In article <2_SdnTJddYm5FbrVnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Michael N. Paris" <mparis27@comcast.net> wrote:

> > That doesn't answer why the girl doesn't pay for her own shit?
> >
> > Mom and Dad paying for her crack habit does nothing at all for her. Or
> > them.
>
>
> I pay for my daughters line on my at&t plan, $10 bux plus $15 for unlimited
> data.

And when she blows the entire month's minutes on day 2?

Kids need to learn responsibility, and there's no better way than to
make them buy their own cell phones and service.

If you wish to make it a requirement that she have a working phone
before she can go out with her friends, that's a separate subject. Huge
incentive, actually.