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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 18 yr old DD lied to me about some grades and we took away her iPhone and told her she would not get back until grades come up. I told her she will have to buy a dumb phone, any advice on where to get? Should I go to T-mobile or Giant or where to get a pay-by the minute phone? Since she is over 18, I find I cannot use the child restrictions that Apple has. 
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OP, I've gotta say, I think the real punishment here is that you're not going to pay for school right away if the grades don't come up. The phone is beside the point. We haven't sugarcoated for DS15 that we're not tossing money away on pricey college if his priorities are a mess. 
Yes, by all means, take away the iPhone- you're paying for it, and it's enabled some bad behavior--but since your DD is an adult, I would simply state that if the grades don't come up, she can start looking at community college and a job next year. That's not going to be fun at all when she watches her friends go off to university. 
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