If you saw a ten year old girl with an iPhone....
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I would think "Whoa, I can't believe that little girl has an iPhone" and move on. Not my business.
And I personally think it's crazy for a child to have such an expensive phone. My 9-year old has a cell phone, but it's not a smart phone.
I think maybe one of those cheap prepaid phones with a certain amount of minutes is alright. If they abuse the 100 minutes or whatever, then they are done.....simple as that. Buying them a phone thats worth hundreds of dollars is a bad idea. I wonder if thieves think about robbing little kids iphones. It would be easy.
I guess I just don't see why a child has to have a phone that costs a few hundred dollars. But to each their own. My daughter's phone was free on our plan, and costs $10 a month. She actually hardly uses it, but I like that she has one when she's with her friends or with her dad on his weekend.0 -
Buying a 10 year old kid a 300-400 dollar phone = SMART
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This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!0 -
This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
Um...what does this have to do with kids and cell phones?0 -
This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
Um...what does this have to do with kids and cell phones?
I think she's saying that kids don't even deserve to live, let alone talk on a phone
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I think different kids just have different needs, if my daughter only went to school she wouldn't have a phone. Since my daughter has gymnastics, cheer and occasionaly spends time at her friends house I prefer her to have a phone so she can get a hold of me any time or vice versa.My daughter is 14, and she'd LOVE a phone..she doesn't need one.
she's either IN school, on the way to school, or coming home from school. We have a phone at our house, and the school has one.
Would I say something to someone else's kid? nope..not unless she was doing something BAD with it, LOL
Lots of girls my daughter's class have them, my kid is the minority.0 -
It is really none of my business what you chose to give or not give your child. I would never say anything. I personally would never give a 10 year old a phone much less an iphone. I still live in the stone age and my kids will not have phones (or at least contract phones) till they are maybe 17.
lol i got my first cell phone at 17! I will be making 19 in october and guess what it hasnt killed me that i didnt get a phone at 15 like i wanted. 10 is just too young imo, which my parents raised me from the old school now that i am older i liked it that way and will prolly do the same when i have kids. But like everyone says its your child and your rules.0 -
My parents made me wait until I could pay for the bill, same thing about getting a car. They helped me buy a cheap car, but I had to have a job to handle the insurance.0
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This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
Whoa, this is really intense. Don't you remember being a kid once yourself?
Plus, it seems like you let your life be controlled by where children are going to be. You "constantly" send the restaurant emails. Don't live your life like that - go where you want to go, and if you run into a child just take a deep breath. You're giving them a lot of power over your life.
They're not all demon children. They will be the ones when you're older to help pay your Social Security, to diagnose you in the emergency room when you're older and have health problems, nurse you in the hospital if you fall ill, to help you plan your will, to take care of you in the nursing home if you end up there, to serve you at restaurants, etc.
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I think 10 years old is way to young to have a phone. I didn't get my first phone til I was 26 years old. It is your choice to give your child a phone and nobody elses. When I have kids they will get jobs to get a phone. I want them to earn what they get in life.0
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I didn't get a phone until 10th grade. And I couldn't even text on it :frown: I think it was before people could send media over texts too :S0
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I don't think there's a problem with her having an iPhone. It is 2012, technology is not the enemy it is the reality of our world. In my opinion good parenting is about preparing your child for the world, not preotecting them from it. As long as she is taught about appropriate use of the phone and can't purchase random apps, go for it I swear some people would have us living in the dark ages...
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I think 10 years old is way to young to have a phone. I didn't get my first phone til I was 26 years old. It is your choice to give your child a phone and nobody elses. When I have kids they will get jobs to get a phone. I want them to earn what they get in life.
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I would think "Whoa, I can't believe that little girl has an iPhone" and move on. Not my business.
And I personally think it's crazy for a child to have such an expensive phone. My 9-year old has a cell phone, but it's not a smart phone.
I think maybe one of those cheap prepaid phones with a certain amount of minutes is alright. If they abuse the 100 minutes or whatever, then they are done.....simple as that. Buying them a phone thats worth hundreds of dollars is a bad idea. I wonder if thieves think about robbing little kids iphones. It would be easy.
