Mobile phone?

by on August 30, 2011

Question by worried person: Mobile phone?
I’m a 17 year old male and my mum is overprotective, really. She rarely lets me go anywhere and I said I shpuld have a mobile phone as it’ll make it easier and she’ll worry less, but she says I’m to young for one! She says I’ll get one when I go into university(wtf).

She treats a mobile phone like a house or something!

Am I being reasonable? What can I do to convince her that I am old enough?
Yes I have offered to pay for it myself, I have a job

Best answer:

Answer by hamletsjadedlover
are you old enough to pay for it yourself?

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{ 7 comments }

Marj August 30, 2011 at 9:17 am

Offer to pay for it yourself. If she would let you go on a familyshare type plan, you could chip in $ 10/month. Paying for it yourself shows how much it means to you.

If she’s paranoid, offer to let her inspect your phone whenever she wants, to see what texts you’ve been sending or whatever (I know that’s very ‘big brother’, but maybe it will pacify her).

bailezra August 30, 2011 at 10:16 am

Get a job and pay for it yourself.

visual_dichotomy August 30, 2011 at 10:34 am

Answer: offer to pay for it. And anyway, if you get a plan, the phone itself is normally free.

Do you lose a lot of things? If so that’s probably her root concern. Work out WHY she treats it with such reverence, and convince her not to. GET TO THE ROOT.

barboletas August 30, 2011 at 10:58 am

*snif* HOOOMESICK *snif snif*

You do this on purpose, don’t you.

Urville Djasim August 30, 2011 at 11:31 am

It’s awfully cold out here…
…wanna trade…?
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barboletas August 30, 2011 at 11:40 am

HELL yeah! ik mis de kou en de geur van winters Nederland gewoon… Nog maar n paar weekjes!!

Oh en jullie zijn heel erg hartelijk welkom om Hanneke’s promotie hier te komen vieren hoor :D

(GEFELICITEERD trouwens!!)

81Takahiro18 August 30, 2011 at 12:02 pm

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Its the first item to show up.

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