RubyRed
"Keep on Truckin"
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this poor child, imo i don't think she ran away. Its been to long. I have a 12 yr old daughter and honestly,i just can't see this. As for the cell phones, my dd wanted a cell phone since she was 9. I did finally get her one at 11. She was going to friends houses, friends that i didn't know the parents as well as i would like, she was showing her freedom and didn't want mom walking her in and out etc of activities (although i still do). 1st i want to say to any parent who is thinking about getting their child a cell phone, this is not a baby sitter, it should in no way give you a sense of security that you can get ahold of your child because theres a phone involved, many times, they're so busy they don't hear it. For me, it was giving her the ability to talk to me without asking to use someones phone, if she ever felt uncomfortable she had the ablity to get ahold of me. She was spending the night at friends houses and felt nervous she could call me without disturbing anyone etc etc. It is an expense, no doubt. On the down side, my dd will call me from the bus to tell me what she wants for a snack so i have it prepared when she walks in the door. Lol... On the up side, i use that darn phone against her for grounding. I do the "screen grounding" works everytime.
Btw-screen grounding is "if it has a screen, you've lost it... Tv,computer,i-pods, cells, video games, etc etc"
lol lol lol