I find the best way to avoid unwanted conversations on the telephone is to pretend that my ‘parents’ are not home. As well as this tactic works at age 24 I plan to continue using until I’m 40.<\/p>\n
me: Hello?<\/p>\n
caller: Hi, this is Margaret from the Kidney Foundation.<\/p>\n
me: ahh, hello.<\/p>\n
caller: Sir we are calling today to see if you have anything you would like to donate to the Kidney Foundation.<\/p>\n
me: ahh, my parents are home right now…<\/p>\n
caller: …ok. When do you expect them to return.<\/p>\n
me: They’re out of town for the week.<\/p>\n
caller: I’ll try back another time.<\/p>\n
me: [click, sound of phone hanging up]. Victory!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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