Hello... HELLO??!!

I need to remind you first how much I love my mom and dad.
I really do.
{Really.}
Go HERE or HERE to read the posts about my really wonderful and amazing parents.  Then read on...
So I was {trying!!} to call my mom and dad. This has been a lesson in patience lately.

Things have been a bit stressful, but I know I can always talk to my mom and dad and they will be praying for me, and my family.

It went like this:

{ring, ring~}
Hello?
Hi Mom.
Hello?
Mom! Hello! It's me!
Hello?  Hello?!  {Talking to my dad:} Dan, It is another crank call, I am hanging up.
{Mom hangs up on me.}

{I call back-}
{ring, ring:}
Hello?
Mom-It's me-
Oh hi  honey,  was that you who just called?
Yeah, I think something is wrong with your phone again-
Really? You do?
Yeah, because sometimes you can't hear me, but I can hear you-I heard you a minute ago when I called.
Anyway, I wanted to talk to you, and tell you I've been a bit stressed-
Hello?  Hello? Honey are you there?
Mom, Can you hear me? I am here!
Hello???  Hello?!  {Talking to my dad, again-} Dan, I don't know why she calls us on her cell phone! She must be in a bad cell area like last week.
{Mom hangs up on me...AGAIN}
{I call back-and-for the record- I am NOT on my cell phone-I am at home!}
Hello?
It's me, again mom.
Hi, Honey- You know, why don't you just call me when you get home-I worry that you could crash, it is dangerous to talk on the cell phone and drive, you know. And I can't hear you anyway-
Mom, I am at home-I'm in the kitchen-
Well, something is wrong with your phone, honey.
It is not my phone-It is yours-remember last week when we were talking? Same problem.
You think it is our phone? Oh dear. I'll tell your dad-Dan, she thinks its our phone-yes-ours! Honey, dad wants to talk to you...
Hello?
Hi dad-I do think it's your phone...but anyway, I was just calling-
Hello?
HELLO, DAD. I CAN HEAR YOU-
Hello??? {Talking to my mom, now-} Sybil, Did you tell her I wanted to talk to her? HELLO???
HELLO! I AM HERE!!!
HELLO?? {Talking to my mom, again-}Sybil, she isn't here-
DAD, I AM HERE! HELLO!
{Click. Dad hangs up on me...}
{Ring, ring-}
Hello?
Dad, it's me-I'll make it quick-Would you mind praying for me? I am really stressed out right now, and I just wanted you and mom to pray for me, Okay?
Sure, honey! You know we will. And make sure to get your phone checked-I think something is wrong with it...We'll see you for dinner tomorrow night.
Umm, Okay, Love you-
Love you, too-Remember, tell that husband to check that phone out.
K. Bye, Dad-
Bye.
{Click.}

This has been going on for a month. Every one phone call to my parents takes ten to finish a conversation.{Or part of a conversation-I have just been waiting to talk to them in person because you can't finish the conversation really!}

I guess this  is one way to practice patience...
(...whose parents are wonderful, but have a very annoying phone-Yes, mom-It is YOUR phone!)