Never Happy

Well on my side as a daughter i should appreciate what my mother gives cause its worth it. take it or leave it? my mom always tell me that but i always take it so we won't argue. I have to be a person who appreciates everything. thats what my mom wants so i do it for her. Teenagers are all different but one thing i know is they would prefer to do what they ought to do and not ask for questions. every achievement goes for them and all you have to do is to praise them and thank them for they are doing well that is how you deal with teenagers.

If that was my child I would return the cell phone and get my money back and she wouldn't have a cell phone at all. Kids need to be taught to be appreciative. IMO 13 year olds have no business with a cell phone anyway. They are just kids. and by the way dimes don't cut it in the pay phones anymore. You need a few quarters. lol.

Teenagers go through a weird phase in life. They're very brand conscious and succumb to peer pressure easily. So I can understand where the girl is coming from. If she doesn't use the cellphone then it only shows she doesn't need it after all. But if she really needs it, then she'll use it no matter how ugly it is.

If it were my kid she would be phoneless!LOL The way I see it if she doesn't learn to appreciate what her parents do over something as minor as a cellphone then it can create a monster later on. Things like that (cell phones, ipods etc.)is the most important thing in the world...they think. If the behavior is tolerated over that just imagine what the future holds. Nope I stand on my decision. If it isn't good enough then fine it will be none! LOL

You are 100% correct! I would never allow my child to respond to me or anyone else like that. Kids nowadays are way too spoiled, way too expectant and way way too unappreciative! What ever happened to EARNING what you want??!! Now with the cell phone issues, I know it's alittle more complicated because most parents work outside of the home and want to be accessible to their kids... But remember when we were growning up? You wanted to call mom/dad? You made sure you had a few dimes on you! My parents always knew where I was and I didn't have a cell phone... Anyway, back to your question... Yes, it's HIGH time "take it or leave it" was said! Being a teenager and/or being cranky is not an excuse to be rude or mean. She's very lucky she got a replacement one since she was irresponsible with her first one!

Listen as time goes on to get a child a rotary cell phone is wrong its like crippling the tecnologically. A child with a side kick can tell a friend the definition of any thing to the child thats next to them while your child asks and hears what? Get the kid a side kick!!!

AS the mother of 3 grown children, I think I am qualified to answer this question.First of all, did the mother lose the phone? No! So why is she going out a buying a new one? She is not teaching her daughter to be responsible, and the daughter is acting like a pampered , spoiled brat. Sorry to say it that way, but that is the truth of the matter. I am not saying I did not spoil my children. I did spoil them and now I can see that I did not do them any favors. In my opinion, the mom should take the phone back and tell her daughter that she lost it and she can replace it.

With three teenage and female nieces I can assure you that when it comes to teenagers and cell phones, the one they have is a big deal. They want to be able to take pictures, text is big and browse the web. If the cell phone doesn't have those options it may as well be considered useless to a teenager, yet would suit me fine. A Cell phone, in my opinion isn't something that can be bought for someone that is a teenager. They must be present because they know what is hot and what is not. There is a lot of peer pressure in school. I know I was a student once. Back then the big things was socks, believe it or not. If you didn't have a certain type of socks, look out. You'd be picked on and be running home crying on more than one occasion. Having worked in schools, I can tell you that girls can be much crueler than boys too when it comes to peer pressure. If I was the girls Mom, I would ask her what the deal is. Why is the phone not to her liking? I would listen with open ears as the reason i would of got her another one in the first place was as a gift and we all hope that those we give gifts to, like them. If it was doable, I would take the phone back and exchange it for one that suits the teenager. This is a big deal to kids.

sounds like spoiled brat syndrome. i would have let her "pout" for about an hour then given her the choice...take it or leave it, but stop acting like a 2 year old! and if the response wasnt "ok. i want it, im sorry" then it would have been taken back to the store the very next day..no second chances. being a teen is not a reason to be a little a$$ about things when it was given as a GIFT and it certainly is not something she has to have in order to survive!

you are so right, i would tell my daughter oh well this is what you get for losting the other one, better then not having one. so you can go without one.

In my opinion I'm with you, Take it or leave it. For one thing she is not very responsible if she lost the first one. If I was your sister I would tell her if she isn't happy with what she bought her to earn money and buy her own. At 13 your neice already feels she has to have whatever her friends have and it will only get worse if your sister allows her to get away with it.

Yes,another adolescent boys,how to do it,playing at home have their own opinions,my opinion is to educate them on science.

Teenager now a days are so intimidating. You are right snug, if it were my child, I will definitely return the cellphone at the store. Or maybe give it to charity, at least there, I know many people can appreciate the stuff I can give them. This is to realize for her that not everybody is lucky as what she has.

i feel that kids these days should appreciate what they are given.and,not let what there friend think about what some people will never have.because some teens have parents that aren't able to afford anything such as cell phones,clothes,etc.its a blessing to be able to get a gift.

I agree with you. I think that she should be glad that her mom even got her another one if she was careless with the other one that she had. IMO 13 is too young to be having a cell phone. I'm 21 and I still don't have one. I don't need one because there are pay phones everywhere but I don't know where you live. If it isn't in the city then I understand why your niece might need one. Also, if it's for emergency purposes then I don't see why it has to be fancy. Once it serves it's purpose but I have a feeling it's not simply for that purpose. I think she should be happy that she got anything at all though and she needs to learn to appreciate what she gets. Since I was younger I never complained about any present that I got. I hardly got gifts and when I did get them I was thankful that I got anything at all. I didn't really care for presents though when I was younger. It is time for her mom to put her foot down and tell her to take it or leave it.