Re: cell phone for 11 year old

"Marie" <annadoggoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
Does it take you 20 minutes by car just to get into town? It takes us at
least 30 minutes by car, if traffic is in my favor, just to get to the
library. The only people you see walking on the highways here are bums and
hookers and the drug people. It's a weird area to let children walk around
in. My kids certainly aren't under my apron strings lol I'm seeing less
and
less of them everyday, but they can't just walk to town because it's so
far
away. How long does it take you to walk to the library or theatre by
walking from your house? The theater is 40 minutes by car from my house!
Marie

It definitely varies from area to area. Where you live, it would be
different and I wouldn't be able to let them walk to where they wanted to
go. Where I live, they can walk or ride their bike and get there in a short
amount of time. Everyone has to look at their situation and decide for
themselves what the kids can do. If they go to the movies, I have to drive
them and pick them up and that is pretty much how we handle most places they
have to go. Where the library is right now, there is a bunch of construction
going on and no I don't let them walk to it, but I do drive them and then
pick them up, that's why the need for a cell phone is needed. As for the
apron strings, I was thinking of my mom and how she handled me and not
anyone here. She was very overprotective and barely let me out of her sight
and I decided a long time ago to educate my girls and let them experience
stuff and not be so overprotective like my mom was with me.
As with the cell phone, I agree with Barbara that I will eventually let them
all have one because I do want them to be able to call me if they get into
situations that they are uncomfortable with and need or want to come home.
So far, sharing my phone is working because I barely use mine.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)


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