MintyTea
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:37 PM |
1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?
2. I will always know the pass.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads "Mom" or "Dad". Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30pm every school night & every weekend night at 9:00pm. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30am. If you would not make a call to someone's land line, wherein their parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration.
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room. Censor yourself.
10. No p0 rrn. Search the web for information you would openly share with me. If you have a question about anything, ask a person ? preferably me or your father.
11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
12. Do not send or receive pictures of your (priv parts)
13. Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO -- fear of missing out.
15. Download music that is new or classic or different than the millions of your peers that listen to the same exact stuff. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.
16. Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.
17. Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.
18. You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You & I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.
It is my hope that you can agree to these terms. Most of the lessons listed here do not just apply to the iPhone, but to life. You are growing up in a fast and ever changing world. It is exciting and enticing. Keep it simple every chance you get. Trust your powerful mind and giant heart above any machine. I love you. I hope you enjoy your awesome new iPhone. Merry Christmas!
xoxoxo
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:38 PM |
roblox is not the place to complain about your okasan
あなたのかみのけはばかです ^ー^ |
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MintyTea
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:38 PM |
| that's not my rules.. it was on the news. |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:38 PM |
I say this is the best rules!
Best parent of 2014! |
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Jman88s
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
omg your mom has authority over your phone
panic!!!! its the end of the world!!!!!!!
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drpece231
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
@red It's also not the place to talk about how america IZ DE BUST COUNTRY |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
This is the best rules for a phone I have ever seen. It clearly documents what a kid needs to follow.
And no, I'm not joking. |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
| actually if you become senile your memory wont store those moments. so take all the pictures |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
| I feel bad whoever have that rules |
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sosweetis
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:39 PM |
if i had your parents id shoot myself
+ audio video disco + |
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MintyTea
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:41 PM |
No it's not my mom's rules XD it was on the news, this 13 year old kid's mom made the rules
i agree with some rules, but some just sounds like she just wants to make them for fun and control over her kid's life. -.- |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:41 PM |
Some of them are just silly. Others have some meaning o-o |
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kitty234
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:41 PM |
How horrible.
"They will be stored in your memory for eternity." That's a huge lie.
I ϟold My ϟoul for Rock 'n' Roll |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:42 PM |
I would be crying if I was you. I would spit on those x's and o's. |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:43 PM |
| why is a mod actively taking part in these posts? |
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MintyTea
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:43 PM |
@Mr i know, i just stumbled upon it and wanted to share it c; |
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OTJuice
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:44 PM |
| these rules are good rules stop whining about them |
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:44 PM |
"i agree with some rules, but some just sounds like she just wants to make them for fun and control over her kid's life. -.-"
She's not trying to control her kid. She's
1. Trying to protect her kid 2. Trying to make it so her kid stays appropriate 3. Trying to make it so he/she cannot try to avoid sleep 4. Try to make it so the phone is not a distraction during educational times 5. Try to make it so the phone is not used for malicious or inappropriate purposes 6. The kid likely is known for doing these inappropriate things. A 13 year old shouldn't even own a phone, because they really have no purpose for one.
The mom just knows today's society when it comes to teens. Phones, phones, and phones. Their social life is a social network.
My mom has similar rules which I do agree with.
"Learn to live without it. " This is probably what every teenager has to learn. |
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Tharles
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MintyTea
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:45 PM |
| i know i didn't say those were stupid, i said some of them were. |
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Are70000
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:46 PM |
tl;dr
licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets |
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Androclus
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| 08 Jun 2014 06:47 PM |
some have a point
the others are plain stupid
*points to dungeon* and this is where we paddy whack |
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