How often do you speak to your parents?

I speak to my mum about 3 times a week,sometimes not even that.Usually see her most weekends though.

Speak to my dad 2 or 3 times a week as week and see him every sunday for an hour or so.

It depends. Usually at least once a fortnight, sometimes a couple of times a week if I need them, or they need me for something. I guess it probably averages at about once a week.

The inlaws are lucky if Mr FtG phones them once a month, but they don't phone us much more often than that, so shouldn't really complain.

It varies. Since I moved over here, we have had a regular phone call on Sundays at roughly the same time (lunchtime here, evening over there).

When I was out of work and with a young puppy to care for, I would call my mum almost every day with questions. Once I felt comfortable with the situation and stopped calling as frequently, my mum started calling ME every day. At the same time. And with nothing to say except, how are you, how's the dog, how's the weather...and that was IT. I was definitely struggling with it. It was very frustrating for me to recieve that identical phone call every day. It got to the point where there was NOTHING to say on a Sunday!

Now I am back working and so I am not available to talk on the phone. The calls have returned to just Sundays.

Barely once a week. I get to hear about the weather, Doris down the bowling club and what shifts my sister has been working. ?

Sometimes weekly but it can go to 1 or even 2 months. I got fed up of mum never calling me (Dad will only ever call if he wants something ?) and then complaining that her mum never calls her and that she (mum) has to do the calling. I was on the verge of saying "I know just how you feel" ?. However, when we do get on the phone it can easily be for 1, 2 or even 3 hours.

I call my mum every day, just to make sure all is ok! Both her and my nan have been poorly lately so I like to make sure they are both alright! My mum normally passes the phone to my dad about twice a week!

Before I had kis I'd chat to my mum about once a week maybe less. Now it's more like once or twice a week but we tend to see each other about once a week as well and my mum is not a 'chatty' type like yours.

Hard to know what to do I guess hmmm, can you occasionally have something to do like a certain programme you watch or what if you 'forgot' to phone her would she still phone you?

We email maybe every other day, depending on whether we've got anything to say to each other. Speak on the phone maybe once a month, if that.

I speak to my Mum a couple of times a week, for about half an hour each time.

I speak to my sister about once a month, for about half an hour.

I speak to my Dad about every other month, for about quarter of an hour each time.

We live about 250 miles from all of them (in different directions), and see them a couple of times a year.

We speak to OH's parents once or twice a week, and see them once a week on average. They live about 8 miles away.

About once every week/ week and a half. H only speaks to his mum about once every 2-3 months and it drives him nuts me speaking to mine so often.

I ring my mum every day at the moment as she's been ill for the past few months and I now she is down. Otherwise it would be a few times a week for about an hour (or 2).

My dad is not the easiest to understand on the phone and his hearing is not the best. It makes for some very confusing conversations ?. We tend to text about twice a month and ring on the weekend just to make plans to get together (about twice a month too).

I know what you mean about running out of things to say though. But I think for my mum, it really doesn't matter what I say, she just likes that I've thought of her.

I speak to my father once every couple of weeks. I don't speak to my mother at all.

Every couple of weeks, probably. Less often if she's pissed me off ?

She started phoning more often when she first retired. I think it was a real shock to her system. She's found a coven of other old crumblies now and goes out to galleries, OAP cinema (they get a free biscuit, you know) and things like that, and the contact has gone back to normal. Maybe your mum will find her feet soon?

I speak to my Dad every 2-3 weeks or so. I'm one of 7 kids, so Dad and step-mum tend to forget who they have and haven't spoken to recently and can either call a couple of days on the bounce, or not call for weeks on end! We email a fair bit, though.

H's parents call him at least 3 times a week. It drives him up the wall.

When I went to Uni we agreed I'd call home at 6 on Sundays but that was pre mobile phones and internet in homes. It kind of stuck although now it's more a case of I'll generaly call each Sunday. We will often send texts or e-mails at other points but it's very rare we'll speak other than our weekly call.

I did move 200 miles away to Uni and stayed there and then moved all the way over here though!

Free biscuit. ?

I'm really hoping she will find her feet, for her sake. She longs for me to live nearby but she really needs to have her own life outside of me, bless her.

