The Great Cell Phone Controversy
Brett Jordan on Unsplash It was when my oldest showed me his new cell phone with some pride earlier this year that I discovered he had gotten a cell phone through his mother's machinations. I had been opposed to this and still am. When she had mentioned that he needed a cell phone as a 7th grader, I stated as my position that he had no reason to have one at this stage in his life and by "this stage in his life," I did mean until he was gainfully employed and living on his own. She countered with, "All of his friends have one," to which I said, "So," a game changing response in any debate. When she mentioned that he may need to call one of us, when out with his friends, I said he could use one of his friends' phones, since they all have one. Despite or in spite of my opposition, with her father's help, she got my oldest a cell phone this year. And not just a cell phone. She got him a smart phone with apps that I have no idea how to use. H...