ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT CONTACTING THE KIDS BY PHONE

TO DAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27,2007. THE TIME IS 10:008A. WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN, I GO TO CALL THE KIDS. I CALL THE KIDS AT 6:07PM, ON DECEMBER 26, WEDNESDAY,2007. INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL, ROUTINE ANSWERING MACHINE, I FIND MYSELF HEARING THE PHONE BEING PICKED UP BRIEFLY AND THEN BEING PUT BACK ON THE HOOK RATHER QUICKLY. SO, I RELAX, TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND TURN OFF ANY ANALOGY OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE JUST HAPPEN. THIS TIME, I HEAR THE PHONE BEING PICKED UP BY SOMEONE WHO APPEARS TO BE A BABYSITTER. THE VOICE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE. I ASSUME NOT TO ASK WHO AM I SPEAKING TO. INSTEAD I ASK THE FEMALE BEING PRESENT ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IF I COULD SPEAK TO THE KIDS. I FORGOT WHAT THIS PERSON SAID NEXT, I AGAIN ASK IF I COULD SPEAK TO THE KIDS AND IF THE KIDS WERE HOME TO TALK TO. THE GIRL ENDS UP TELLING ME THE KIDS ARE "EATING THEIR DINNER". SO BASICALLY, I'M TURNED DOWN AGAIN. I ACCEPT THE GIRLS TACTIC AND SUGGEST WHEN THE KIDS ARE DONE OR COULD I PLEASE SPEAK TO THEM BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER , THE GIRL ASKS WHO THIS IS AND IF SHE COULD HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER CAUSE, "SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO SHE IS TALKING TOO". I TELL THE GIRL THAT THIS IS THE KIDS " FATHER" AND THE "PHONE NUMBER" IS PROBABLY ON THE CALLER ID WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN. "OH" "OKAY". "OKAY" I SAY. KNOWING THAT I WONT HEAR THE KIDS AT ALL TONIGHT ONLY PROVES MY PRESUMPTIONS ARE PRETTY DEAD ON. HOWEVER, I WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I GET THROUGH TO THE KIDS.