[retnuo]

I can tell you I know just how you guys feel. I have a 12yo son, and my wife and I recently gave him a cell phone on our current verizon plan. It was a birthday present, and I felt that my son needed a taste of responsibility. Oh man, how I got kicked in the teeth for that!
The day after the birthday, i'm getting calls from my MIL and sister complaining how he's over there bragging about having a cell phone and they don't. Crimeny, I should have thought that one through a bit better beforehand. I can't tell you how many times he's tried to convince me to let him take it to school with him. No way am I going to do that...that's a recipe for disaster right there.
Now, we only let him use it at home for a certain amount of time a day, or have him take it with him when he goes out with friends, so we can keep in touch. Other than that, it rests comfortably on its charger on my desk.