bye, bye cell
June 6th, 2008 Brunette
My son is 12 going on 8 I sometimes think. I mean this is no joke. I sometimes think he is going back in age on some very basic things that he knew just fine a year ago. It frustrates me to no end to have to rewind and repeat basically everything that I say to him.
Well, the lovely cell phone bill came in the mail and I FREAKED! There were over $70.00 worth of charges for Internet, music, and just crap. You name it and it was on the bill. So, now all of the Internet is OFF for my son. He can use his cell for what is what designed for - to make calls.
He swears it is because the side buttons keep catching and dialing stuff on their own. Well, I could believe that if the side buttons weren’t only for column control. I mean I have the same freaking phone as him - I’m not stupid, I know how to use it!
He is responsible for the charges which means mom gets some work around the house that is not in his normal chore / routine. I am gonna work his butt off for that $70.00 worth of crap. He just doesn’t get the struggle we go through with the economy right now.
Well, his ass will understand over the next month!
I’m not gonna be mean, or work him like a dog. But he will work and he will come out of this a new guy with a clearer understanding of how life works.
Reminds me of my poor friend. He and his wife are struggling with his son from a first marriage. Apparently, his ex-wife is not paying attention to the cell phone usage and his son has racked up about $900 worth of 900 calls. A 15 year old calling “love” numbers. Oh, WOW!
Not quite sure how that got resolved trying to pay it off, but the son no longer has a phone and won’t get it back from what I hear. This is not his first time with trying to get long-distance love. There is no way I could keep calm if my son did that!
Wish me luck!
TTFN ~
