onebdzee
off the shelf
first it's over using the cell phone, then its porn. And you wonder why your virtual memory is lowopcorn.
boy has his own computer
How long you give petey to check it?
Is it normal for a 12 year old
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boy has his own computer
How long you give petey to check it?
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citizen_fear
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first it's over using the cell phone, then its porn. And you wonder why your virtual memory is low
BODA-BING !!!
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citizen_fear
Guest
Dont think VRZ offers that, damn......So Lilly cant read the text in detail either.
No, I cannot. Maybe I was not clear in my first post but I said all I could see was the number of messages sent or received not the actual content of the messages. If they had that feature I would pay, pay, pay for that. It would be great blackmail.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
I think it is perfectly normal. I remind girl to keep her calls/texts to a minimum. We have unlimited text so I see no reason to fuss over a few hundred texts - or even a few thousand. 
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citizen_fear
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No, I cannot. Maybe I was not clear in my first post but I said all I could see was the number of messages sent or received not the actual content of the messages. If they had that feature I would pay, pay, pay for that. It would be great blackmail.
I'm with ya, 13 & 14 yr old daughters, I'm starting to twitch
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citizen_fear
Guest
No, I cannot. Maybe I was not clear in my first post but I said all I could see was the number of messages sent or received not the actual content of the messages. If they had that feature I would pay, pay, pay for that. It would be great blackmail.
You were clear enough, i was grasping!
Pete
Repete
I think it is perfectly normal. I remind girl to keep her calls/texts to a minimum. We have unlimited text so I see no reason to fuss over a few hundred texts - or even a few thousand.
We talked about it and he reminded me that he was off school for 10 days during that period
We also discussed trying to keep it to a reasonable level. He pointed out and I verified that the bulk of his txt's are incoming because he is popular.
This is how it goes.
Boy gets a txt from Kid A.
Sup?
Boy ignores it. 30 seconds later
Sup??
Continues to ignore it 15 seconds later
Dude, sup?
Hey man why u no answer?
What's up, you there?
You mad?
Yur fone broke?
You mus be sleepin
You there yet?
Yea, what do you want?
Nuthiin juz checkin to see what up.
Right there is an 11 txt exchange
I checked the log and he does have a point.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Boy gets a txt from Kid A.
Sup?
Boy ignores it. 30 seconds later
Sup??
Continues to ignore it 15 seconds later
Dude, sup?
Hey man why u no answer?
What's up, you there?
You mad?
Yur fone broke?
You mus be sleepin
You there yet?
Yea, what do you want?
Nuthiin juz checkin to see what up.
Right there is an 11 txt exchange
Sooooo true!
angelbaby
Active Member
It gets worse the older they get
Just checked girls text....8262 and she has about a week to go before the new cycle starts
she text 5 different people other than me
My 16 year old daughter sent/recieved 16,000
(yes that's THREE zeros) texts last month. Of course she never talks on the phone. Only texts and yes we have unlimited texting or I would strangle her. 
Sweet 16
^^8^^
we have unlimited texting or I would strangle her.
Call me old-fashioned, but whatever happened to teaching our kids moderation and fiscal responsibility? Why does it always have to be about how much it costs us (parents) when a kid goes over the limit, versus setting a limit and teaching kids to discipline themselves and stay under that limit? My kid gets a certain number of texts per month. He went over once, and paid us for it. He hasn't done it since.
What's next -- do you also give them a $20,000 credit card instead of $500 because they're just going to max it out anyway?!?
P.S. I'm not judging, I'm just askin'.
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dems4me
Guest
Call me old-fashioned, but whatever happened to teaching our kids moderation and fiscal responsibility? Why does it always have to be about how much it costs us (parents) when a kid goes over the limit, versus setting a limit and teaching kids to discipline themselves and stay under that limit? My kid gets a certain number of texts per month. He went over once, and paid us for it. He hasn't done it since.
What's next -- do you also give them a $20,000 credit card instead of $500 because they're just going to max it out anyway?!?
P.S. I'm not judging, I'm just askin'.
I think there's a big difference between a $20K credit card and free unlimited text messages :shrug: I think its more about picking your battles on a pre-teen. :shrug:
JULZ
BFJ
Otter
Nothing to see here
Only busybodies would know that answer, stay tuned.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
How about he teaches him thriftiness. Make him pay for his portion of the plan. There's no need in a pre-paid.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
How does it teach thriftiness? Please explain...