tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post348226211640538848..comments2024-03-02T09:05:39.993-06:00Comments on Korinthia's Quiet Corner: The Phones Are ComingKorinthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-76901408837801107742019-03-10T15:15:07.223-05:002019-03-10T15:15:07.223-05:00You can always turn off the "haptics" fu...You can always turn off the "haptics" function so nothing vibrates when you touch the screen.pupatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477657351392475397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-5689068578894960992019-03-04T12:41:12.831-06:002019-03-04T12:41:12.831-06:00I think at this stage if I were to get a phone I w...I think at this stage if I were to get a phone I would get one based on the camera. A lot of the phone cameras at this point have surpassed regular little digital cameras. I'd just have to figure out a whole different way of getting them onto my laptop.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-6741698146423112612019-03-03T21:13:17.335-06:002019-03-03T21:13:17.335-06:00Right, I was thinking of a flip phone as the "...Right, I was thinking of a flip phone as the "for you at some point" option, so they can contact you more easily. (but smartphones have GPS options, and some might earn their keep just from that! It's just that sometimes people forget that flip phones are in fact still an option, and they are, and that eliminates a lot of the screen-staring if they're sufficient for your needs - but they likely wouldn't be sufficient for a teen's communication needs because emoji use is Necessary in most circles?)<br /><br />And yes, totally worth it! Ugh, teenage socialization... I hope she can get by with texting for the social necessities and can dodge some of the more toxic (bullying, image culture, etc.) platforms where central socializing sometimes occur; it seems like if you want to be in the loop as a teen, you have to acquiesce to some degree to other peoples' socializing terms, though (whether that's spending money on hot chocolate and hash browns at IHOP instead of hanging out in parks or the mall for free, or being on a specific platform). Texting: probably not more of a problem than phone calls, except from the stimulation/addiction/distraction point of view. Some other options, esp. social media-wise: more hazardous.<br /><br />Hope all goes really, really well! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-83760731838698623412019-03-03T10:36:56.295-06:002019-03-03T10:36:56.295-06:00I get too much credit for having good kids.I get too much credit for having good kids.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-28755059936384464652019-03-03T06:35:16.840-06:002019-03-03T06:35:16.840-06:00Amazing parenting!Amazing parenting!Joe Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769418451694507439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-91613489405672349262019-03-02T20:00:31.240-06:002019-03-02T20:00:31.240-06:00Well, we're mostly getting them as a way for m...Well, we're mostly getting them as a way for my middle child to be able to text friends and do things with them in the way most kids want to. She needs a way to fit in, and this will help. Otherwise we don't have an actual need for them. But surviving ninth grade socially? That's worth it.Korinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580286551375780490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8654887465201994138.post-48959423845379896462019-03-02T15:46:52.767-06:002019-03-02T15:46:52.767-06:00For very-basic texting and calling, you can still ...For very-basic texting and calling, you can still get a flip phone: no touch screen, reduced phone zombie potential - so that might be an option for you to be on the "receiving" end of contact? You can also get prepaid plans with them; our "second household cell phone" costs literally $115/year (all fees and taxes included) - but we basically only use it for between-spouse texting [from grocery store: "do we need zucchini?", going-to-be-late, etc.] so we never use up the minutes and they're gradually accumulating. Our flip phone doesn't work with group text (can receive, can't send-all) and doesn't receive emojis, but for plain-text texting (or phone calls, or alarm-clock needs), it works well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com