DEAR ABBY: I get really annoyed with “friends” who call me only on their speakerphones when driving, or while shopping or running errands in stores. I don’t do this to them. It makes me feel like an afterthought. What should I tell them? -- UNCALLED FOR IN COLORADO

DEAR UNCALLED FOR: Try this: Tell them to call you when they get home and are not distracted.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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