I hear ya, guys but really she's nowhere near the point of needing constant monitoring. I think maybe people forget I'm quite a bit younger than a lot of my fellow forumites and thus my mom, who even though she's a senior, is still relatively young as well (she just hit her 70's) and is healthier/stronger than most women 20 years younger. She's an ox and has just recently gone through a whole slew of doctor's stuff (at my INCESSANT prompting) and aside from arthritis she's in great shape. Totally self sufficient to the point she still does her own freaking landscaping and crazy house renos. I am fortunate to not have to worry about her on that level yet but trust me... when the day comes she'll be getting a whole pile of whatever I can do to ensure she's okay whether she likes it or not.
 
She seems to have finally accepted the idea that if she can't take care of stuff she'll go into a retirement community but that seems at least a decade away and she much prefers being on her own. She also just moved to an area where a ton of her friends are that constantly stop by and whatever. I'm very happy about that.
 
That's why this was so bizarre and worrisome. As I said though it has gotten her to finally round up some decent contact info for people who can check in on her for me. I had been pressing her for that for a long time.
 
There's only so much pushing a kid can do before it turns into disrespect/intrusion when dealing with a parent. If she were losing her faculties or ill then then all bets are off but seriously at this point it would be like treating a healthy fifty year old adult like they're useless.
 
She does NOT like that... at ALL... especially coming from snotnosed, spazzo me. lol
 
It was just a brief window of paranoid terror on my end.
 
Besides... would YOU want ME calling ya every day? Just imagine how annoying that would get.

Bell is one of the biggest here - and therefore one of the worst.
 
They're too effin' big now, owning numerous TV stations as well.
Too big to fail - too big to care!
 
I was with Bell for my first cell phone from 2000-2003.
Among my issues, this one comes to mind:
 
I would be sitting in my living room on a call. Next thing I know, the phone switches to Roaming charges - and I haven't so much as moved an inch from the sofa!
 
They opened a work ticket which was to last no more than 2 weeks.
 
Down the road, turns out one rep told that it had been open for over a year by then - and simply abandoned - all the while I'm waiting and fighting Roaming charges.
 
So before long I simply went without a phone for a few years.
 
Then when I got a call about 4 years ago seeing if I wanted a phone & services with Bell, I told him that given the choice of only a phone with Bell or no phone at all, I'd go without one.
 
He didn't even let me finish my sentence before he'd already hung up.
 
So I've had all the evidence and direct experience I'll ever need to say that they're a real concerned and caring group about customers both potential and existing, now aren't they?

Beepster

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Shame on you Beepster. If the situation is as you explain it, you should be calling her every day to say hello and make sure she's well and eating properly. How hard is it to pick up the phone for for 10 minutes and check in. You've only got 1 mom.

Dude, she's healthy as a horse and would tell me to f*ck off if I did that. lol
 
Seriously that's why I held off on calling the cops to go smash down her door (and if she hadn't called me back when she did they would have been my next call).
 
Don't "shame on me, Beepster"... I dote on my mum as much as she'll allow me to. We're not talking about some crippled up old bitty. She's in better shape than I am ferfracksake. Doesn't mean I don't worry.
 
She was a) really appreciative that I started hunting her down like I did (no one else was) and b) glad I didn't spazz out like I have in the past and have the authorities damage her property.
 
Real nice, John. Accusing me of being a bad son after this. Jesus.

You are doing the right thing Beep. I am in your mother's age group I think. I have a granddaughter. One thing I know is no parent wants to burden their children ever!  Keeping in touch is important but not all the time. Heck we need our free time too. I am busy with things I do. My kids know this and are there if I need them.
 
 
In my view you did everything right under the circumstances. Give her my best next time you talk to her.