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@joeawilliams123 I tell my daughter “I’ll buy blah blah and blah but you’ll have to get Cheetos yourself .” And she accepts that.

@susanpath32 Honestly, social exclusion is a lot more dangerous than exchanging phone numbers with a girl. I would encourage him to text other kids. Limits on hours are reasonable but I wouldn’t go nuts trying to keep him from using his phone for social reasons.

@sheryll Yeah, that’s weird! I don’t think you overreacted. He needs to pull himself together.

@sheryll Was he making the noises around you or with his friends?

@caterpillar5 I bet the friend is pressuring your daughter and it’s not that your daughter doesn’t want to go with you.

@scottwilson My daughter ate nothing but crackers all day every day for I don’t know how long. I lost my mind. She’s 20 now and actually cooks nutritious food for herself. I don’t really know what the obstacle was or how it resolved itself but I wanted to offer some hope. I think having seen me...

@nicholas29 Yes yes yes! It’s so hard.

@convictionofgod My daughter wanted to eat nothing but noodles and crackers when she was a teenager but I held fast to family dinners and now she actually cooks real food for herself in college. I agree with the other comment about insisting that everyone sit down and not complain even if they...

@dean01 I agree with the others that no punishment is called for but I would take the time to point out people who’ve landed themselves in hot water due to such things and just make sure he really understands potential consequences of that kind of digital footprint.