My Mom Got Me A New Phone

How do I convince my mom to let me get a new phone?

“A trashy phone”? Does your phone work? Is there some function you need (need, not want) that it doesn’t perform?So your existing phone is practically satisfactory?Then the new phone you want would be merely a status symbol. Has it occurred to you that you are still a child and your development is still the responsibility (mainly) of your parents (or your mother)?She may well be teaching you that if you focus on status symbols you are at risk of missing things you actually need.

How can I convince my mom to let me get a new phone?

I presume you are talking about a cell phone. Here are some of the things your mother is concerned about.1] The phone itself is expensive, and cell phone plans are not cheap either.2] Many young people are so engrossed in their phones that they neglect homework, chores, their jobs if they are old enough to have a job, and other responsibilities.3] Many people - not just young ones - do really stupid things with their phones - trolling, bullying, sending obscene photos to others, text or talk on the phone while driving, copy music or videos without paying for them, you get the idea.Are you old enough to earn money to help pay for the phone, and the phone bill, on a monthly basis? Do you do your chores, and homework, without arguing or whining? Do you help around the house, and see things that need to be done - sweep the floor, take out the trash, put dirty clothes in the hamper, do the dishes, make your bed - without being told, or reminded? Do you do any volunteer work, helping others through your school or through community organizations? Do you take care of your belongings, and keep track of them so they don’t get lost, or broken? If you are doing those things, then you are demonstrating that you are a responsible person, that you are learning how to be an adult, and I would say you deserve to have a phone.If you do not do these things at this time, I’d recommend talking to your Mom. Find out from her what things she needs you to do, to prove that you are responsible enough to have a phone, then do it. You then commit for 6 months and you follow through, and I’ll bet if it’s within the household budget you will get your phone.Good luck!

How do I tell my mom that I broke my phone?

Tell her the truth.This question brings a few things to my mind.Some years after i got glasses for my eyesight, the doctor recommended i use contact lenses. Abbu (my father) brought me a pair. It cost quite a lot. I wore them, took them off, put them back in their case. Unbeknown to me, one lens had a part of it caught between the cap and wall of the case. When i twisted the cap open the next day, the lens tore up. I ran to Abbu, crying. He patted me and brought me a new pair.And the end of my orthodontic treatment, the dentist gave me a retainer to wear, which cost Rs. 5000. It was the early nineties, and this was a big sum of money. I wore them all day, then took them off and put them on the tray under the bathroom mirror. I don't remember exactly how a commotion was caused but the next thing i knew, the retainer went flying in the air and landed straight in the toilet seat. Abbu was in the office. I called him. I was crying so hard he had trouble understanding me. Again, when i told him between sobs i could never bring myself to put the rescued retainer in my mouth again, he told me he would get me another one, and he did.In 1999, Abbu got me my first computer. This time, my younger sister broke the switch on the case that turns the computer on. She told him how it happened. He didn't do anything except to call the vendor. The computer vendor told Abbu he would have to replace the entire casing, and charge him Rs. 10000! Abbu stayed mute for a day. Then he mended the switch by himself.In 2003, he got me my first mobile phone. I remember it cost him Rs. 11000. It was a simple nokia phone. I took it with me to my new job, and lost it within the first week. Someone stole it from my desk. Cell phones were very susceptible to theft in those days. He listened to my story, told me how to get my sim blocked by the cellular network, and bought me the same model again.He taught his girls to tell him their mistakes openly. I don't remember him shouting or raging at the end of any of our confessions.In 2006, i got married. This is what Abbu said to my husband in the early days of our marriage:"She tore her first pair of lenses, she threw her first retainer in the toilet, she messed up her first computer, she lost her first cell phone… that being said, my son, you are her first husband!”

How can I convince my mom to get me a phone?

Actually your mother is basically correct.My sons graduated college in 2013 and 2014 and only needed a “flip phone” there for their entire four years. They were able to make calls and send and receive text messages. What more is there?They had their laptops and were plugged into WiFi across campus and stayed, for the most part on or near campus, and the idea of a hand-held computer at an extra $600 or more per year made no sense.On the other hand, once they left college and went out on their own into the great big real world, they found that a Hand Held Computer was a necessity and immediately got one at the cost of $65 per month each (they share a plan together).So, for $10 per month you can have a “dumb cell phone” for voice and text, or for an extra $700 per year plus the cost of the phone you can have a hand held computer to tell you what?????I agree that if you were heading off to college, you Might need a hand-held computer. For now, in high school, you can more than get by with a dumb cell phone, and ready access to a lap top (which you need for school work anyway).All the best.

How do you get your parents to buy you a new phone?

Well, if you’re like my girls, there are two issues here:They want a phone.They want a really expensive phone, hopefully the iPhone X.The first is about function (calling, texting, watching videos), and the second is about status. When we got the girls shitty fliphones so we could contact each other if necessary, they left them at home. They didn’t want to be seen with cheap devices that don’t have the latest bells & whistles. Luckily for them, an elderly relative died and left them a couple thousand dollars each and they went off and bought the hottest devices available at that time. Unfortunately for them, time passes and now their devices don’t receive reactions of “cool!” but just “enh…”So if you’re having trouble convincing your parents to buy you a phone that costs more than, oh, the equivalent of $150 USD, then I can’t help you make that argument because they know you can get a reasonably functional phone for a little more than half that much.But if they won’t even get you some shitty fliphone, then here are some arguments:What if I’m alone and I need to contact you?Or what if my friends are feeling bitchy that day and don’t want to let me use their phones?Or I could use the school’s phone, but what if they’re already closed or I’ve exited and they won’t let me back in?What if you’re on your way to some school event and it gets cancelled? Don’t you want to get a text immediately and not have to wade through all that traffic to get here and find out you drove here for nothing?School officials get tired of calling the classroom and interrupting the teacher for each and every message you might have for me. It’s just better if you can text me directly.We can share locations by phone. That way I know if you’re on your way to pick me up (and don’t have to bother you with a text while you’re driving) and you know where I am.If I have a phone and you get one of those mobile wifi hotspots, I won’t bug you on long car trips. I’ll just sit there contentedly listening to my music or watching videos.That’s all I’ve got. Good luck!