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Monitoring who I was texting would've been a huge breach of trust when I was a kid.
by tdb7893 8y ago
Monitoring who I was texting would've been a huge breach of trust when I was a kid.
- jlarocco 8y agoI didn't have a cell phone until I was able to pay for my own, but I know exactly how my dad would have responded to that: "If you don't like it, pay for it yourself." And then maybe would have added something about being responsible for me until I move out.
- javagram 8y agoAlmost all children are given a cell phone well before the age when they can pay for it themselves nowadays. Most American children are given a cell phone by age 7. Whether that’s a good idea or not, it’s hardly something unusual or worth comment on its own.
- jlarocco 8y agoI'm well aware, and it doesn't change my opinion. Until the kid gets their own, its the parent's responsibility to pay the bill and make sure it's being used appropriately.
- slavik81 8y agoLabour laws are very restrictive on children. If they're not allowed to work, it seems unfair to deny them rights based on their lack of income. If they're expected to pay their own way as adults would, perhaps they should receive unemployment or disability payments as adults would. I feel like income is the wrong basis for determining how much independence a child should have.
- jaclaz 8y agoYes, the girl is 14 ( I mean not 6, 7 or 8 years old), she is IMHO big enough to understand that any service has a cost and that a message from Bell does concern her also.
- EpicEng 8y agoThere's no need to monitor the content of the messages in this case.