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.

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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

I do not have a phone.

Answer 2

Umm... I'm not as old as you, I'm just 10. But I'm like you too. Sharing room with 5 year old brother. And I don't have a phone (I guess I'm too young for it but I'm not allowed to touch my mom's phone too. I think that's unfair) I mean, the only things I have for my own is, my table (a green one) and a place for my books (just a part of a shelf) and I'm allowed to use the laptop (but only for my studies. Now i'm using laptop only, but only sometimes and the laptop is not my own).

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Reader is dis u?

Answer 3

I have my own tablet bc I saved up for it I also share a room with my lil sis and I kinda had to convince my mom for me to buy one (again with MY money) since you are 13 if you live in Georgia 14 year-olds can work and then you can start working and save up for a phone. That's my suggestion.

Answer 4

IKR? I can totally understand. Almost all of my classmates have had their own phones since a long time. I'm in 10th grade now, but I don't even have one. And chances are, I'm not gonna get one before I pass 12th. :(

I know it's kinda sad, but you gotta put up with it; like I did. I think you shouldn't worry too much about it. :)

Answer 5

This might not help ,but listen anyway.

   I am so similar to you I share a room with my 7yr old sis and I have no phone (my friend has a phone.) So we are kind of similar.  I guess I,m writing this to tell you your not alone . And I,m sure lots of other kids are like you too

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Yep I feel you so well but my Mom said a couple weeks ago Is there any thing your not asking for because you think we'll say no and I said ya a phone and she said yes you can't have a phone but is there other thinks I said there are some things we don't ask because you said no and she said well that was a long time ago so you should try again

so me and my sister are going to ask for a Ipod touch so keep your fingers crossed and I will keep you updated ( sorry that was a long post LOL)

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Ugh, what device didi I use. KS can you hide my age again.

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We removed it.

Answer 6

I cannot get a phone until middle school

So idk probably on my next save up for list that my parents suggested

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Im in middle school.....arghhh