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OMG MY DADDD
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I want a phone REALLYYY BADD!!
but my stupidd dad wont let mee have onee!
How can i get him to give me onee?
Because he wantss a good reason..
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Well, I convinced parents to get me one for emergencies.
But, I got a $20 Tracfone and prepaid minutes. I usually got about 90 minutes at a time. I used it only for texting.
I would make sure to not use all minutes in less than two months.
Now they're considering to get me something more fancy.
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You probably can't. Work for is. Earn the money to buy the phone. Honestly. My brothers and I were given phones because we were always at friends houses, sporting events, after school activities and if my parents needed to get a hold of us or other way around thats how we did it.
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At this point, you probably can't. Parents tell you that they want a good reason because they know you don't have one. If you did, he would have just said no.
He knows that you want one, rather than need one. He knows you want to be cool, and fit in, so on and so forth. He doesnt care, because more than likely in his eyes you aren't ready for the responsibility and adults don't give the slightest consideration to "but I'm the only one who doesnt have ____" arguments.
You want to make some headway, ask him what his reasons are for NOT giving you one. You won't be able to convince him with your own at this point more than likely, so try to see if you can eliminate his reasons not to. Ask him, let him talk, don't argue, and then take some time afterwards to see if there are ways you can eliminate his worries.
Example.
Were I a parent, and my (I'm guessing you're 13-14 or younger) kid came to me saying they wanted a cell phone, I'd say no.
My reasons would be as follows.
- Allows you contact with people that I cannot fully monitor (and thus not protect you from anything)
- Allows you to spend money that isnt yours by going over phone plans and such.
- Gives you a reason to stay up till all hours using your phone to talk to people.
- Something to get lost (if our kids have a history of losing and breaking expensive toys)
Simply put, as a parent its his job to protect you, even from yourself. One of the things teens pay no attention to is that just because the majority of people have something or do something doesn't mean the majority is ready for it. His decisions are based on his evaluation of YOUR maturity and responsibility, and you're going to have to surprise him to change his mind.
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