Parents won't listen to me!?

Question

Ok so here's the story. I am 15 and really want a cell phone. I have been asking my parents for at least a year, maybe more. But here's the problem: Every time I try to sit down and talk to them about it they say, "A 15 year old does not need a cell phone!!!!" I try to explain to them I have looked up the plans, phone everything! But they say I won't be able to afford it. I can afford the phone! I have a lot of money saved up and I babysit afterschools so I can afford the monthly bills and the phone! I just don't understand. They think I should just talk on the phone and "I will learn bad communication" I will not be like those people who are on their phone 24/7. I want one to keep in touch with friends and I will be driving soon! I just don't understand why they have to be so stubborn! I get really good grades, I practice my musical instruments :) and I don't hang out with bad people. I don't smoke or do drugs and I don't party. So basically my question is... how do I talk to them about it without them saying no right away or to persuade them hehe. If you were in my situation how did you let your parents let you get a cellphone? I'm just really frustrated with this! Please don't be rude, I would just like some advice.

Answer 1

well ask them for a prepaid one with minutes. :]

tell them that can teach you cell phone responsibility and once your more responsible you will ask for a plan. and that you will pay for it all. and since your gonna be driving you would like to be able to get a hold of them. but that you will NOT talk on your cell phone and drive. and just think of some really good reasons. :]

Answer 2

See if they will compromise and let you have a pre paid phone  to  start off with. Start with a basic model and with pre paid you have a lot more control over how much you spend  on calls / text ect and won't get hit with a huge bill that they think you wont be able to afford. Once they have seen you be responsible with a  pre paid phone for a few months they might be a bit more open to you signing up  for a plan.

Answer 3

Here what i would say

" mom i am getting older, if i can prove to you that i can handle a cell phone will you get me one."

"Mom, i am almost about to get my license in a year and i think as a parent the responsible thing to do it to get me a cell phone so i can call just in case"

Or you can try the bad way to handle it and beg " MOM ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE ONE"

or you could let it drop for a wile to let them no that you are not going to beg and then suck up to them

Answer 4

in walgreen or some store they sell cellphone for $20 you don't have to pay any plan ,when is over you can put it more money and have more minutes ,so you know how many minutes you can spend ,or buy a metro pcs they don't have any plan either  

Answer 5

i totally unserstand you. i am almost 16 too and yeah i have a phone but i have like THE earliest curfew... like 7! and i cant go to parties or anything. you seem like me how you are a good girl and dont make bad choices so maybe type up a letter [make sure to use correct punctuation and grammer to show how "grown up" you are=)] and give it to them. tell them all the reasons you deserve and should have a phone. it is working for me... it takes alot of talking tho. lol. you can email me if you wanna talk about it or if you need some more help.

-MRS.jOHNN.

Answer 6

tell them its for safety. i mean...you are 15, and anything could happen to you..car wreck with friends, god forbid..anything. i mean, when i was a 10th grader a tornado hit my school, and 9 people died. 8 students and one elderly woman. if i didnt have my cell to call my parents, they would have been a nervous wreck [it was like a zoo at the school and the whole town was just demolished], you are old enough to have a cell, and its for your own good.

Answer 7

I was at the same position at 13/14. Here's the solution:

Your parents still think of you as a child. Your job is to assert your Independence. You do this by:

A) Getting a job. No, babysitting is not a job. I mean washing dishes or whatever. It will show your parents that you are responsible.

B) Join a sport. Practicing for sports always shows that you are responsible and can manage your time.

C) You might be acting more like a child then you think you are. Aka stop asking for money, go out more with your friends instead of staying around at home, stuff like that.

Answer 8

Well, At age 15, I am really curious at how you don't have

a cell phone. I had mine since fourth grade. I know that is

really young, but I needed to talk to my dad. Anyway, I

think you should try to sit down and talk to them once again

and explain it to them, and don't let them get up till you are

done or maybe try talking to one parent about it instead of

both of them together. Hope I helped.

Answer 9

Be mature and accept your parents' answer. They seem pretty reasonable and fair otherwise. Stop fretting about what you don't have and start focusing on what you do have. Many kids have it far worse than you and you are going to whine about a lousy cell phone. Maybe they want to wait until you are actually driving. Know that your parents know more than you do.

Answer 10

if your parents allow you to spend the money just get like tmobile prepaid is really good and hey kid who says they have to know hope it helped have fun

Answer 11

i am a parent myself i dont have a problem with 15 year olds having a phone just not one on a plan try explaining to them that you will buy a prepaid phone out of your own pocket and that way you wont have a monthly bill and you only can use it when you actualy have money to put on it plans are just to risky i had a plan once and my first bill was over a thousand dollars its not worth it go prepaid

Answer 12

If you have the money, go to Wal-Mart or Target and get yourself a Tracfone prepaid phone.  You buy the cards at the store, activate the phone on the internet or on the phone itself.  There is nothing your parents can do to stop you from doing this as there is no contacts or anything.  If you have the money, you can walk out with a phone.

Believe it or not, your parents are probably looking out for your best interest as well as their own.  You are a minor child and can not enter into a contract.  If you mess up and don't pay the bill, your parents will be on the line for the amount.

An angle you could try is some sort of reward system.  Set up a deal where if you do "X", "Y", and "Z" during the next year, keep up your grades and activities, and you pay the bill two months in advance, you can get a phone.  If the phone gets taken away as a punishment, you still pay the bill.

In reality, what do you need a cell phone for?  You mentioned you will be driving...are you thinking of emergencies (a prepaid plan would work well for this) or so you can talk to your friends on the road (cell phones and driving isn't a smart thing to do)?  For most teens, there is nothing so pressing in life that a phone call can't wait until you get home.  Cell phones are mainly luxury items for teens.  Just like with cars, designer clothing, credit cards, etc..  there are just some things you want as a teen and you just won't get.  If your parents say no and you don't want a prepaid plan, then you are probably SOL.

As much as I hate to say it, your parents don't have to listen to you.  The household is a dictatorship run by your parents, not a republic or a democracy.

Anyway, if your parents won't sway...get a prepaid plan.

Good Luck