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Honestly I generally agree with you. I dont even want my kid to have a phone but now that I have a child I am worried about them being able to call me if there

• boopmaster 3y ago
  80s/90s kid here.. I remember my car breaking down and needing to walk to a rest area, to use a pay phone to call for help. That and using pay phones generally as a convenience when I would bike miles into town, well that isn’t really available anymore. I’ve had to knock on a door to ask a stranger to use their phone. I’ve had to ask a store to use their phone. A lot of this seems so strange now, like I cannot picture myself needing to rely on strangers and stores!
• riversflow 3y ago
  I read this as your peace of mind being more important than maintaining a schooling environment conducive to education. We need to protect kids, not expect our kids to protect us, which is what expecting them to be able to contact you during school is, protecting you from anxiety. This seems incredibly selfish, but not out of line for a society so incredibly narcissistic as that of American Millenials.
  • pempem 3y ago
    LMAO Thank you riverflows. I needed that. 1. Unintentional injuries account for 30% of all deaths of teenagers 2. Within that, suicide and homicide are the top two causes 3. Pretty sure its biological not narcissism that makes me want to make sure my progeny are safe esp when in a space that continually seems to be failing children and coming up with such mindbending solutions as more guns in schools