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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]8.  She was on the adv swim team practicing 4 nights a week--1.5/2hr practices including dryland training.  If anything happened at the pool and it needed to close, she could call me to come get her early.  There are 60 or so kids practicing.  Using the front desk phone wasn't practical.[/quote]

Or the coaches's cell phone
Or another parent's cell phone
Or another child's phone
Or the front desk phone

How did you survive when you were a kid without a cell phone?[/quote]

NP: Our lives were very different from our kids' lives. And public pay phones.[/quote]

Public pay phones?  I don't remember any public pay phones where I hung out.  playgrounds, woods, neighborhood, parks...  WTH.   It is actually easier now because all you do is ask for someone's cell phone.  What a lame ass excuse.  The world was no different 20 years ago.  Your perception of it is.  Actually the world is MUCH safer than when we were kids.

child sexual abuse down 53 percent
physical abuse down 52 percent
aggravated assault down 69 percent
robbery down 62 percent
larceny down 54 percent

Do you know what is up?  Internet bullying, sexting, porn watching by young kids, online dating/meeting, tween social media use, internet/social media/phone addictions,  Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, eyesight issues, ADD/ADHD, and sleep deprivation.

According to sharedhope.org, one in 20 children admitted to arranging a secret meeting with someone they met online.  95% of the time, your child will be the one pretending that he or she is older, and the person that they are meeting will have no idea.

A majority of teens (58%) do not think posting photos or other personal info on social networking sites is unsafe.
Nearly half of teens (47%) are not worried about others using their personal info in ways they do not want.
About half (49%) are unconcerned posting personal info online might negatively affect their future.
A majority of college students (67%) admitted they sexted in high school and (38%) admitted sexting in middle school.  
Nearly half of teens under 18 (47%) admitted they sent nude photos to other people and (67%) did not realize it was considered child pornography

But yes PP, keep telling me how the missing superman phone booths are the real reason you gave your young child a phone.  I am sure it keeps them safe.   :roll: [/quote]

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