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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
There's an 'annoyed' side, and a 'concerned about effectiveness/appropriateness of implementation' side - I'd say there are very few of the former and more of the latter in this thread...
As for kids, I'm not particularly sympathetic or concerned about that point. IMO the level of maturity required to have a phone is a pretty reasonable counterpoint. The question in my mind is whether amber alerts warrant the 'nuclear air raid siren' sound, or if a different alarm sound would be more appropriate for this particular emergency (there are plenty of others to choose from).
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My daughter has had a phone since she was nine. She's never lost it, never scratched it, and it looked brand new for the three years she had it until we upgraded her last September to a newer phone. The fact that she's responsible enough to own a phone has literally nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that she's a worrier. That's not a counterpoint at all. There's no connection.
I love how some of you are displaying no empathy whatsoever for my concerns or my daughter's well being, while at the same time berating me for having no empathy.