how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
05-02-2008 | 01:47 PM
#31
Nontypical Buck
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RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
that wouldnt work my parents are the kind of parents that say i dont care what everyone else got on the test i just care about you and they wont buy me a truck i have to pay for it etc.
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
mossberg 11, honestly not trying to give you crap, and i know you are looking for a job and all but right now you are STILL LOOKING (as far as i know) so im guessing you wont have steady income to pay for the cell. as for the truck.......im not going to go into that now!
05-02-2008 | 02:31 PM
#32
Giant Nontypical
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From: Jefferson County, Missouri
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
that wouldnt work my parents are the kind of parents that say i dont care what everyone else got on the test i just care about you and they wont buy me a truck i have to pay for it etc.
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
05-02-2008 | 03:03 PM
#33
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From: Millville, Ohio
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: xXxrory7xXx
jesus christ lighten up
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
that wouldnt work my parents are the kind of parents that say i dont care what everyone else got on the test i just care about you and they wont buy me a truck i have to pay for it etc.
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
i do three soorts and go out a lot
i have to borrow someones cell about 5 times aweek i need onne
05-02-2008 | 04:21 PM
#34
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RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
i know man
i do three soorts and go out a lot
i have to borrow someones cell about 5 times aweek i need onne
ORIGINAL: xXxrory7xXx
jesus christ lighten up
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
that wouldnt work my parents are the kind of parents that say i dont care what everyone else got on the test i just care about you and they wont buy me a truck i have to pay for it etc.
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
i do three soorts and go out a lot
i have to borrow someones cell about 5 times aweek i need onne
05-02-2008 | 04:59 PM
#35
Little Doe Peep
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From: Japan
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
At the risk of being called "mom" again, I'll have to agree with Alyssa. I never thought of asking my mother for a cell phone. If you want one, fine, but get a job and pay for it yourself.
05-02-2008 | 05:17 PM
#36
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From: Millville, Ohio
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
No, I will not lighten up because its the truth. Why do you have to go out? You don't need a cell phone. Just be more responsible. I'm not going to sit here and listen to a 15 year old whine about not having a cell phone when there's people in this country that don't even have a place to sleep tonight.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
i know man
i do three soorts and go out a lot
i have to borrow someones cell about 5 times aweek i need onne
ORIGINAL: xXxrory7xXx
jesus christ lighten up
ORIGINAL: huntingirl89
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11
that wouldnt work my parents are the kind of parents that say i dont care what everyone else got on the test i just care about you and they wont buy me a truck i have to pay for it etc.
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
tell them its 2008 for christ sakes!!!!!!
You don't need a cell phone. No one needs a cell phone. You want one. Be honest. And that statement has to be the whinest one I've heard in a long time. This is exactly whats wrong with this generation, you aren't willing to do anything for yourselves. Its not a parent's job to get you a cell phone or a vehicle, they did their job, they kept you alive and thriving, thats their only obligation to you. They also don't have to pay for your college, so think about that for the future. You're 15? Get a job. Show them that you're a responsible teenager and can take care of yourself without whining about everything you don't have. Then maybe they'll cut you some slack and be willing to meet you halfway.
There are hundreds of thousands of kids in this country who don't have cell phones, and won't have one until they buy it themselves, or a truck. In fact, its hard to believe, but people survived for millions of yearsWITHOUT cell phones, and they actually had social lives!In this day in age, elaborate and tell me exactly WHY you need a truck. Is it because you have a lot of stuff to haul? Feed, grain, hay, etc? Or because you just want a pick-up because everyone else has one and it'll make you more "country"? IE, the same reason you want the cell phone (nix the country). Are you prepared to pay at the pump? YOUR money, not your parent's hard-earned cash thats keeping a roof over your head and food on your table.
Get a job, get it yourself and stop complaining. You're already luckier than a lot of kids thats for sure. Some perspective is what you need.
i do three soorts and go out a lot
i have to borrow someones cell about 5 times aweek i need onne
how many sports did you do in high school? and did you have any friends at all and did you attend social functions?
what doesa truck have to do with any of this? im buying my own truck you idiot dont say **** about me
why are you so dam cocky and think you know everything about life? i mean holy **** man get a life........................hoe old are you?
05-02-2008 | 05:36 PM
#37
Nontypical Buck
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From: South Dakota
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
Holy crap, I think everyone needs to lighten up in here!
First off, I don't think mossbergman11 can even get a cell phone if he wanted to(by himself). I believe you have to be at least 18 and have some sort of credit history. He would NEED his parents to get it for him. Second, whats it matter if he pays for it, or his parents? If his parents are willing, and able to pay for his phone, good for him. I'm sure he does $30-$40 of chores around the house to pay for a phone in a month.
Third, for everyone saying cell phones aren't necessary do need to get out more. I do all of my business over my cell phone, I don't have a house line. I'm on my phone for at least 2 hours if not more a day. When you are on the road for a living, and buying/selling grain its a necessity.
And for the people who don't have a place to sleep at nite, 80% of those people do NOT do anything to try to better themselves, so why worry about them. If they get sick or hurt, we pay for them so why would they try to better themselves?
