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re: I gave my son his first phone and he couldn’t last a week without getting it taken away
Posted on 11/28/22 at 5:59 am to Byrdybyrd05
Posted on 11/28/22 at 5:59 am to Byrdybyrd05
I see you becoming a pawpaw in not so distant future.
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Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:02 am to Byrdybyrd05
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went to the room to look at his phone.
He is using VPN to look up Japanese girls getting arse fricked
He is stacked, you’re screwed
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:07 am to Byrdybyrd05
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I took his phone away and he won’t be getting it for a long time. I told him he couldn’t last a week without losing his privilege and he failed the test of being responsible.
Boy you showed him, bet ya'll have a real strong relationship
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:45 am to Byrdybyrd05
Same here. We don't allow him to have his phone upstairs and that helped a ton. We also have parental locks on apps and access as well as times when only call/text are active on his phone. As he earns more freedom we'll adjust.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 6:55 am to nated14
Good luck with him not having a phone. Yes they are bad but the ease of access is important. Does your kid play sports? (Might need it to remind you to bring his cleats as an example.
Might want to be able to get in touch with him at a friends house. He may need it to contact females his age.
No phone is going to make him a dork.
Might want to be able to get in touch with him at a friends house. He may need it to contact females his age.
No phone is going to make him a dork.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:05 am to Byrdybyrd05
My parents never purchased me a phone or a car. I didn't get my first cell phone until I joined the Army and didn't get my first car until after I did a year in Afghanistan. 
When I see 5 year olds on iPads all I can do is shake my head.
When I see 5 year olds on iPads all I can do is shake my head.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:22 am to Byrdybyrd05
He was probably on the Poli board.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:24 am to Byrdybyrd05
Yeah. Cell phones for kids suck.
I’m leaning toward a smart watch - they can respond simply to texts and make calls. Plus some can be used as locators.
I’m leaning toward a smart watch - they can respond simply to texts and make calls. Plus some can be used as locators.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:30 am to Byrdybyrd05
Need pic of mom to make decision.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:36 am to Realityintheface
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I agree. Poor parenting decision at 12.
almost every girl and abotu 3 or 4 of the boys in my sons 6th grade class have phones. We are not close to getting him one but its not htat insane at 12. at that age they have after school practices and other things.
we have no problem not getting him one and he doesnt care either but 12-14 is when 99% of them have them
as far as waiting until they get drivers liscense, 16 is too late imo.
and ftr youtube shorts or reels on the other social media sites are just as bad as tiktok. tictok is worse though and 100% messes with their heads because they are not mature enough to handle that.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:37 am to lsu777
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but 12-14 is when 99% of them have them
Which is why these kids are so screwed up
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:44 am to VictoryHill
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My parents never purchased me a phone or a car. I didn't get my first cell phone until I joined the Army and didn't get my first car until after I did a year in Afghanistan.
According to TvilleTiger, that makes you a dork !
Posted on 11/28/22 at 7:47 am to Byrdybyrd05
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It’s mainly for calling and texting when he needs to but I told him he couldn’t use the phone during the school week but being he was out of school for Thanksgiving week,
So how about a phone that just calls and texts?
Posted on 11/28/22 at 8:50 am to Byrdybyrd05
quote:There is a direct correlation between how much time my kids spend on the phone and how much of an a-hole they are........
He apologized and he is back to how he was before getting the phone. I didn’t realize how much a phone could change a kid like that.
It is poison. Of all that bullshite on the phones what drives me crazy is Youtube videos. We had a dust up over phones a month ago and I took all of them away for two weeks. Off and in a drawer. It was a great reset. Now we have them turn em in at 9PM, and they cant use them in their rooms or bathrooms.
The 13 yo would go into the bathroom and live with it if you let him .
Posted on 11/28/22 at 8:58 am to Byrdybyrd05
If I may offer some advice as a 30 year practicing faux counselor. The hook if you will of a cell phone is the vibration mode. Kids frequently insert the phone into an orifice after asking a friend to repeatedly dial the number. I suggest disabling vibration mode, super glueing his bung hole shut or no phone at all. Also wash your hands. You have Turd on them. You will want to send your son to a solid religious reorientation camp. Shalom and You are welcome
Posted on 11/28/22 at 8:58 am to Byrdybyrd05
and, and,and….
Posted on 11/28/22 at 8:58 am to tigerfoot
I'm in the same situation. My son is 12 and he's going to need a way to communicate with us when he starts school football. I'll need to know when to come get him (I'll be coaching my younger sons) from practice. ALL his friends have them, but I think we're going the smart watch route.
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:09 am to fr33manator
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Awful idea. They can get a phone when they get a drivers license. That shite rots their brains and the TikTok crap is brainwashing software
I was in 8th grade when I got my first cell phone but it was a Nokia that could only text/call with limited minutes and texts except on weekends. Smart phones didn’t come out for a few more years
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:19 am to bamaguy17
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My son is 12 and he's going to need a way to communicate with us when he starts school football. I'll need to know when to come get him (I'll be coaching my younger sons) from practice. ALL his friends have them, but I think we're going the smart watch route.
It’s amazing people figured this out before cell phones existed. Such as asking the coach about what time they’d be finished and just being there.
My dad used to just come watch the whole practice because he enjoyed it
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:21 am to Byrdybyrd05
Parents certainly need to measure when a kid needs that kind of a product in their hands.
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