Hello, I am 13 years old and my name is Ellie. My mom refuses to let me get a phone! My dad is okay with it but my mom refuses every time I ask her. I do extracurricular activities, and she has been late more than once. I wait outside by myself with nobody there, I keep telling her this is dangerous, but she still says no! At this point, we get into fights and now I honestly think she's doing it just to prove something to herself that she can parent right or whatever. I am so responsible with everything I do! I am a straight A student and good at sports. I do what they ask, and am never demanding. I have younger siblings, and I am forced to babysit them, too. I know for a fact they are not struggling financially, my siblings get expensive toys all the time! And for goodness sake, I got such expensive stuff for Christmas which I am grateful for over the moon. But that's not the point. I am the only one without a phone, and I am so left out. I am starting to get teased for it and I can't talk to my friends. They won't even get me a flip phone for crying out loud! I can only talk to 2 people I know who have emails, but I didn't even get an email till I turned 13!! I am so left out, and I can't even talk to my closest friends who have moved away. I'm very sad, so please help!