Well, what would be worse?

Having parents who...

Let you own arifle but not a cell phone.

or...

Let you own a cell phone but not a rifle. (I suspect far more teens fall into this category.)


I dunno, if they don't have cell phones, it's kind of a hard argument to make them shell out that extra cash and monthly expense just so you can crash your car while texting with your buddies next year.

If they do have cell phones, maybe they're tight on the monthly minutesand are afraid you'll somehow cause them to max that out. You might want to ask...and maybe find out what specifically their objections are. Then you can begin to ask how to properly go about addressing their real concerns.

I got a cell phone... unfortunately. Ya know it rings like at least 2 or 3 times a week. [:@] Then I have to answer it... and talk to people. If only there was some lasting benefit of other adults thinking it was cool to have one.