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

Prove to your parents you can handle a phone!

Answer 2

Lol i'm 15 and still don't have a phone... join the club XD

Comments

Same...

Answer 3

Thank your parents. They are probably trying to do their best to do what's best for you. You might not think that, but just listen to them. Begging doesn't work, even if you think it does, you might live just to remember this and think: "Why did I do this?! What's wrong with me?" You don't need a phone. Later on, it will just help you out with life, (as that's its purpose) and High School is a good time to have your own personal phone, as you may end up having a job and have to pay bills for having that phone. Again, thank them.

 

Sorry if this is a long answer, just thanks for reading.

 

Answer 4

Hi I'm 12 years old. I know how it feels. I have the same problem, well except I have my own room and computer.

Answer 5

I am nine years old. I don't have a phone, but I have my own chromebook. I have my school account on, that's what I do kidztalk on.

Answer 6

I just had my sister's old phones

Answer 7

Oh my god. SO RELATABLE! I literally try to convince my parents, but it doesn't work. (I'm 2/3 years younger then you.)

But I have an idea. There is this app called "Greenlight Card For Kids" and you can learn to save up. You can invest in stocks and get more points/money to try and reach your goals. I'll explain all the rest later, but you can try and ask your parents to download this app.

(website, https://www.greenlightcard.com/)

It may work for you, but that doesn't work on my parents because I need to do more "chores".

- sincerely, emilia/em | xo

Answer 8

I am 8 and I said I want privacy at least they gave me a smart watch.

Comments

Lucky I only have a MacBook

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A MacBook is really cool

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Yep. Idk if anyone else on here has one. But they are expensive.

Answer 9

i can sorta understand just don’t worry about it it may be a while till you get a phone but look on the bright side and if you are worried about texting ur friends and stuff you can easily text them on ur iPad :)

Answer 10

I am in 8th grade going on to 9th grade and I have ZERO electronics so I feel you