We need modern payphones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you on the need for pay phones, but since that is not the world we live in...
My kids have an index card with our cell phone numbers written on it. They have never had a problem getting someone to call or text me if there is some kind of issue - anywhere you leave them, there should be an adult with a phone.
Other option is a minimal cell phone - just get a prepaid phone. It's not theirs, it's yours, and it's only handed to them when they are somewhere without you.

Your plan is that "someone" will take on the responsibility of your kid.
This is incredibly selfish and irresponsible of you.

Isn’t that how it has always been before everyone had cell phone and even sometimes now? We go out and if we need some help, we ask others. I expect that if I don’t have my phone on me, I can use a phone from a hotel lobby or a receptionist’s desk to call someone. In the old days, when no one had phones, as kids, we would ask the adults at the front desk of the bowling alley or the theater to call for us. Why should it be different now? Many kids have phones, but not all.