Are you always contactable?

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And is your dp/dh?

This is prompted by him going out to lunch yesterday until 8pm and having his mobile switched off. (Lunching is his job btw) I was expecting him home at "the normal time" ie sometime between 6 and 7, but didn't hear anything until 8. By which time I was of course worrying myself sick, although I should know from past experience that he's always OK.

Anyway, he's apologised for not calling to let me know he would be late, and it is absolutely ages since he last did it so I have forgiven him. But is it unreasonable of me to expect to always be able to get in touch with my childrens father in case something happens to them?

Dh and I both always have our mobiles with us. We didn't used to and I've always regretted it. I was out with dd, with mobile but it was switched off. Dh was desperately ill and by the time I got home he was in intensive care. I returned home to a note left by our GP. Had I had my phone on I could've been home in 5 minutes.

So yes, always.

DH and I are both terrible at this. We both work from home so chances are if anything was urgent at School they would get one of us at home but otherwise my mobile is in my bag but usually switched off and DH's is in his desk drawer!

Oh and if my phone is on I never hear it ringing as I am usually in shops and the tune it plays blends in with the music!

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It's not unreasonable to expect a parent to be easily contactable.

I am always contactable - even in the bath, I have my mobile by me in case DS or DH is out and needs me for something. Even in meetings, etc for work where phones were supposed to be switched off - I used to cheat and keep mine on vibrate, so that I could cheak regularly, make some excuse to leave the room and reply to whoever.

Even when I was delivering training/education - learners were supposed to be asked to turn off their mobiles - but I always let them keep them on if they had kids.

Have'nt read all of this but DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!! Bought dh a moby for my convienience, turns out he takes it, turns it off and calls ME when he needs help. AAAAAAggggh

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I've added you too! but don't know if have to download Yahoo Messenger as don't think have it...do you have to download like you do for MSN

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meant in next month or after you've dropped (given birth)..whenever

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Absolutely not, I hate the idea of always being contactable.

Dh works in several different schools and has to have his mobile turned off whilst teaching (he had special permission to keep it on vibrate when I was about to give birth).

On the rare occasions I remember to take my mobile out with me it is often either flat or has no credit on.

Nursery have my work number as a contact. I work for my parents so on my days off if there was an emergency one of them could go and fetch her. I do try and make more of an effort to carry my mobile on nursery days though.

I hate mobiles. I reluctantly agreed to one for safety when I used to travel quite a way to work in case I broke down. Dh is always moaning that he can't contact me.

Not at all. Mobile is a work one but it's usually off/flat/left or at home and is on vibrate not sound so I never hear calls anyway as is stuffed in bottom of my bag. Hate the thought of always being contactable.

I am always contactable, although I famously always miss the calls when people ring my mobile. I do ring back though. I give the people who need to know my work number as well.

DH is ok, he is pretty good at picking up his mobile, but when he goes out I know I have no hope of finding out when he is coming in!

I'm with tinker and InDulci... on this one. The world managed perfectly OK before the invention of mobiles. That having been said I did get one in July I think of this year. Mainly for use if I break down on the motorway. I started off with £21 of credit and it now has £18.40. That's how much I use it. And I've had one incoming call on it. I've got a perfectly good answering machine at home. And in an emergency I expect the school/nursery to do their "in loco parentis" bit. HATE the idea of being always contactable. Usually have the phone switched off.

Glad I'm not the only one who doesn't live with their mobile glued to their ear. I would hate to be contactable all the time - I like to spend time shopping, visiting friends etc without having the mobile ringing. I hardly ever use it really, apart from the old call to dh, or for emergencies. Dh is always v. reliable, and is home 6.30-6.45 each night to do bath and bed, so might feel differently if I didn't know when he'd be home.

Neither dh or I have a mobile but we are both contactable at work (although difficult with DH). Nursery has my work number and mil in case I'm not about! If we've been out I always check the answer phone when I get home. DH never checks it when I am not around and he is - I keep telling him that one day something serious may happen to us and he won't know cos he's too bloody lazy to check!!!! I don't really want a mobile and I don't want to be one of those people who are permantently texting/picking up calls even when you are trying to have a conversation with them or doesn't look where they are going due to the same - just plain rude!! however, I admit that they do have their uses. When dh passes his driving test and we get a car we may invest in a mobile then in case we break down etc.