First off, I don't think mossbergman11 can even get a cell phone if he wanted to(by himself). I believe you have to be at least 18 and have some sort of credit history. He would NEED his parents to get it for him. Second, whats it matter if he pays for it, or his parents? If his parents are willing, and able to pay for his phone, good for him. I'm sure he does $30-$40 of chores around the house to pay for a phone in a month.
Third, for everyone saying cell phones aren't necessary do need to get out more. I do all of my business over my cell phone, I don't have a house line. I'm on my phone for at least 2 hours if not more a day. When you are on the road for a living, and buying/selling grain its a necessity.
And for the people who don't have a place to sleep at nite, 80% of those people do NOT do anything to try to better themselves, so why worry about them. If they get sick or hurt, we pay for them so why would they try to better themselves?
05-02-2008 | 05:41 PM
#38
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From: Millville, Ohio
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
ORIGINAL: Rammer
Holy crap, I think everyone needs to lighten up in here!
First off, I don't think mossbergman11 can even get a cell phone if he wanted to(by himself). I believe you have to be at least 18 and have some sort of credit history. He would NEED his parents to get it for him. Second, whats it matter if he pays for it, or his parents? If his parents are willing, and able to pay for his phone, good for him. I'm sure he does $30-$40 of chores around the house to pay for a phone in a month.
Third, for everyone saying cell phones aren't necessary do need to get out more. I do all of my business over my cell phone, I don't have a house line. I'm on my phone for at least 2 hours if not more a day. When you are on the road for a living, and buying/selling grain its a necessity.
And for the people who don't have a place to sleep at nite, 80% of those people do NOT do anything to try to better themselves, so why worry about them. If they get sick or hurt, we pay for them so why would they try to better themselves?
Holy crap, I think everyone needs to lighten up in here!
First off, I don't think mossbergman11 can even get a cell phone if he wanted to(by himself). I believe you have to be at least 18 and have some sort of credit history. He would NEED his parents to get it for him. Second, whats it matter if he pays for it, or his parents? If his parents are willing, and able to pay for his phone, good for him. I'm sure he does $30-$40 of chores around the house to pay for a phone in a month.
Third, for everyone saying cell phones aren't necessary do need to get out more. I do all of my business over my cell phone, I don't have a house line. I'm on my phone for at least 2 hours if not more a day. When you are on the road for a living, and buying/selling grain its a necessity.
And for the people who don't have a place to sleep at nite, 80% of those people do NOT do anything to try to better themselves, so why worry about them. If they get sick or hurt, we pay for them so why would they try to better themselves?
i dont knwo why huntinggirl is always PO ed now i dont remember her being like that before
05-02-2008 | 06:38 PM
#39
Nontypical Buck
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From: oxford county, maine
RE: how can i convince my parents to get a cell phone?
i agree w/ some of hntgrls points and i also disagree w/ some. rammer same for you hntingrl, you asked why does he have to go out, well.....he is a teenager, wheni was his age it was awesome, first does of responsibility and freedom. hookin up w/ chicks. its fun. BUT i do agree w/ paying fopr stuff your self and so on. as far as ppl in this world who dont have a place to sleep, yea tats sucks but there nothin he can do about it. if you were that concerned you weould be sendin a dollar a day to these foundations that help ppl like that. its unfortunate and thing but thats the way this world is. ya know?
m11, you sound alot like i was when i wa s15, i had to work my ass off for my father when i was in school if i wanted somethin but i likee to play just as yhard on the weekeds.......some of that cost me lots of money actually. but your right if i had a cell at 15 it would have bneen really handy to call and tell my parents (who i was lucky that they cared where i was) i wasnt coming home cuz i was wasted and differnt things. but if i wanted my own ph i would have had to pay for it no questions. i was fortunate to be able to walk into a job at any time and i dont deny that fact at all.
rammer i agree w/ your last statment i get so pissed off tht we pay for all these ppl on state help who are fully capable of working but dont cuz there single and have three kids. there are countless reasons thats just one. whet dont agree w/ you on is chores around the house. you live there you shouldnt get apid for doing chores. dishes, trash dirty laundry stuff like that. you live there you def should contribute w/ no hassle.
i duno, there are a bunhc of angles to this subject and i doubt any of us are gonna agree. im drunk and im tired of thiniin about it
m11, you sound alot like i was when i wa s15, i had to work my ass off for my father when i was in school if i wanted somethin but i likee to play just as yhard on the weekeds.......some of that cost me lots of money actually. but your right if i had a cell at 15 it would have bneen really handy to call and tell my parents (who i was lucky that they cared where i was) i wasnt coming home cuz i was wasted and differnt things. but if i wanted my own ph i would have had to pay for it no questions. i was fortunate to be able to walk into a job at any time and i dont deny that fact at all.
rammer i agree w/ your last statment i get so pissed off tht we pay for all these ppl on state help who are fully capable of working but dont cuz there single and have three kids. there are countless reasons thats just one. whet dont agree w/ you on is chores around the house. you live there you shouldnt get apid for doing chores. dishes, trash dirty laundry stuff like that. you live there you def should contribute w/ no hassle.
i duno, there are a bunhc of angles to this subject and i doubt any of us are gonna agree. im drunk and im tired of thiniin about it
