My mom took my phone away!!!?
I don't understand why people are being so mean to you on here, because I totally understand your situation, and these idiots know nothing about it. It's your secrets that are on there, and that's what's important and I am struggling with the same exact situation currently also. I know that this happened 8 months ago, but I just want you to know, and everyone else that it's your own private life, and you have your secrets. I'm really sorry that this happened to you.
Should my mom be allowed to take away my phone if I paid for it?
Are you independent? Do you cook for yourself? Clean for yourself? Pay rent? Then she has no right to steal from you. And if she threatened to I’d move out immediately.But if not? You are dependent on her? Even if you are eighteen, if you are dependent on someone (especially a parent) there is an implied agreement. A common one is that they will look after their child to allow them to complete their education and take steps towards independence. In that case, and if you are breaching your part of the agreement, you can expect the other party to that agreement to be justifiably unhappy.I don’t know your situation - there is a lot of information you decided to omit from your post. You need to consider what is your true situation. Why are you still dependent on your mother even though you are legally an adult?If you truly don’t know, then you need to sit down and speak to your mother. Ask her why she is threatening to take your phone. And listen to her answer. And fulfill your part of any agreement before you start criticizing her.Once you are truly independent, you can live any way you like (within the law and within your income). But if you are dependent on your mother, you have a responsibility towards her.Perhaps the easiest answer is the answer I gave in the first paragraph above. Move out. Be independent. Then you could keep your phone. If you don’t like that idea, then you need to consider why you don’t like it. What do you prefer? Your independence? Or the support and responsibilities of living dependent on your mother? And if the latter, you mother, as householder, calls the shots.
Can my parents take away my phone?
YOU PAY YOUR OWN BILLS YOU SHOULD GET TO KEEP YOUR OWN PHONE!!! Especially if your names are on the papers, if it is, it's stealing for them to take it.
My mom took away my iPad for no reason. What should I do?
So, it's the last two weeks of my summer vacation. I like to use my iPad to watch videos and write/publish my original stories. My family is very conservative and Christian. I have had an iPhone since I was ten. I've grown to disagree with a lot of their opinions. I haven't told them any of this. They think I'm just playing games. I've gotten the iPad/iPhone taken away because I was caught doing it at night before. I always get it back after a few weeks. Today my mom just took it away for no reason. She just said "it's time that we do this again." She said I could be doing more. She says that it's a drain on my creativity. I had to do driving school last week: that meant me getting up two hours earlier than usual. So yeah, I was a little behind today. I wanted to sleep in. When she took it away, I didn't object. I just got really quiet. She keeps asking me if I'm mad. I'm sick of sucking up to her. She's backwards and a hypocrite. I don't know what to do. I've been staying in my room even more, just to prove her wrong. I'm typing this with my old iPhone, that she thinks I sold to my friend. What should I do? Ten points for best answer!
Does my mom have a right to take away my phone or ask to read my texts when I bought it with my own money? I bought it on her family plan, I'm 16.
This question is irrelevant. She of course can because as your mother she has authority over you as long as you are minor. But, that doesn’t mean you should let her, does it ?I can imagine plenty of ways of preventing her to read your texts. You could use apps to encrypt or hide some of them, deleting them, use another way to communicate when you don’t want your mother to know it… Because more important than the legal right you don’t have, is the moral right you do have to have a private life. Don’t let her invade your life in such a rude way. And don’t listen to the ones looking at you with contempt, saying things such as “you have to listen to her etc…”. Be smart. Listen to your mother when you think it is the most useful thing to do for you. Disobey her when she cannot know or when you think you can pressure her to make her listen to you.You are a human being, you have the duty to speak and fight for yourself.
Can my parents take my iPhone away from me when I am still under 18?
Depends on the reasons why and how much younger you are than 18. And if they just want to spend some time with you so they take it away then yes they can take it away because there’s a good reason for it. I don’t believe that parents should really take away phones for “screwing up” because if we’re being honest, What in the hell does that actually fix? the answer is not very much. But with good reason I don’t see why they shouldn’t be able to do it.
Can my step dad take my phone away if I bought it with my own money?
You need to think long and hard about this before doing stuff you might come to regret.First off, where did the money come from? If you have a job and earned it, that is different than getting the money as allowance or even gifts.Second, who’s name is the phone account in? Are you just on your parent’s plan or do you have a separate agreement? If it is really in your name are you over 18 and legally able to enter into such agreements?Finally, let’s say push comes to shove here and you decide you will NOT stand for this abuse any longer. You go and take back your phone. You tell your stepfather and mother that you will not respect their authority in this matter. They could easily tell you that if that’s the way you feel about it, then you had best leave their home. So you pack up some stuff and go … where?What it comes down to in the end is “consent of the governed”. Either you accept their authority over you or you get the hell out. I don't care if you are 15 or 18. If you’re not going to accept their authority they can just go to court and have you declared an emancipated minor.I have no idea why your stepfather might have taken your phone and it really doesn’t matter. You either work things out or you do not. If you don’t and are really serious about it, well, that’s where things end up.
My mom takes my phone away for the smallest reasons?
I'm 13. Before you say I'm just another spoiled 21st century brat who thinks they have the worst in the world, please read this. I know I'm extremely fortunate to have an iPhone 4S, and that I have my own room, and live in a pretty big house. I love my parents to death, and sometimes ;) my sister. But I also paid for my iPhone and for the first two months paid my bills until my mom saw that I was doing good. I recently got my report card and am studying two high school courses (I'm an 8th grader) and have gotten all A's except one B in gym and that was a 89 because i barely missed a point on a field hockey rules test... My mom said it was alright though since gym isn't important academically. Anyways, some chores I do for the house include: the laundry (all of it, folding, bringing up and down, detergent, sorting color and black and white, etc.), put away the dishes, collecting the trash, vacuum and wipe the stairs with a washcloth every now and then, clean my room when asked, etc. I also do the daily basis chores like getting the mail when I get off the bus, moving the trash cans to their designated spots, etc. I also massage my mom nightly (sounds weird, not to my mom). I think I do a pretty good job for the family and I do have a social life but my mom barely lets me do anything unless its going to a friends house or a friend coming over. It took hours of begging just to go to the movies with one friend and my "more easy going" dad helped convince my mom. I've gone to the mall with a friend 3 times my entire life and my mother NEVER likes driving me to places at all. Even to school events or when i go to a friends house. Anyways, I'm going to stop complaining and get to the point. My mom takes my phone away depending on her mood. One time she saw a rubber band in front of my room and was in a TERRIBLE mood and freaked out on me and took my phone away for a month. No lie. She's also very denying. She never wants to hear me out. Sorry its so long... :/ thanks! :)
Why does my mom think she can take my phone?
i have an iPhone 6 that my dad brought and that my dad pays the bill for i live with my mom and anytime she gets mad or something she thinks she can take it away . MOTHER YOU DIDNT PAY FOR THE PHONE AND YOU DONT PAY THE BILL !