Keeping in Touch With Their Peeps
This weekend at the park, I witnessed an odd phenomenon. Please tell me if this is normal.
Kids, I'd guess to be around eight or nine, walking around the park...talking on their cell phones. I'm pretty sure they weren't pretending and these phones appeared to be theirs and not their parent's.
I don't know if I'm completely unhip. Are all pre-pubescent children so important that they must be in touch with their peeps at all times?? Has the fun of the playground been replaced by the cell phone?
Seriously, is this the norm? Sure, I can understand getting my preteen a cell phone. But, a third grader? Uh, no, I don't think so.
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Um, whatever.
Like I don't hate paying 70.00/mo for our phones and I want to add even MORE to my cell phone bill by giving one to my kid before it's truly necessary?
I have to agree. I was at Best Buy this weekend, and a kid who couldn't have been more than 7 or 8 was walking around on a cell phone.
Are you kidding me?
Who does a kid that age need to talk to? Certainly he was at the store with one or both parents.
I had a whole comment typed out and IE crashed on me. Dammit. Now I have to remember what I had to say...though I did open Firefox this time!
Ok...I have seen many kids with cell phones as well. I find it funny that it used to be the big thing was to have a phone line in your room..now it is cell phones.
I find it ridiculas. I think it cuts down on important personal face to face interaction.
While some parents get them for their kids to keep tabs on them, I don't understand why they get them "regular" phones. There are a few kid friendly plans that only allow the child to call certain preset numbers and no one but those numbers can call in. It is an emergency only phone that I agree with. I have heard as well that with some carriers you can even get restrictions on the kids phones as well if you ask.
But that is only my 2 cents.
Children on cell phones!!! I think this is totally messed up. But will I eat my words and buy one for CJ in 4 years? Here's hoping no...
Also... congrats on the MamaPop thing- that is awesome!
I'm going over to MamaPop, and if all you've written over there is "I can't think of anything to write," I'm going to comment about how that was the most grammatically correct version of writer's block I've ever seen!"
See ya over there :)
GAH! My 8 year old doesn't even use the regular phone and probably would have no clue how to use the cell phone. Im so proud of his anti social ways. Just like mom and dad. Who needs real people when you have the internet?!
My nearly three year old answers both the land line and cell phones if they ring and he reaches them before I do.
I'm sure he will want his own in a few years. Since by that time he'll be cleaning the litter box, folding clothes, bringing mommy a nice cold drink, maybe I'll get him one.
He already is the best remote control fetcher I've ever seen! Damn, these kids are great!
I am with you
That is way too young to have a cell phone
My oldest is 9 and despite her protests there will not be a cell phone in her hands for many more years.
I hope I don't get suckered into buying cell phones for my kids so young. I don't have one either though, so hopefully that will help. Hopefully.
Congrats on the MamaPop gig! I'll be reading!
I'm a stick in the mud (just ask my 12 year-old).
I think that's ludicrous!!!! Yikes!
My older two got their phones when they turned 11. The youngest wants one now but I am going to stick with the 11 thing.
Its completly normal over here, shess you see 4/5 years old with there own phones. I remember a few months ago at the park seing girls that could of not been more than 10/11 talking on theres about how drunk they were at the weekend and what guys then done (although part of me things they were trying to act cool around us)
My friend has 4 girls, ages 10 - 17. They get a phone when they turn 12 and go to 7th grade, which makes sense. It's also the first thing they get taken away when they fuck up. 8 is way too young. I've seen it here too, a kid talking on their phone while the parent is talking on the phone as well. Lame, very lame.
Hmm, I hate to say it- but as a teacher it's been my experience that every child DOES have a cell phone. And they are usually nicer than mine. But then, these are all kids who have nicer clothes than me and were talking about getting an iphone even before I had heard about them. It sucks being out of the loop around 5th graders.
Oh and congrats on the new gig! I've got something similar coming up with a different site, but I wanted you to know that I will be over at your site cheering you on!
I know. Kids are growing up too quick these days.
Not the norm...at least not that I'm aware of.
The day I get my 8 year old a cell phone (anything other than the disney one to call mom and dad in an emergency) please slap me!
My son will be eight in 8 months and there is NO WAY he will be getting a cell phone. Hell, he won't even be getting a cell phone when he's nine or ten. I can see it if your child is involved in a lot of activities/sports and you aren't with him all the time, but at this age? No way!
My daughter got a cell phone when she went to middle school. When the kids come walking out of her school, every single one of them is on the phone...It's annoying.
My daughter is much more responsible with hers, than I am with mine. That's not saying much, though;)
When I was getting my iPhone, I read about a mom buying one for her 10 year old.
Sorry Declan. Dream on.
When I was 13 or so, I was allowed to put one of the house phones in my room. And I was thrilled.
My, how things have changed.
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