I forgot to mention my mum also now has MSN but thankfully doesn't chat to much on there, apparetnly I always 'sound' tired so she doesn't like to keep me back. ?

Thanks for your replies, it seems we completely cover the spectrum of how often we chat to them here!

Speak to my parents quite often and text a lot, not necessarily long conversations, mum tends to bleat on about my sister, how wonderful, brilliant,beautiful, what she's doing at work it just makes me feel more inadequate than I already feel. H thinks it's weird that we talk a few times a week usually but we are quite a close family

H speaks to his parents once every 6 weeks if they are lucky, they never call him so they can't complain

I generally call my folks on a sunday as it's my dad's day off so the only day of the week I used to be able to catch them both at home. When I first moved to London or feeling down I used to call them a lot more often but as time's gone on it's generally about once a week. If they don't hear from me they'll call me to check I'm ok more than anything. I may be 27 and my brother 24 but they still worry about us both and like to hear from us/see us when they can.

I speak to my mum may be once a week, but all I tell her is how my LO is doing, we really don't have a huge amount in common so it could easily be once a fortnight. I sometimes phone her in the day so LO can talk to her and I don't have to.

When my dad was alive we'd talk a few times a week, for about an hour, and email most days. I miss him.

I speak to my parents roughly ever week/fortnight. But my mum and I email a fair bit and I have 2 sisters to pass on family news with/to etc. so between 'the family' as a whole there is a fair bit of contact.

H always speaks to his parents every weekend without fail - it's a ritual. Even if he's had reason to call them every night during the week they will still expect their weekend call!

My mum near enough everyday. I haven;t spoken (or seen) my dad for over two years now

I speak to my mum 3/4 times a week, and my dad maybe once a week. It's been more often lately because my mum's been very poorly.

My mum about every day. I never call my dad unless I have something to ask him, he is the same though! (My mum and dad are still together)

I speak to both of them most days.

My gran wants to speak to me 3 times a day. It was getting really exhausting but now she can't dial a number on her own so I hear from her less frequently. It's a relief and I get to call her now, which she loves.

I see my dad 4 days a week-I work for him so I've got no choice ? We rarely speak on the phone, he tends to shout over mom's shoulder if she's speaking on the phone to me rather than have a conversation with me. I speak to my mom every day, either in person or on the phone. If I don't ring her one day her first sentance the next day is "I guessed you were busy as you hadn't rang..."

My mum about once a week and my dad about 3/4 times a week. They do live together but my dad calls me from work mostly.

I speak to my folks a couple of times a week on average (they live in France the majority of the time). They come over every couple of months or so and we catch up then and we go over their place a few times a year too. They're pretty good company as they like taking themselves off around France/Europe in their caravan for a month or so at a time and are quite adventerous really.

We rarely see the inlaws (even though they live about 5 miles away) they would much rather get on the boat and go to Guernsey to spend time with my sil and her family than get in the car and come see us. Generally we make the effort to go and see them than the other way round. My mil is lovely but fil is quite hard work (he's an old victorian and very set in his ways - can't understand my going to work for one thing!)

I see or speak to my mum every day. She only lives round the corner from me and whilst I am on maternity leave she's having withdrawl symptoms from not having to look after my son so I make a point of seeing her so she can see the kids. Even when I didn't have children we spoke every day. My dad I don't see as often since I am not having a lift into work with him but I he too likes to see the kids so it tends to be sundays when my H is doing the ironing I take the children round to my parents house.

Judging this thread I would say I was unusual in this. We never run out of things to talk about!!!!

I speak to them rarely - probably every 4-6 weeks. Mum doesn't 'do' just chatting about random stuff on the phone, and dad's too deaf so will only come on to the phone if he needs an answer to a computer question! So we only phone each other if there is family news or a problem.

I normally speak to my mum (or dad, whoever answers the phone!) for about 30 minutes every other day. At the moment, with me recovering from my op I'm speaking to them every day. I don't tend to speak to them at weekends as they go away to their land where they are having a house built and the reception there is rubbish!

As I'm still living at home, I talk to Mum all the time....however when I wasn't living here I'd talk to her once or twice a day.

When i was in the UK I would speak to my mum everyday - now I'm here in Dubai I messenger and email chat everyday but speak less - I miss cheap phonecalls - it's one of the things that makes me feels homesick