The Sting Behind Being Hung Up On

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"Can you imagine that boy?! I was talking to him and he had the guts to cut the call on me. Wait till I get home, he will explain to me what prompted him to take such action!” This statement made me to start writing about the pain that comes in with being hung up on. It was funny when I heard these statements but naturally it hurts especially when you are saying something important or talking to someone who matters to you.

In my own definition, ‘Cutting the Call” on someone is like saying “Shut up! What you are saying is irrelevant” or “I don’t give a damn about you say”. I for one always hung up on people especially when I am upset; but when it’s done to me, I feel insulted. Funny right, it is easier to hurt someone but when the same thing is done to you, it is not fair. I guess this is where the saying “do unto others what you would want them to do unto you” comes in.

But on the hand, this action does not happen intentionally. Some of them happen as a result of lack of network, lack of phone credit, battery problems, phone problems e.t.c. For instance, maybe the boy did not deliberately hung up on his mother. What if his airtime had run out? What if he was not in a good position or environment to take her calls? But they are just excuses right? What matters is that he disrespected her by ending their calls. He gave her that pinch. And maybe, after dealing with him and learning of the reason behind it all, she might ask “why didn’t you tell me?!”

Well, to hang up on someone might be immature, rude, annoying or a mistake; but it sure leaves a sting.

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