Most probably would think I was too young when I got my first cell phone. It was for this reason I got a phone at the age of 12. I was babysitting at a new family’s house one evening. They had no landline phone in the house for me to use if I had any problems while babysitting. Later that evening the husband came home intoxicated before his spouse. His wife texted my mom and asked her to pick me up from their house. The husband told me were coming for me, but he didn’t know when. I was patiently waiting for them. My mom and dad were on their way, but they were out of town at a friend’s place. They had no way to contact me. That was the moment my mom said I needed a phone.
I was in grade 6 when my parents took me to get my very first phone. Opening the door to the phone store and walking in I was filled with excitement. We were greeted by the saleslady. She was asking my dad many questions about the phone type and the plan he wanted for me. As I was sitting at the counter patiently, I was looking at all the phone cases on the far wall that were brightly colored and sparkly. As the lady at the store was getting my phone set up, my dad let me pick a case to protect me phone. I got a purple lifeproof case because dad said then it would not smash when I dropped it. My phone was finally ready. The sales lady handed me my very first cell phone, it was a black 4s iPhone. When we got in the vehicle and headed back home my parents told me about the rules of having my phone. Rule 1: this is only for emergencies. Rule 2: you are the first one in your class to get a phone, so you aren’t allowed to take it to school. Rule 3: you can’t brag to your friends that you got a phone because you only got it for specific reasons. Rule 4: dad owns the phone so he can take it away whenever he wants. I was excited I got a phone, but I knew I had to listen to the rules if I wanted to keep it. Many other kids did not have cell phones at this age, but that didn’t make me any different than them.
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Madi
2/24/2020 05:16:44 pm
Great story! I got my first phone when I went to Jr. High in grade 7 so that I would be able to contact my parents if I needed them when I was on public transportation or on my way to after school activities. My parents also went over rules and how it was given to me for a reason and it wasn’t a toy. I can relate to how these rules probably affected you especially how it was only meant for emergencies and contacting your parents rather than being able to connect with friends. Perhaps state which socio-economic status you identify as to connect more to the topic in class. Overall great work!
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Karlee
2/25/2020 04:58:25 pm
Thank you for the comment! I will use your comment to improve future posts!
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