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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 727038" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>Tommy W, I won't say you are nuts, but I will say that I would never pay $240 a year so that a 7 and a 9 year old can have cell phones (Firefly or not).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>IMHO, a cellphone shouldn't be considered a toy, an entertainment device, or something to use when you are simply bored. I feel pretty strongly about that. It's a communications device to be used in case of an emergency, and as a convenience for those that regularly have to make important calls. I think if more people felt that way about cell phones and used them as such we would actually be better off (less accidents, more time spent talking to loved ones while in the car, less rude public behavior, etc). However, I recognize I am coming off as really preachy and probably like an old fart.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see how making cell phones available to a 7 and 9 year old can NOT be viewed as anything more (by them) than giving them a toy, or something to play with when they are bored. Our youngest is almost 7, she has placed maybe 3 calls in her life, and received as many, and each time with aid of a parent on one end or the other...all to talk to a friend to set up a play date or somesuch. It's actually something we don't encourage that much...our 6 year old on the phone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To me, that $240/year is better spent towards a college fund, where it grows over the next 10+ years into thousands, and thousands of dollars.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 727038, member: 60724"] Tommy W, I won't say you are nuts, but I will say that I would never pay $240 a year so that a 7 and a 9 year old can have cell phones (Firefly or not). IMHO, a cellphone shouldn't be considered a toy, an entertainment device, or something to use when you are simply bored. I feel pretty strongly about that. It's a communications device to be used in case of an emergency, and as a convenience for those that regularly have to make important calls. I think if more people felt that way about cell phones and used them as such we would actually be better off (less accidents, more time spent talking to loved ones while in the car, less rude public behavior, etc). However, I recognize I am coming off as really preachy and probably like an old fart. I don't see how making cell phones available to a 7 and 9 year old can NOT be viewed as anything more (by them) than giving them a toy, or something to play with when they are bored. Our youngest is almost 7, she has placed maybe 3 calls in her life, and received as many, and each time with aid of a parent on one end or the other...all to talk to a friend to set up a play date or somesuch. It's actually something we don't encourage that much...our 6 year old on the phone. To me, that $240/year is better spent towards a college fund, where it grows over the next 10+ years into thousands, and thousands of dollars. TJR [/QUOTE]
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