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Phones in cars…nostalgia 
…my brother had a black Honda Integra…with the pop up head-lights and a cell phone fitted in the car… everyone thought he was the shizzle… 
I was never rewarded for my grades and it would bug me. But honestly, now that I'm a lot older and I look back at it, I find it stupid that I was once bothered by something like that. So you'll get over it, trust me. There will be kids who may get cars before you, have cells phones, all the latest gadgets... but really it doesn't matter. Patience truly is virtue. The less you trouble or complain, the more rewards you'll get. If kids get cars before you, then you might get a nicer car than them later on. If others have cell phones, you might get a nicer one. Just be patient and accept that you're a kid. Wait until you're older... like 16 and above... things will change then. And don't want a cell phone for "privacy." What privacy do you need at 14? What is AIM, fb messaging, etc. for? Those are other ways you can talk to your friends.
The only reason why I think kids should have a cell phone is for safety- ex. you drive, stay after school (and school office is closed or no working school phone), walk home, etc.
You should not print your post out. You're saying you want a cell phone for privacy... a parent is going to wonder who you are talking/texting and what you're talking about.
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Oh yes, you're the girl who wanted to go after that stalker and "beat him up," if I'm not wrong?
I don't think a person at the age of 14 is ready for such responsibility which comes with a cell phone! There is an appropriate time for everything, just like you I was the last of my friends to get a cell phone, but I personally could careless, because I didn't want my parents to think that such a small thing (as not having a cell phone) bother me. I didn't want them to think I was THAT weak. So hang in there, as let your parents do whats best for you.
Btw I was reading the second half of your post, and I do feel for you. And I do hope you are able to talk to your parents about it. However, everything you mentioned was all materialistic. I'm not saying you don't deserve all that, because once in a while its nice to indulge, but there has to be something you have that no one around you has. Think about it, they( your parents) might not be giving you all that, but their giving you protection, time to grow, teaching you patience. No one on this earth can do that for you BUT your mom and dad. I hope you take this time in life and look at the situation from your parents prospective. So just something to think about!
I was 11 when my dad bought me my first cell phone (22 now) and since then he's always constantly upgrading my handsets. Having said that though I never abused the privilege. Perhaps if you are having difficulty communicating with your dad, you could talk to your mom about why you want a cell and she can speak with your dad. You need to communicate your concerns in a mature way. If you start whining and using expressions such as 'but you bought such and such niece this' etc will only piss your dad of and make him even MORE adamant about not letting you have a phone.
I disagree with the people who have posted and said a 14 year old doesn't need a cell phone. Of course they do. 14 is old enough to know how to responsibly maintain a phone while at the same time act an effective communication tool with friends and family.
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You need a cell phone at 14? Wow! Man I got my cell phone at 17 when I started college.
@ the brick phone . I think my father had one but that was in 91-92 
I got a cellphone when i was 25 and even then my dad was like, do you really need a cell? 
OP, you are so young, do you really need a phone to have privacy as you say? I am not sure what your idea of privacy is but it sure doesnt come with a phone. Hang in there and like someone said, talk to your mom. If you have valid reasons maybe she can convince your dad or you can have a calm talk with him 
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Ask dad to get a pre-paid one.
See dad is like a bank (just more conservative). Just like for new comers (or teens) bank only give out secure CC and with time they allow unsecured cards too. Dad also is satisfied when kid have pre-paid phone and if you show responsibility, I am sure he will switch to better plan in 5/6 months...
Same here! I got my first mobile when when I was 17 and had just started university.
My brother has a cell phone and he is 14 years old. Wait why am I calling it a cell phone. I mean he has a mobile. He never uses it. Forgets to charge it. Never puts in credit because he doesn’t have money to do so. Always keeps on loosing it somewhere then barking at us to find it for him.
Point is he is so irresponsible. Even though my mum keeps on telling him to take his phone with him wherever he is going so we can keep in touch with him but what ends up happening is we are always contacting his friend’s mother or his friend’s elder brother 
or something or the other to find out about his whereabouts.
Right now you feel you want one because EVERYONE ELSE HAS IT. It has nothing to do with privacy or anything. What I judged from your post is that you are in a complex an inferiority one and you want the phone just because everyone has it. That in my opinion is not a good enough reason to get a phone. That reason is the same one my brother gave me dad and the consequences of getting him a phone are written in the above paragraphs.
Right now all you do is probably go to school, go to your friends house for some occasional parties and that’s it. Right now you don’t even have the grown up responsibilities on your head that would validate a phone for you. The right course of action right now is for you to remain calm and slowly convince your parents and show them you have become mature and can act responsible. In my opinion this act of printing out the post, and being angry with your dad is quite immature.
