Good luck! It took a couple of nights to get used to it but it worked like magic

This works for places that simply cancel your service if you don't pay.

This doesn't work for places that will send you to collections.

Still have both of my parents. Passed before holidays. But have them saved. (The voicemail.)

I also like this for less then perfectly secure online purchases.

thank you for that advice. it sounds like that person really left a mark on your life in a beautiful way. i can feel it in what you wrote.

so many people have shared the same type of story about phones losing precious items, and thankfully there are ways to save voicemails on computers or USBs now.

me too!! it’s easy to focus on the negative parts of technology, but they can provide us with sweet moments like that. RIP to your dad ❤️

Not a voicemail, but other memories come up in the same light for me.

I had a woman who was my best friend, a big sister to me, and sadly she died, over 10 years ago now. I miss her every day, and even though she could be a little direct and sometimes unemotional, one of the last messages I ever got from her was possibly the most incredible and supportive messages I could've ever asked for.

She passed away suddenly, and I treasured that text - for about a month or three. I had a T-Mobile Sidekick at the time, and those phones didn't locally cache anything beyond reboots. When the T-Mobile Sidekick servers went down when Microsoft bought Danger, they advised I try restarting knowing what was going on, and what effects it could have.

I lost that message, and all of our communications forever.

Do your best to make sure your data is securely backed up, and don't pass up opportunities to make more good memories with your people.

One thing to be mindful of is the pillow you use and your neck. The pillow you use (under your head) when you sleep on your side may be too thick/firm, sleeping with head at an angle can lead to neck pain.

or an aftermath of my habit...

This is exactly what I have done. My dad passed about a year ago. I can go back and listen to him sing happy birthday to me every single year. I’m so grateful for technology. Videos. Pictures. Voicemails. With these things, people we love can live on in our memories without fade.

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I have a hip problem and have been trying to sleep on my back with no success. I'm gonna give this a try tonight! Thanks for sharing!

i can accept death while having a voice mail of my mom singing happy birthday downloaded on my computer. don’t you dare tell me i can’t.

sorry but you’re trying to dictate how i deal with my feelings without any context and it’s gross. let me do what i want, and you can have your opinion but don’t double down when i tell you no. 👋

Definitely hits harder when you start losing people in your life. I remember in 2019 saying “nah I’ll come to next year’s birthday party, I’m moving out and focussing on my job!” Unfortunately covid hit in 2020, and we had lockdown here for 2 years. By the time we came out of lockdown, they had passed away. That was the last birthday and I missed it. The feeling of emptiness and realisation of how short life is. Just take the video. Just be there. Just go. Do it. Ask that person out, go to that thing, ask for that promotion. It’ll all be gone before you know it.

We all grieve in different ways at different times but there are fundamental archetypes that play out pretty regularly. Acceptance is usually the final one. People don’t often get there while retaining active triggers. You’re right tho - it’s not for everyone. But it’s a thought.

especially with the ease of taking videos now, im def doing this with my future husband and children. ill even include any pets now. i’m really starting to understand how priceless memories are.

i’m sorry to hear that. i’m actually adopted so i came from a mother who chose drugs. i know im also very lucky and privileged to have an experience like this with my adoptive mom. i purposely put “loved one” in the title because love is not always blood.

thanks for sharing though, all perspectives are valid and you sound like a big ole heckin sweet heart ❤️

aw that’s so special. uhg i’m glad you got to keep that slice of a memory ❤️

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this is exactly how i was. “ohhh she can wait, i’ll call back”..one of the voice mails is her warning me about a possible thunder storm. today it stormed and stormed, i wish i had a motherly warning for it 😢

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eh there’s no way right to grieve. telling someone they need to let go isn’t what’s best for every single person. i can hold on to what’s important to me for as long as i’d like. sorry for your loss.

This. If you call me and the call wasn't important enough for you to leave a message, it's clearly not important enough for me to call back

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Where do they find the male voice, for "THIS IS THE POLICE FINANCIAL ARM OF THE POLICE SURVIVING SPOUSE ORG." (i know all caps is yelling) But in all reality, all have been warned, this is a scam ! Yet 2 times a month, i need to hang up on this SCREAMING caller. (Never had him, on my voicemail.