No one has rang us

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AIBU to be upset that no one had rang us to say Merry christmas ? Not even my mum I text everyone first thing and every one had replied but no one has bothered to ring us.... this is the first time we have stayed home and not visited my DM & Dad... really upset over this they haven't even replied to texts of DD opening presents but read them, they will be busy as raising 3 GC, but surely 5 minutes isn't going to kill them...

You texted and saw that as appropriate so why do you think it's inappropriate for everyone else to do the same?!

Did you ring them?

If you look for them you will always find things in life to get upset about. Just relax and enjoy your day, I'm sure you'll chat to people later on.

You haven't rung anyone though by the sound of it.

You set the standard by texting yourself. YABU to expect more effort than you have made!

They have 3 GC with them then they will be busy enjoying and entertaining. Give them some time and then maybe you call them

Pick up the phone! Why are you waiting for them to call you? They could be wondering why you didn't ring them!!!

Phones work 2 ways.

They could well be upset that you only text them.

Stop looking for things to be upset about and get on and enjoy your day. If you want to speak to someone, then call them.

Merry Christmas

No one has phoned us.
Or texted.
We have used our family messenger thread to wish all of us merry Christmas.

No-one has rung us yet! We'll do it tonight when we're knackered and on our seventeenth drink of the day.

Just pick up the phone yourself - I can't bear people who try to feel insulted by things. Life is too short.

I thought parents expected children to ring them?

I would be glad
Texts are fine and non intrusive, much preferred here anyway.

My DM is like this. She’ll moan that no one calls her but she never picks up the phone herself to call people.

Why can you not be the person to ring others?

you sound a bit like my DSis, she textes such celebration congratulations yet always expects a call. When she textes, I ring her. I have been doing so as a response for years, but she hasn't caught on.

I happily ring/Skype her to say that we have received her card/gift/email/text.

She texts.

New year is coming up, she'll send a text from her Watchnight service at 00:01.

As per usual, I'll ring her, and will be forced to leave a voicemail.

Merry Christmas OP

Oh my! Is this a thing?

Christmas cards tend to do the trick

Im waiting for a reply so i can FaceTime but no one is reading the texts now !!

I haven't called anyone. We use messenger instead

Yes, YABU - If you want a call, try calling them yourself. As others have pointed out, you started the texting.

Im going to them tomorrow as per usual, they never come here, they cant even ring so don't know why I'm bothering, when i text this morning they were still doing presents so I'm not going to interrupt that am i

You started the texting so they all probably assumed a text conversation was sufficient. If you desperately want to ring them, phones work both ways.....

This is literally the most ridiculous thing I have read on here. You sent a text. You got a reply. That's kind of it done. Why on earth are you wasting time and energy being 'really' upset over nothing

I just say Merry Christmas etc when I see people, is ringing specifically on the day a 'thing'?

So they are expected to text, ring and FaceTime.... any you are seeing them tomorrow

What do you want them to say/see with all this?

They're eitger sitting seething that you haven't bothered to ring (if they are anything like you), or having a very busy day with 3 GC, or something has happened that has kept them from calling.