Comments on: Cellphones, Teenagers and the Art of War http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:19:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mahwash http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/comment-page-2/#comment-16072 Mahwash Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:33:19 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/#comment-16072 Loved this entry. Keep writing. Loved this entry. Keep writing.

]]> By: Kandi http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/comment-page-2/#comment-15996 Kandi Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:05:52 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/#comment-15996 I don't agree. I think a young girl especially should have a cell phone on her at all times, even if it just dials Mom and 911. I got stranded once two yearsish older then her and no phone no where and I got hurt by a man badly.. I will never forget that feeling. If you give in for the safety reason you don't have to let her know that, you can make her do chores or something extra for it... I don’t agree. I think a young girl especially should have a cell phone on her at all times, even if it just dials Mom and 911. I got stranded once two yearsish older then her and no phone no where and I got hurt by a man badly.. I will never forget that feeling.

If you give in for the safety reason you don’t have to let her know that, you can make her do chores or something extra for it…

]]> By: Capt jeff http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/comment-page-2/#comment-15981 Capt jeff Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:54:16 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/#comment-15981 i watched this exact thing happen with the kids next door a number of years ago... the two kids were 3 years apart...but it was high time for the two to get cell phones... the younger one, she got a cell phone for her june birthday...(the older boy's birthday was a month and a half later)......she was as happy as a clam at high tide...and the boy, MADDER THAN A HORNET!!! 6 weeks later, he got his phone... you ms tanis, have a challange of a matador coming up with her... yes, old age and trechery will over come youth and viggor at every turn, for now...but at the same time you are teaching her essential life lessons, and tacticts used by women since day one, tactics that have been the downfall of great men, empires, and kingdoms... she will learn that personal freedom is expensive... and plain pasta, and rice crispies are perfectly acceptable foods for lunch and dinner/supper... and you will not die if you have the odd beer at 7am-it's called 'hair of the dog'... she will also learn that there is no such thing as a money tree in the back yard... and the mistical ferries do NOT do house work... and if she goes to college, "all nighters" are not festive events they are book work, the BURSER does not negotiate- the burser demands... then there are the long term lessons, college DEBT- follows one like a bad x-lover...the "freshman fifteen" is also a long term relationship, get used to it... and college dorm rooms are not private, room mates walk in, and electric lights, ovens, stove tops, and heat is not free.. great blogg, it brought back such great memories of my youth, and the better times in life before responsiblities, mortgauge, car payments, home heating costs, grad school, bosses, and the onset of old age- ben-gay, ice packs, and gray hair, twisted ankles, pulled muscles, and all that fun sxchitt... i watched this exact thing happen with the kids next door a number of years ago… the two kids were 3 years apart…but it was high time for the two to get cell phones…

the younger one, she got a cell phone for her june birthday…(the older boy’s birthday was a month and a half later)……she was as happy as a clam at high tide…and the boy, MADDER THAN A HORNET!!! 6 weeks later, he got his phone…

you ms tanis, have a challange of a matador coming up with her… yes, old age and trechery will over come youth and viggor at every turn, for now…but at the same time you are teaching her essential life lessons, and tacticts used by women since day one, tactics that have been the downfall of great men, empires, and kingdoms…

she will learn that personal freedom is expensive…
and plain pasta, and rice crispies are perfectly acceptable foods for lunch and dinner/supper…
and you will not die if you have the odd beer at 7am-it’s called ‘hair of the dog’…
she will also learn that there is no such thing as a money tree in the back yard…
and the mistical ferries do NOT do house work…
and if she goes to college, “all nighters” are not festive events they are book work,
the BURSER does not negotiate- the burser demands…

then there are the long term lessons, college DEBT- follows one like a bad x-lover…the “freshman fifteen” is also a long term relationship, get used to it…
and college dorm rooms are not private, room mates walk in,
and electric lights, ovens, stove tops, and heat is not free..

great blogg, it brought back such great memories of my youth, and the better times in life before responsiblities, mortgauge, car payments, home heating costs, grad school, bosses, and the onset of old age- ben-gay, ice packs, and gray hair, twisted ankles, pulled muscles, and all that fun sxchitt…

]]> By: chasingjoy http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/comment-page-2/#comment-15918 chasingjoy Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:34:54 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/#comment-15918 Doesn't it suck that we can never just have a casual conversation with them in which we explain why they can't have something and they totally get it and say, "thank you for protecting me mom" or "thank you for instilling good values in me mom?" LOL. Of course what do I know, mine are 17 months and 3 weeks and they're totally in control! Doesn’t it suck that we can never just have a casual conversation with them in which we explain why they can’t have something and they totally get it and say, “thank you for protecting me mom” or “thank you for instilling good values in me mom?” LOL. Of course what do I know, mine are 17 months and 3 weeks and they’re totally in control!

]]> By: Sunday Reading http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/comment-page-2/#comment-15885 Sunday Reading Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:00:39 +0000 http://theredneckmommy.com/2008/09/17/cellphones-teenagers-and-the-art-of-war/#comment-15885 [...] I’m pretty sure my teens would have chosen the cell phone over the toilet [...] [...] I’m pretty sure my teens would have chosen the cell phone over the toilet [...]

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