tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post5636285500659640409..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Does this count as an argument for... or against... teen cell phone ownership?The Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-53156035272507278122007-07-17T06:09:00.000-05:002007-07-17T06:09:00.000-05:00Identfying yourself is a good thing as I am not al...Identfying yourself is a good thing as I am not always wearing glasses when I answer the phone and waking up in a fog - y'all sound the same - Hello, this is (fill in the blank) can I please speak to (fill in the other blank)<BR/><BR/>Was this not a lesson we learned in a classroom one day?Where fibers meet mudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068295067741588733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-8477687592299725582007-07-17T01:48:00.000-05:002007-07-17T01:48:00.000-05:00ManSon had girls calling here at all hours of the ...ManSon had girls calling here at all hours of the night. I politely ask who is calling then inform them he is asleep. 9 times out of 10 he is awake but I do not wish to have these calls coming in when I am in bed. I am quicker to answer the phone by my bed than ManSon is to answer the one by his bed two floors up. "In my day" (giggling hystarically for having the chance to say in my day!)..if the phone rang after 11 pm it was a family crisis of near faital proportion, not some form of love sickness.<BR/><BR/>Cell phones for teens could be a good idea IF the student is willing to keep the phone turned off during school hours unless State or National disaster strikes. Otherwise the cell phone Mom and Dad pay for becomes a paper weight in a teacher/principal's drawer until the end of the school year. <BR/><BR/>This Monday there was a large note posted at the check in desk at Snow White's daycare..."Parents - if your child is caught with a cell phone it will be confiscated until the end of summer." I am lost for words when I think of an eight year old with a cell phone. They call out a huge cry for help when they cannot find their favorite toy but can be responsible enough for a cell phone?MommasWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485437827291277780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-38511174165904810292007-07-16T19:02:00.000-05:002007-07-16T19:02:00.000-05:00You are not alone and since you asked - yes, the n...You are not alone and since you asked - yes, the new boys and old boys too should id themselves when you answer.<BR/><BR/>"If parenting is easy, you're doing it wrong."Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-5693938935879995842007-07-16T17:05:00.000-05:002007-07-16T17:05:00.000-05:00Katherine -- I have no problem giving my high scho...Katherine -- I have no problem giving my high school kids <I>my</I> phone when they go out in the evening... I'm not using the phone at that time and I agree totally about the comfort factor in the kid being able to summon help in the event of a flat, etc.<BR/><BR/>But their own phone? All the time? I see your point... and Linda's.... but still....<BR/><BR/>Bee -- You probably have it figured out right: Long Suffering Spouse will probably just tell me what to do and then I'll do it.....The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-734330420746653752007-07-16T15:07:00.000-05:002007-07-16T15:07:00.000-05:00For what it's worth, even when people call at work...For what it's worth, even when people call at work to schedule ambulance trips and what-not they never say who <I>they</I> are but will say "this is the ED". Uhm, the entire ED? And which ED might it be? We deal with at least five of them if not more. Apparently it would be too difficult to say "Hello, this is Sally from the Backus Hospital ED." Polite? Yes! Going to happen anytime soon? No! <BR/><BR/>That said (sorry, thought I was still doing the Moaning Meme there), I debated long and hard before giving Amanda a cell phone as I didn't want the late night sneaky calls or the over-run minutes or any of that but then it just seemed impractical to NOT give her one when I would be needing to pick her up after band practice, etc. It has turned out to be a lifesaver on more than occasion and like Katherine said, if they are on your plan then you can see exactly who calls and when! There are some advantages here - truly!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-88161179402711704052007-07-16T14:19:00.000-05:002007-07-16T14:19:00.000-05:00I've noticed that people rarely identify themselve...I've noticed that people rarely identify themselves as well, expecting us to know.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-30268227042387038882007-07-16T14:07:00.000-05:002007-07-16T14:07:00.000-05:00shoot i don't know crumy. my youngest child is 37 ...shoot i don't know crumy. my youngest child is 37 now and that is his only phone. has been for years. aw what the heck, let 'em have the danged phones, otherwise they'll be dinosaurs. oh, wait, that would be like father, like son? no? sigh... just take your vitamin and don't worry about it. let lls make the decision! ha ha<BR/><BR/>smiles, beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-60927592137246490932007-07-16T14:05:00.000-05:002007-07-16T14:05:00.000-05:00being a single working mommy for most of my life.....being a single working mommy for most of my life....I love cell phones...and I love my kids having cell phones. The oldest (now 25) didn't have one when she started driving...but the other two did. I was grateful more than once. Flat tires on mountain roads...need I say more? <BR/><BR/>Now I have one all grown up and living in the big city....one away from home at college and an almost 17 year old who is all over the map. I LOVE CELL PHONES.<BR/><BR/>Also...when they are on MY plan....I can say things like..."I'm paying for this phone you damn well better pick up when I call." (and I can read the bill to see who they call...and who calls them.....)katherine.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06000676644051958330noreply@blogger.com