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Can you hear me now?
I have (as y'all probably know) a kid. A teenager, at that. That kid has a cell phone. While this is occasionally handy, it's more often a royal pain in my ass. We have constant battles about ring tones, volume, use (and frequency of use). So I'm wondering...am I doing (or not doing) something wrong? Does everyone with kids-with-cell phones have to deal with this crap? Thus, a poll.
It's aimed at folks with kids between the ages of 12 and 18, but if your kid is younger and has a cellphone, or is older and still at home (and you're paying the bills), that's cool too. Please, fill out my poll, because I am very curious about this. Thanks!
[Poll #1753426]
And it occurs to me, since I can't really comment on my own entry (well, I could, but that would be weird):
The cut-off time for Matthew flexes as needed; mostly it's a talking thing -- he doesn't need to be on the phone late. During the school year, it's 930-10p; during school breaks it's midnight. Texting I'm more flexible on, as long as he has it set to vibrate and I don't have to listen to the ringtone all the time.
I've had to tell him repeatedly to tell whomever he's texting with when we're sitting down to eat, not to text for at least 15-20 min., but I'm thinking of changing that to just making him turn it OFF for that time period -- because he can't seem to understand that just because the notification comes in that he has a text doesn't mean he has to answer it right then and there.
It's aimed at folks with kids between the ages of 12 and 18, but if your kid is younger and has a cellphone, or is older and still at home (and you're paying the bills), that's cool too. Please, fill out my poll, because I am very curious about this. Thanks!
[Poll #1753426]
And it occurs to me, since I can't really comment on my own entry (well, I could, but that would be weird):
The cut-off time for Matthew flexes as needed; mostly it's a talking thing -- he doesn't need to be on the phone late. During the school year, it's 930-10p; during school breaks it's midnight. Texting I'm more flexible on, as long as he has it set to vibrate and I don't have to listen to the ringtone all the time.
I've had to tell him repeatedly to tell whomever he's texting with when we're sitting down to eat, not to text for at least 15-20 min., but I'm thinking of changing that to just making him turn it OFF for that time period -- because he can't seem to understand that just because the notification comes in that he has a text doesn't mean he has to answer it right then and there.