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The explosion of cell phone use has always made me scratch my head in wondering why people feel the urge/need to talk so much on the phone (metered or not). It's like I wonder if people use the phone has a crutch for their decision-making and to evaluate their feelings on topics, instead of...

Todd, you need to use the answer machine to screen ALL INCOMING calls, and in the answer message, tell them the proper time to call your household is before 9 p.m., not whenever they feel like calling.

Another suggestion was getting one of those military payphones (one-way, outbound calls only) that were limited by time for each token popped into it. That's what an officemate's friend's father did when this became a problem in his household. The father would give his daughters a certain number...

The passive-aggressive thing to do is stay on the phone line (via another phone on the same line) while the girls are talking on the phone. Sooner or later, they'll get the message, or will be reluctant to talk about "stuff", or you could interject your own comments into their phone...