Declined call from Mom. Someday you’d trade a lot to get that notification again.

Somebody being constantly available makes them easy to postpone. Calls get declined because you are busy and because there will obviously be another one, and that assumption quietly does a lot of work. Being tired is not a crime. It is just that the ordinary, slightly inconvenient contact is the relationship, not an interruption to it.

Ring back tonight, even for four minutes, whenever you have the energy for it. You do not owe anyone a long conversation. A short one now is worth more than a good intention saved for a less busy week.