The key is to not compare yourself with others. That is what will get the bitterness and hurt away. Once that is away, I am sure you will think with a cool level headed mind and somehow manage to get yourself a mobile phone but NOT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS IT but because you actually need it and will act responsibly while using it.
I was 11 when my dad bought me my first cell phone (22 now) and since then he's always constantly upgrading my handsets. Having said that though I never abused the privilege. Perhaps if you are having difficulty communicating with your dad, you could talk to your mom about why you want a cell and she can speak with your dad. You need to communicate your concerns in a mature way. If you start whining and using expressions such as 'but you bought such and such niece this' etc will only piss your dad of and make him even MORE adamant about not letting you have a phone.
I disagree with the people who have posted and said a 14 year old doesn't need a cell phone. Of course they do. 14 is old enough to know how to responsibly maintain a phone while at the same time act an effective communication tool with friends and family.
Thanks (:
its just that he always makes up these excuses which are obviously not true to me.. i don't think my mother will help me on this though, and im saying this honestly.
all my cousins had a phone when they were around 14 too, didn't have jobs, and worked just as hard in high school. high school is tough, especially in the freshman year and i just want something very badly since this is the toughest year for a teen. my dad thinks its easy getting straight A's and B's but it isn't. he thinks im slacking off in school most of the time too, which hurts me more then anything. ):
yup, sure did. mostly car phones i.e. installed in cars, the mobile phones came with a larger battery thing which was the size of a lunchbox
the brick phone was like a yuppie status symbol, when I had opportunities to borrow it, man that was something else.
Remember the Zack Morris' phone on saved by the bell?
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I disagree with most of the people here. If your parents are not rewarding you for your good behavoir, grades, etc. You may get used to being treated like this, and may not be able to properly communicate your rights once you get out into the real world. It really hurts to see your parents spending money on other siblings, and relatives over yourself. The fact that your mom promised you a watch and ended up giving it to someone else is a really bad example, unless she had a good reason and that was communicated to you. This is very similar to favoring a male over a female. I'm not saying that you should be treated like a queen, but you should be treated equally.
Talk to your parents calmly rationally. If you ask your dad for something and he says no. Quietly walk away. Wait a few days, in that timeframe show your parents how responsible and mature you are, and they may give in on their own. If they do not wait a week or two and bring it up again.
I disagree with most of the people here. If your parents are not rewarding you for your good behavoir, grades, etc. You may get used to being treated like this, and may not be able to properly communicate your rights once you get out into the real world. It really hurts to see your parents spending money on other siblings, and relatives over yourself. The fact that your mom promised you a watch and ended up giving it to someone else is a really bad example, unless she had a good reason and that was communicated to you. This is very similar to favoring a male over a female. I'm not saying that you should be treated like a queen, but you should be treated equally.
Talk to your parents calmly rationally. If you ask your dad for something and he says no. Quietly walk away. Wait a few days, in that timeframe show your parents how responsible and mature you are, and they may give in on their own. If they do not wait a week or two and bring it up again.
I like your post (:
lol i don't want to be a queen nor seen as a brat either to my family. i just want my own reward to boost myself up, otherwise it just seems like these grades are for nothing, really. honestly, my parents make it a habit to gift someone something even better.
i remember once my dad promised me a cell phone (it was my old one that he later gave away when i came to america). it was a motorola phone, sleek and shiny and PROMISED to give it to me only.
i really wanted it too.
guess what happened? he gave it to my older cousin. he just gave me a used phone which didn't satisfy me fully because it had scratches on it and looked somewhat cheap. i was angry at him for doing that but i was like, oh well, it is better then nothing anyway >.> my mom noticed that too.
the way he gave it to her made me feel like trash. he tricked me. i was upset for days, but he never noticed. of course, he wouldn't anyway.
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get over it. ur 14. you need to learn that boys, phone and materialism is the devils way of making you go to community college.
get over it. ur 14. you need to learn that boys, phone and materialism is the devils way of making you go to community college.
Sorry, i don't need any of that crap here. (: read the previous posts please
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All kinds of crap is found here. Everyone has a right to go to the community loo and have a crap. No one can stop that from happening.
Sorry, i don't need any of that crap here. (: read the previous posts please
awww guardian angel wants us to cuddle and *oooh *and *aaahhh *all over her for not being given a cell phone at age 14 :@:
get a job first
All kinds of crap is found here. Everyone has a right to go to the community loo and have a crap. No one can stop that from happening.
freedom of speech doesn't mean spouting off stuff unnecessary for the topic.
I wish i had a job, i’m too young to work in certain stores here. 
otherwise, i would’ve had some pocket money for myself.
my mom wants me to work somewhere like mcdonalds, but i dont think they’ll be accepting employees my age anyway. 
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Actually Hitchki was on topic.