I have a problem....you might find it silly.....but please help!

Question

Hello,

So, I'm 12 years old (13 in September), and I still don't have anything for myself. I don't have my own room (argh, sharing a room with a 10 year old is....), iPad (sharing an iPad with a 10 and 8 year old....[no privacy], and no phone. My dad said I could get a phone in...get this...HIGH SCHOOL. That was just the intro....

So, I was fine with all of this until yesterday, when my BFF got a phone for her birthday, and kept pulling it out and being like "EEEEEEEK LOOK LOOK!" ik ik, it sounds silly, but it was hard to watch her and my two ther friends pulling out phones and stuff. My friends mom kept being like, "____, search it up on YOUR PHONE." and "Call____on your phone" it was a bit annoying, because I was just sitting there, watching my BFF (who said she wasn't getting one till 7th grade or later) whip out her phone at any time, or in the art studio we went to, just pulling out her phone to just...do....who knows what.

Sorry if it sounds silly or babyish, but I don't have a private way to contact my friends. (And I moved from tex. to MD) its annoying.

If you guys have phones, how did you convince your mom/dad/both to get them for you?

Thank you.

Sorry again.

Comments

That is so sad I sorry I feel you

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I am so sorry but I feel so bad because I had a phone at 5 years old

 

ps I am so sorry for you

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i got a phone just this year but gotten it taken away 5 times. the last time was for nothing. parents just don't listen, do they.

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Omg ikr! I get this iPad taken away every time I do one little tiny thing and I only get 20 minutes of screen time Monday- Friday and 45 on weekends.

just to clarify, I share an iPad with siblings.....argh.

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I don't have one and I am not allowed to have one until I am in high school if that helps. Also if I have learned anything from trying to convince my parents to get me one it is that the will hold there ground no matter what. But if you want to convince them try asking them when it is a good time and bring some back up responses to go with it if you know what I mean. Or if you are really desperate I sunset going to the parent who likes you better and ask him\her if you could have one and if he/she says no then run into your room and start crying or fake it and wait for them to come in so don't stop until one of them comes in and then tell them that you feel like they don't care about you and you wanna run away or that you wish that they would just put you up for adoption. And I know That it might seem scary but trust me they won't hurt you at all in fact they will feel bad and sorry so they might talk to you about it and you could go a head and get on probably this works 85%of the time on my parents and my parents hate me like literally my mom would kill me if it wasn't against the law.I AM NOT JOKING!!!!!or if you are to scared to do that then just show them that you are responsible enough fora phone. Hope this heps . ttyl

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I COMPLETELY relate to this! I have the same problem too! Also 12 (turning 13 in June) and my parents say I can't have a phone until 15-ish. The only way a contact friends is by using my mom's phone. *cringe* I wish they could understand it will be okay if I can have a phone. They are so overprotective that I couldn't get my head stuck on the phone with social media anyway.

Answer 1

ikr gurl its so annoying, im a bit younger than u, but my parents say i can have a phone in..wait for it...when I'm 16!!!!! IKR!!!! My friend, she kinda embarrassed me once, she said if she could have my number, but lol I don't even have a number then she was like "how do u text ppl" and I was like "I use messenger kids app" and she starting laughing and be like-"thats for babies".

Nobody has that app, like-no one. But even tho I don't have a phone, do u have email? You can use Google Hangouts, if not use Messenger Kids if ur friends have it, its not babyish. Skype is safe too.

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I have messager kids

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Me too

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Same

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And at least one of my friends have it

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A also do

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i have it 2.

Answer 2

I feel u girl. I dnt have a phone either and all my friends do. Even some of my 3rd grade friends have phones. I feel so left out bc they all have snap & tik tok 2.

-Adi

Answer 3

I just got a phone at 13 so basically high school

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i dont know what kind of high school u go to or if your just very young for it but imma be like 14 turning 15 in HS.

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I go into highschool when I'm 14 because my birthday is in the summer!!!

Answer 4

this is my most answered and most viewed post

Answer 5

I didn't get a phone yet like you but I got a tablet my parents were toltaly against it at first, but I sometimes calmly talked them into it, telling them all the good things about them (maby e squeezing in a few lies) and then they finally got me one.

(P.S use this for getting anything!)

Hope this helps:-)

Answer 6

Its not silly! My mom said I might get a phone when i am in highschool and have one thousand dollars :(

Answer 7

i’m sorry about that. jealousy is an annoying feeling i didn’t get a phone for a while either but honestly it’s for the best u have ur whole life to be addicted to ur phone focus on being a kid now and ik it sounds dumb but u will look back on ur life later and wish u spent more time off screen and if i could go back i would not have given myself a phone so early because i made so many mistakes and wasted so much time ur parents have good intentions and ik it’s hard to see bc u just want something of ur own but i will get it u have to show ur parents u are responsible and not gonna act like a baby that’s begging them for one so show them ur mature enough to handle one their andwrt could always change just wait and see!

Answer 8

That's sad... BUT! I have a way! You need to make up a list of things you do and why you should get a phone. Then try to suck up to your parents so they'll know you want something. And then lastly be nice to your siblings so they might reward you!

Answer 9

I love mine

Answer 10

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL I REALLY WANT A IPOD TOUCH OR A PHONE BUT MY PARENTS SAID NO NO NO UGGH