I guess I just don't see why a child has to have a phone that costs a few hundred dollars. But to each their own. My daughter's phone was free on our plan, and costs $10 a month. She actually hardly uses it, but I like that she has one when she's with her friends or with her dad on his weekend.
I don't have a problem with my future kids having a prepaid phone that only calls and texts out to me and my husband with no net on it for safety when they need us when they aren't home. They won't have a smart phone til they can afford it on their own.0 -
Yes, my point exactly. And how parents are concerned about another child's iPhone instead of trying to teach them how to behave like a human!
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My daughter turned 10 this summer and a lot of her friends have various ranges of cell phones. She has not asked and we've not mentioned getting her one as I don't think she's ready yet. When she starts to venture out on her own or with friends, I'll look at the options then for her, but it would most likely be an iPhone due to some of the apps I can use to find her if she were to get into trouble.
As for your daughter, I wouldn't say a word as it's none of my business and I have my own two monsters to raise and worry about. I'm sure you have your reasons for her having a phone, just like my daughters friends parents have their reasons. It your family and you have to do what you think is best, regardless of what people will say! Don't let it burn you, not worth the energy unless you can count the calories to go with it
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This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
Um...what does this have to do with kids and cell phones?
I think she's saying that kids don't even deserve to live, let alone talk on a phone
I think she's saying she's crazy. To assume that children will cause some weird stress in your life is to be out of touch with reality. Your children are what you teach them to be.0 -
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I think that is too young to have a phone, but I wouldn't say anything about it. I sure as heck wouldn't berate the child for it. Simply uncalled for.
This.
Second this.
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I wouldn’t say anything to the kid because It's not the kid's fault. I think it’s excessive for a 10 year old to have an iphone and there is no way my (almost) 10 year old daughter would have one. Aside from the fact that kids are so engulfed in an overload of technology that they can’t even look at you while speaking to you anymore it’s just excessive and extravagant. If my kids were "latch key" kids and I was not available to supervise their whereabouts then I might get them less expensive phones so they would be able to keep in touch or check in. I hear on the news on almost a daily basis about someone getting a beat down in Chicago and getting their iphone stolen. Might as well have your kid walking around waiving a roll of cash. It’s unfortunate that it has gotten to the point that parents buy these things for the kids as status symbol.0
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This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
HOLY CRAP!!!! I'm no kid person but you are a freaking nut job. Seriously. I bet your nieces and nephews absolutely despise you. Props to you for being honest but I've never seen such demonizing to a huge portion of humanity.0 -
This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
WOW!! Really?? I read this a couple of times thinking I missed something. I was thinking "where is this lady from...hell?" But I see (According to your profile) you're actually very close to me. I know people who don't want kids but I've never heard anyone talk about children like that before. It's shocking. But...at least you're honest...and steering clear from most children...0 -
*Rolls eyes at parents*0
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This is my rant ... it may not be a popular opinion but its my opinion
I don't have children but I avoid all "family" oriented places like the plague because kids today are so horrific! I'm not saying all kids but 99.9% of them. People (who don't know me well) think I'm a snob because I'll only eat at fine dining type restaurants or sit in first class on airplanes but its really because I'm avoiding today's generation of children. If a family is somehow eating at a nice restaurant and is sat next to me, I'll ask to be moved asap. I do the same thing in hotels. It would be nice not to be so particular all the time, but I have to be. The only way to avoid these horrible children is to eat, stay, and play at uber high-end establishments. Even our movie theater has a VIP section, where you have to be 21 or older; they serve alcohol and have nice big recliner seats! We seem to never run into children there. And there is a local restaurant that only allows children older than 13 and my husband and I patron it all the time! I constantly send emails and letters praising their wise decision. The kid free restaurant is packed with people who want to eat in peace and actually enjoy their food!
Parents today seem so stressed and overwhelmed; its insane. I run at a track sometimes and see these miserable parents sitting through soccer practice, baseball, etc. and its depressing. And then they take their kids out in public and don't discipline them AT ALL. The kids are loud, rude, obnoxious, and the parents could care less. How about a "please be quiet, honey" once in awhile?!? But I never hear parents trying to control their children.
