Having a conversation on the phone with my family is something I never had to do until I moved away from home.  Actually, truly talking to my parents in general was a rarity — a symptom of what happens when people live and co-exist together.

As soon as I moved, the telephone became to the primary conduit for engagement between my parents and I.  I was initially shocked at how much conversation actually occurs when two people are talking to one another without distractions and filters — no places to go, no food to eat at the dinner table, no dogs running around/licking themselves, no television.  Just two people trying to fill transmitted sound waves with words.

In 2005, my conversations with my dad struggled to reach the 1 minute mark.  Yesterday, in 2018, I finally broke the 5 minute mark.  To celebrate this critical moment, I have mapped out a typical conversation with my dad from minute 0 to minute 5.

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Next Week:  A map of a conversation with my mom.  Oh boy.