The Same Phone Number

My mom has had the same house number for many years. It was the same number I memorized for kindergarten over 50 years ago. I am glad that she has that phone number because I know it. The area code has changed a few times, but I still know the number. Recently she questioned why she should have a house phone and a cell phone. Is nostalgia a good reason?

Why do we keep our house phone when we both have a cell phone? We use our cells phones most of the time. We keep our house phone because we have had it for over 24 years. We would have to change too many forms in too many places, and besides that it is an easy number to remember. Do my children feel nostalgic about the phone number they grew up with? They can call home anytime because they too know the number. So our phone number, like my mom’s, is a tradition.