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When I was that age, there were plenty of times my parents couldn't have found me if they needed to.

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Fat chance, 212s are like a commodity. You’d have to sell your boy in order to get one.
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Regardless, we have a phone that we'd otherwise recycle and adding another line is pretty low-cost.

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Definitely. I roamed pretty far and wide when I was around his age. I also broke my collarbone and had to ride 3 miles back home, one-handed during my 4th grade summer. Being able to call someone would have been nice, but I actually tried to hide it from my mom for as long as I could, though, thinking that I'd get in trouble, so maybe I wouldn't have called her, anyway.
Regardless, we have a phone that we'd otherwise recycle and adding another line is pretty low-cost.
Regardless, we have a phone that we'd otherwise recycle and adding another line is pretty low-cost.

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We got our kids phones when they were 12. That was 10 and 13 years ago, respectively. I see nothing wrong with age 10 these days.

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Boys and girls these days. If you are going to do it, you can't sexually discriminate.

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It might be rjones28's sock account.

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Alternate plan...Teach her to be self-confident, strong, and have a low tolerance for bull$#!+. They grow up to be adults, whether you like it or not. Help them be prepared to take on the world for themselves. In my house that included learning how to hit things really hard with a stick (my little one has turned out to be really excellent with that part).

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"What are we having for dinner? It actually smells pretty good."
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We got ours a phone at 12 and that was 18 yeas ago. Simple logistical and safety decision. Of course, those were the days of text limits and she went nuts, precipitating a bataille royale chez nous, but that’s another story.

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