I've Been A Naughty Daughther To My Mom By Not Being Accessible When She Called

My mom and stepdad are currently out of town on a road trip. They left Thursday evening, and they plan on returning home on Tuesday night.

My mom has tried to call me twice since she left: once on Thursday night and another time today. The former I can justify by saying that I was out somewhere and needed to have my phone off. Concerning the latter, however, I had my phone in my purse rather than my pocket and must not have heard it. She has left a voicemail both times. She managed to catch me on Facebook (via the chat feature). I told her I was okay and that I was sorry for missing her call.

Sometime after that, I checked my phone. It turns out I had a "missed call" from my sister. It turns out that my mom had called her to get her to call me.

I should've had my phone in my pocket when Mom called. Then, I could've answered to assure her that I was okay and then she wouldn't have had to have my sister involved. I have failed her in this and in this way have been a naughty daughter to her. (BAD Moderate Mouse.) You'd think being 25 year-old professing to Christian standards that I'd have my act together as a daughter. Sadly, I don't.

I feel terrible for failing my mother. Last time I checked, she and my stepdad were going out to dinner. I don't know if I'd catch her at a good time now. However, tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to call her and apologize for missing her calls and putting her in the position to have my sister involved.

The behavior I engaged in is not proper for the Accommodite. If a cell phone is in the equation, the proper thing to do is to have it close to oneself, and barring situations where having it on is out of the question (such as church or seeing a show), it should be on and answered just as soon as possible and all calls returned as soon as possible, and NEVER should a third party have to intervene. The Accommodite who fails in this area should apologize to the person trying to contact him/her for the disservice that had been done. After all, our actions affect others, and negative effects are to be avoided by the Accommodite.