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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 548855" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>We haven't given the kids cell phones. I know it is in their future - but I want them to be able to pay for it. husband and I only have little prepaid phones that we carry for emergencies. With the iPod, they have a phone app, and as long as they are on wifi - they can use their ipod as a phone. There is wifi at school too.</p><p></p><p>It is just the lying all the time. BFF seems to be a decent kid... but will be 16 in October and difficult child is 14. BFF was held back a year in kindergarten, and I guess had a late birthday, so it will be like she is too years older than difficult child. I have a hard time trusting difficult child to make good decisions because she has made so many bad ones. She hasn't done "bad things" but probably because we are trying to protect her from herself. I wouldn't mind if they walked to school with age appropriate boys... but not leaving an hour earlier than they need to. But, I'd like her to say that that is the plan... not some big made series of lies.</p><p></p><p>I know I have to be careful not to see difficult child thru jaded lenses - because for the last 14 years I have had to deal with her biomom who is lying everytime she opens her mouth. And then to have difficult child lie to me just sets me over the top. Then when caught in a lie she has a meltdown. KSM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 548855, member: 12511"] We haven't given the kids cell phones. I know it is in their future - but I want them to be able to pay for it. husband and I only have little prepaid phones that we carry for emergencies. With the iPod, they have a phone app, and as long as they are on wifi - they can use their ipod as a phone. There is wifi at school too. It is just the lying all the time. BFF seems to be a decent kid... but will be 16 in October and difficult child is 14. BFF was held back a year in kindergarten, and I guess had a late birthday, so it will be like she is too years older than difficult child. I have a hard time trusting difficult child to make good decisions because she has made so many bad ones. She hasn't done "bad things" but probably because we are trying to protect her from herself. I wouldn't mind if they walked to school with age appropriate boys... but not leaving an hour earlier than they need to. But, I'd like her to say that that is the plan... not some big made series of lies. I know I have to be careful not to see difficult child thru jaded lenses - because for the last 14 years I have had to deal with her biomom who is lying everytime she opens her mouth. And then to have difficult child lie to me just sets me over the top. Then when caught in a lie she has a meltdown. KSM [/QUOTE]
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