats+in+the+&aqs=chrome.1.0l2j69i57j0.3792j1j9&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

I hope you didn't tell her that. Takes so many years of hard work (both hers and yours) to get there. Possibly the biggest moment of her life so far. This is not important enough to come out of a meeting for?

Unless of course this was a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, in which case she would be slightly unreasonable.

You sound like a right misery.

How was she supposed to know that you were in a meeting?

ten absolutely normal. Universities start making offers as soon as they get applications.

I've just started working full time and that's exactly the kind of thing I'd want dd to call me about. I'm not there straight from school so being her no1 to call with exciting news would make me feel delighted we have that relationship.

We have a rule; call once and if I'm in a meeting I won't answer but will call you back. If it's an emergency then immediately call me a second time and I'll excuse myself from meeting no matter what.

Unless you were called away from surgery or something equally as important I think you are unnecessarily annoyed.
She was excited and it’s huge huge news for her.
Please don’t take the excitement away from her by being a grump about it .

I call my mum for less than that, I'd be really hurt if she didn't share my excitement, I think YABU

I would be heartbroken if my DD didn’t call me to tell me this. Getting into uni is hard work.
I hope you go home and make a big deal up for this to make up for your unexcitment on the phone

Yabu!

Da rings me a milllion times when he wants to go for pizza (ie wants me to transfer money to his card) or to vent about a bad exam mark (or if he’s been naughty and to give me the heads up before I get called by his teacher). I wish it was just for goodness!

Wow. Is this a reverse?

I was more excited when ds got an unconditional then he was. I would have been gutted if he’d waited to tell me. Yes OP it is important.

I would be expecting a call if I was waiting for news like that, quite honestly.

Your post is quite sad, I would be thrilled if my daughter rang me to tell me that sort of news.

Assuming that she rang your mobile, if you were in a meeting and did not want to be disturbed, why did you have it with you and switched on?

I hope you weren't cross with your DD. My father always made me feel like I wasn't good enough because he was never pleased with any results or good news.

I think yabu.
Why would it be bad news if she calls? Bit odd to assume that...

Did you react by having a go at her for ringing you, OP? I do hope not.

Your phone should have been off if your meeting was important poor kid was excited and you pissed on herchips you just need to put it down to one of these things a teenager is going to phone you about,

My mum has done some truly shitty things to me in my childhood but she would have been gutted if I didn’t call her to let her know the moment I got in to uni, conservatoire and when I found out about job offers.

Your reaction is not normal.