Kids and cell phones
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Oh, that's so unfair! 
But to some people, totally valid!
Originally Posted by duzzey1
So what did you and YOUR parents do about after school activities when you were going to high school and middle school? I'm sure everything was worked out. I see no need for cell phones, especially if the child cannot pay one cent of the bill!
As a matter of fact, I was not allowed to participate in after-school activities because my parents insisted on knowing how I was going to get home. They both worked a good distance from the school and could not pick me up. I want my kids to have more than I had, so after school activities are encouraged and the cell phone is my way of keeping in touch. He wanted it, as all of his friends have them, but I got it because I wanted to be able to be in touch with him.
Penn--yes, if you already have a cell phone, adding an additional line is minimal.
Naturally, we have strict rules with the usage and any variance from those rules will come out of his pocket.
So what did you and YOUR parents do about after school activities when you were going to high school and middle school? I'm sure everything was worked out. I see no need for cell phones, especially if the child cannot pay one cent of the bill!
As a matter of fact, I was not allowed to participate in after-school activities because my parents insisted on knowing how I was going to get home. They both worked a good distance from the school and could not pick me up. I want my kids to have more than I had, so after school activities are encouraged and the cell phone is my way of keeping in touch. He wanted it, as all of his friends have them, but I got it because I wanted to be able to be in touch with him.
Penn--yes, if you already have a cell phone, adding an additional line is minimal.
Naturally, we have strict rules with the usage and any variance from those rules will come out of his pocket.
summerwinds71
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Mrs. Jones said:
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itsbob
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My situation is a little different than most, but all my kids have cell pones. Now they can call me whenever they want, and I can call an individual child when I want to talk to just them. My oldest boy likes to text me, sometimes with mundane daily things, but I throughly enjoy getting his text messages. I have a daughter that I have had problems with going over minutes, but she seems to have fixed that problem.Mrs. Jones said:
All in all it works for us. I got Verizon Family Plan.. 1000 minutes with the NAVAIR Discount is <>$50.00 a month plus $10 per additional phone, and $10 apiece for Oldest boy and youngest daughter for unlimited text.
