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    13 y/o giving his number out against my wishes

    @susanpath32 Glad you found it helpful. My Oldest was given a smartphone when he walked into middle school 10 years ago. I hated that thing and I can see how my anxiety caused our relationship to sour. I can not tell you how devastating it is to put 18plus restrictions on a phone only to find...
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    13 y/o giving his number out against my wishes

    This is literally the HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A MOM.
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    13 y/o giving his number out against my wishes

    @susanpath32 Mom. You don’t have a chance. You put that phone in his hand and now you need to eat this anxiety. And please, don’t tell him he is extremely impulsive, more naive than his peers, and socially awkward. Tell him you expect him to be as responsible as an adult. He needs to think...
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    13 y/o giving his number out against my wishes

    @susanpath32 I agree with your take on smartphones, and I’m sure your aware there were other options for a phone. Your making unfair assumptions about other parents, Sure they exist but mostly we all want the best and we all realize a little too late that we have less control than we thought...
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