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Part 1 - Cell phones and difficult child's
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<blockquote data-quote="C.J." data-source="post: 241759" data-attributes="member: 1987"><p>I did not buy a cell phone for N* when it became fashionable for every teen in my city to have one. N* abused privileges on my cell phone - to the tune of $200 in extra fees for me, so I told her she could get a cell phone when she turned 18 and could afford it herself.</p><p></p><p>Then, sadly, during the summer of 2007, an 18 year old girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered in our area. The police were able to locate her body from the pings on the cell phone towers.</p><p></p><p>So, I backed down, bought N* a cell phone and had her added to my plan. I told the cell phone provider that they had to turn text messaging off, ring tone ordering off, access to the internet off, as I would not be paying for any of these services. N* got around the ring tones by ordering them straight from the provider's website. I had charges reversed. The second time she did it, I asked her for the $20.00 to pay for the charges. She didn't have it, and I would not take it from one of the Potential Sperm Donors - it had to come from money SHE earned. I turned the phone off. I told her it seemed I cared more about her personal safety and security than she did herself (duh - she's pregnant despite the Rx for birth control I'd been paying for). So, if she keeps the phone charged up, she call dial 911 in an emergency.</p><p></p><p>There are phones and plans out there for phone calls only - I think they are mostly marketed to older adults who want the convenience and security of a cell phone when they are away from their home phones. I'd check into that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C.J., post: 241759, member: 1987"] I did not buy a cell phone for N* when it became fashionable for every teen in my city to have one. N* abused privileges on my cell phone - to the tune of $200 in extra fees for me, so I told her she could get a cell phone when she turned 18 and could afford it herself. Then, sadly, during the summer of 2007, an 18 year old girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered in our area. The police were able to locate her body from the pings on the cell phone towers. So, I backed down, bought N* a cell phone and had her added to my plan. I told the cell phone provider that they had to turn text messaging off, ring tone ordering off, access to the internet off, as I would not be paying for any of these services. N* got around the ring tones by ordering them straight from the provider's website. I had charges reversed. The second time she did it, I asked her for the $20.00 to pay for the charges. She didn't have it, and I would not take it from one of the Potential Sperm Donors - it had to come from money SHE earned. I turned the phone off. I told her it seemed I cared more about her personal safety and security than she did herself (duh - she's pregnant despite the Rx for birth control I'd been paying for). So, if she keeps the phone charged up, she call dial 911 in an emergency. There are phones and plans out there for phone calls only - I think they are mostly marketed to older adults who want the convenience and security of a cell phone when they are away from their home phones. I'd check into that. [/QUOTE]
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