Fuckin USELESS parents...

[ajturbo]

was looking on stuff this morning....

this jumped out at me...


"Call for minimum age of 14 to own cellphones"


err... can anyone tell me

WHO THE FUCK BUYS the phone in the first place or, who gives them the money to be ABLE to buy it...????

your kids, you have control....!!!

or am i just too old to work this out....

or do i thank HC ???

[McJim]

Gen Y is having offspring. They had no control and so cannot apply control to their kids. This is the result.

[Trudes]

Agreed. Just say NO. It won't kill them, in fact, they love it!!!

[StoneY]

was looking on stuff this morning....

this jumped out at me...


"Call for minimum age of 14 to own cellphones"


err... can anyone tell me

WHO THE FUCK BUYS the phone in the first place or, who gives them the money to be ABLE to buy it...????

your kids, you have control....!!!

or am i just too old to work this out....

or do i thank HC ???

actually bro all my kids have cellphones, and we top up the text fill every month

I like them to be able to get in touch and say 'Dad, need ya, Dad come get me , Dad, HELP'

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

[laserracer]

I say give the little darlings as many phones as they want .....JUST ... gut the insides ... so its only a shell ......i suppose some of them might be mature enough, but what about the ones that are text bullied, cant handle it, and go on to self harm issues or eating disorders..i agree that they can be a very useful device as far as safety is concerned ....BUT.. they can be damaging and harmful in the wrong hands

[JimO]

actually bro all my kids have cellphones, and we top up the text fill every month

I like them to be able to get in touch and say 'Dad, need ya, Dad come get me , Dad, HELP'

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

same here....

[ajturbo]

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

THAT is the problem....

your kids... your control..

you manage them!!!!!!!

Luke only got a cell ph (from me) while we were over seas last year, in case he got lost...(i tried so hard.. but i couldn't loose him...)

[StoneY]

Gen Y is having offspring. They had no control and so cannot apply control to their kids. This is the result.

Something funny going on...im agreeing with McJimmy way too often these days

But yeah, I must be Gen W then

[JimO]

i dont see how providing a phone for kids is a big deal when there are REAL fucken useless parents out there that dont provide anything, beat and kill their kids

[Mumbles]

I like them to be able to get in touch and say 'Dad, need ya, Dad come get me , Dad, HELP'

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

Yeah and cell phone is much, much lighter than a Para 40 with 16 rounds in it - Fits in your pocket easer to.... maybe I should have saved this post to the firearm thread...

[duckonin]

actually bro all my kids have cellphones, and we top up the text fill every month

I like them to be able to get in touch and say 'Dad, need ya, Dad come get me , Dad, HELP'

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

Fuck me you must have a good income!!, we were kids once also, did not need a cell phone as all in the town you grew up in knew who you were, there was no escape, your old man knew where you were, and he knew before you got home if you had got into mischief, and if you had you got the

[nothingflash]

Fuck me you must have a good income!!, we were kids once also, did not need a cell phone as all in the town you grew up in knew who you were, there was no escape, your old man knew where you were, and he knew before you got home if you had got into mischief, and if you had you got the

Yep - I never could work out how he knew that almost every time. He used to tell me "I have my spies".

[rainman]

we were kids once also, did not need a cell phone as all in the town you grew up in knew who you were, there was no escape, your old man knew where you were, and he knew before you got home if you had got into mischief, and if you had you got the

I think that's the key difference; we now live in big impersonal cities where few people know each other, kids have busy schedules, both parents are working, and the streets aren't safe enough for them to walk home when transport arrangements fall through. I grew up in a medium sized town and used to hoon off far and wide on my bicycle (and later on motorcycles) with no cellphone... 'cos they did not exist. Wouldn't let my kids do the same in Auckland though.

This is what the progress of the last 50 years has got us - poorer, more stressed, less safe, less community, more inequality. Unless you are part of the wealthy elite, of course - in which case you're richer financially.

Sucks eh?

[ajturbo]

Yep - I never could work out how he knew that almost every time. He used to tell me "I have my spies".

that bastard got around... i think he stalked me all around NZ...

all i can say about my child hood...is..
OUCH

[Patrick]

actually bro all my kids have cellphones, and we top up the text fill every month

I like them to be able to get in touch and say 'Dad, need ya, Dad come get me , Dad, HELP'

Its not a bad thing if managed right bro

Mine too. For exactly the same reasons.