The best decision I ever made in my entire life, is to not have children. I have a husband I love and three beautiful dogs who were rescues. And we live our life wonderfully stress free & happy, in peace and quiet, with other like minded adults!!!!!!
FYI....It's not the kid's fault. That's called being a bad parent. Not all kids are like that. It sounds to me like you are missing out on the love and support of your family. But if you feel this strong about the situation I highly applaud your decision for not having kids.0 -
It's not the kids fault at all....its whoever got them an expensive iphone
I also really do wonder how safe it is to have a 10 year old carry an expensive phone. If I were a thief, I'd follow your kid around to where I can yank it from him....just saying. Its an ugly world.0 -
Yes. Kids these days are bad because people object to beating your kids. That's it.
I forgot discipline = violence. Thanks for reminding me. Sorry, parents, for objecting to your laying your hand on a littler person. I promise not to do it again. After all, you gave birth to the child so clearly you have a right to do anything you like to them, right? I mean, everyone knows kids don't deserve respect.
Wow, it's going to turn into a spanking debate? Nice. Don't judge my parenting and I won't judge your's.
I can't believe that my comment has led to this.
The situation was, right in the middle of pike place market, a parent smacked a kid so hard across the face, everyone around stopped in their tracks. The parent was yelling "what the **** is wrong with you?!?!?" The kid was under ten. The person who stood up to the parent was a public employee, who yelled at the parent "What the **** is wrong with yoU?! You don't hit your kid like that!" Everyone around applauded the employee.
No, it wasn't calling CPS, but that kid experienced perhaps for the first time that this treatment wasnt ok. I hope it sparked a spirit of rebellion in that kid and gave that kid hope.
For the record, I think if you have to hit your kid to discipline them, it's because you aren't doing your job in the love department and perhaps you should take a parenting class. That's my honest opinion. Not passing judgement on anyone It's just my "preference" that people who constantly tell their kids to not hit other kids at school or on the playground or in the backseat of the car MODEL how to use your words and not your fists. 0 -
I wouldn't think much of it, I've seen 6 year olds who have an IPhone. And besides you can get a refurbished Iphone 4 for $30. It isn't as big of a deal from when they first came out because you can just buy a older generation IPhone. I might take issue if a parent gave they child an IPhone 4S, or the IPhone 5(when it comes out), those are definatley too expensive for a child to be toting around.0
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Just bought my 8 year old daughter an Iphone 4 today, I am a single dad and I bought it based on the Facetime function so I can see her when I call her when she is at her moms. She is absolutely my life and we live too far apart to see each other every day. Best $100 I've spent! I also bought my 18 year old daughter and my 61 year old mother one as well, I love for my family to keep in touch! BTW I read the rest of this post and I will not lower myself to judge anyone, but really??? sounded almost like stories of segregation....restaurants with no kids, movie theaters..... scary stuff..... God bless...0
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It's not the kids fault at all....its whoever got them an expensive iphone
I also really do wonder how safe it is to have a 10 year old carry an expensive phone. If I were a thief, I'd follow your kid around to where I can yank it from him....just saying. Its an ugly world.
They are not that expensive. Actually pretty cheap considering what they can do. If it got stolen? Lock that one down, do a find phone, stop service on it and likely as not, buy him a new one...0 -
It's not the kids fault at all....its whoever got them an expensive iphone
I also really do wonder how safe it is to have a 10 year old carry an expensive phone. If I were a thief, I'd follow your kid around to where I can yank it from him....just saying. Its an ugly world.
so no Game Boy, PSP etc...for kids either? dont want to be your kid! 0 -
It's not the kids fault at all....its whoever got them an expensive iphone
I also really do wonder how safe it is to have a 10 year old carry an expensive phone. If I were a thief, I'd follow your kid around to where I can yank it from him....just saying. Its an ugly world.
so no Game Boy, PSP etc...for kids either? dont want to be your kid!
Gameboy doesnt have internet (unless you fix settings) and a monthly payment.0
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