telemarketers

The other day, Kolin answered the phone and thought it was Jason. I told Jason about Kolin talking to the man on the phone thinking that it was him. He said we should hand the phone to Kolin for every telemarketer.... so yesterday...
The phone rang, the person on the phone ask for Sidney Floyd. I knew it must be a close friend since they knew Jason's legal name. Usually we tell them "no" and they ask what would be a good time to reach him. Today, I say "Just a minute".
I find Kolin and hand him the phone as if it were a call for him.
He picks up the phone and says "hello?"
Telemarketer "Sidney Floyd?"
"No this is Kolin"
"Is Sidney there??"
"Jyl, is that you?............. Jyl, (laughter from Kolin) Jyl? This is Kolin."
"May I speak to Sidney Floyd?"
"Jacy! Jacy, this is Kolin. What are you doing? K. O. L. I. N. Kolin Floyd. Jyl? is that you ?"
I take the phone thinking the poor lady probably hung up, and I hear her screaming into the phone..."May I speak to Sidney Floyd" I give the phone back to Kolin.
"Jyl, this is Kolin."
Then Kolin tells me. "Mom, I got her to hang up."
He says things backwards sometimes, but this time he was actually correct. He did get her to hang up. He never knew it was not someone he knew who called him.
I think eveyone who has access to a little kid that likes to talk constantly should allow them the opportunity to express themselves all they want every time a telemarketer calls.

I don't know if they "recorded this call for better service" but there may be a note on our number, "waste of time"