teenager and cell phones?
Please stick with me I will try to not be too long winded. My son's grandmother has promised to take him to go get a cell phone this Sat. He is 16 yr old and has a job for a year makes about $240 a month. I call his grandmom to tell her I am not sure about this cell phone plan. He has to get into a two year contract. It is $50 a month that is $1200. She replies it is his money and he should be able to get what he wants he should be able to afford it. I respond he doesn't have a car. He needs to save for one and then he is going to have insurance and gas money. she responds now you know you are going to have to pay for his insurance you get money for these children (I do) and that is what you need to use it for. I tell her he will pay a portion of his insurance so that he can learn about responsibility and what comes along with having a license. It costs $400 for drivers ed. I told him he pays for that I will give him half of what he has saved toward a car. She states several and I mean several times that she is not going to pay any money to the phone. so then I ask her if she knows she is going to have to cosign and make sure she wants to do this he can't for a two year agreement (not 18) she still responds she's not paying any $ I've never mentioned her paying any $ just if she said she'll sign. so I ask are you saying I am going to be responsible if he can't make the payments so in a round about way she says yes I tell her look I don't have a phone myself and I am not paying anything for that phone either so you need to decide if you want to sign. She says you should have a phone and put your kids on the plan I just tell her it is not a necessity and it is my choice not to have one. She kept saying you need to talk to your son I am not getting involved but she has gotten involved by telling him she'd take him without talking to me first. I don't know she has this intimidating way about her tries to make you feel beneath her. She just makes me feel like a teenage parent again not doing anything right. Now here I am needing confirmation from you to see if I am doing something wrong. What would you do? Do I let him get a phone It is his money I just tell him 1200-1500 would do a lot for a car or college.
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