I tend to use the caller ID, too. In fact, the reason we got it was because of a neighbor, who was always calling, always stopping by, wearing out his welcome -- grumbling about his next door neighbors, things going on around town... I feel bad, because I know he's lonely, but if he sets foot in our door -- he won't leave for hours. And I'm terrible about getting someone off the phone -- he knows we're home for the evening, so it's not like I can say we're heading out.
We also have family members who can be a trial. One suffers from severe depression and speaks in a slow drawn out monotone with lot of sighing. And life revolves around going to doctors appointment and other family members none of us have heard from or about in years. Another group we call "the show". They show up for holidays, weekends and everything is a production, full of drama and bravado. In both cases, if you dare mention your busy schedule, anything health related -- they have stories a zillion times worse with lots of gory details.
We also have family members who can be a trial. One suffers from severe depression and speaks in a slow drawn out monotone with lot of sighing. And life revolves around going to doctors appointment and other family members none of us have heard from or about in years. Another group we call "the show". They show up for holidays, weekends and everything is a production, full of drama and bravado. In both cases, if you dare mention your busy schedule, anything health related -- they have stories a zillion times worse with lots of gory details.