And everyone should call their mama at least one a month. If you don't want to talk to your mama, have a friend call. When you're on the road and traveling, your mama will be worried. Check in via any method: call, text, email, IM, etc. Just let her know you are OK.
So if you run into Ronny Radicalface McGowan, his Mama hasn't heard from him in over six weeks

and she is a very worried. If you are sure you've seen him, you could drop her a message and let her know her son is fine (if you can't convince him to reach out on his own). If you FaceBook,
Julia McGowan., otherwise you can send news to find her at juliamcgowan92 at y a h o o dot com.
And to all you traveler's out there, you can
Call Your Mom on Facebook will help do the communication for you.