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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids don't bother with email.  Texting is the main mode of communication.  So the question is when does he or she get a cell phone.[/quote]

I'm the one with the 12 yr old DD. She got texting on her iPod touch when she was 10 I think. She was going to school on mass transit and had to text me when she got there. She knows I can ask to see her texts at any time, but I also know it'd hurt her feelings. I've found though, I can tell her to wash a sink full of dishes and then say "Oh, Erin texted you. She says "blah blah." What do you want me to text her back?" and then I play secretary for DD for a few minutes. While I'm doing that, I read other texts.

Sometimes DD says curse words. Some kids say rude things and DD responds with emojis. Actually I have seen her have entire "conversations" over text with just emojis. Every so often she will gossip about someone, but it's always with someone the other person doesn't know. So she'll tell an old friend from elementary school about a girl in middle school she's being forced to partner with on a project. i'm not thrilled with that, but also know damn well I did the same thing at that age.[/quote]

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