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'esteemed organ' :-D :-D :-D :-D

and it wasn't meeeeeeeeeeeeeee for once *pulls Muffy out of gutter*

get out the harmonica and plays

there may be troubles ahead

*sighs*

It's what they call it in the letters page.

*philistines*

Can't say I've ever seen Ian Hislop as an organ, esteemed or t'otherwise, but in future I shall look at him in a new light.

smirks

so will i

I think the world has moved on since I was 11. (they didn't have mobile phones then lol) however, I think that it's perfectly ok for 11 year olds to have mobile phones in this day and age.

Apart from the convenience, I'm sure that it's reassuring to Muffy that she can contact her daughter and vice versa if needs be.

I'm quite comfortable with high school age children having mobiles.

In fact I'd be uncomfortable having it any other way......peace of mind is a wonderful thing.......priceless even.....and she gets the same security coming back the other way so everyone's a winner.

K....look again..........his sense of humour on it's own is priceless........I find him endlessly amusing x

Right, got the gist of Muffy's original point and haven't read the thread all the way through, it's too late and I can't be bothered :-D :-D

I'll say this. When my kids were that age, mobiles were not an issue, they were still house bricks then, but trainers were, especially for my son. He always wanted the Adidas pair at £100 +

I made a deal with him. I would give him what I was prepared to pay for trainers...especially as he was still growing...and that was £25. He would have to put in the rest. Done deal. He found it tough saving the other £75 and settled for a £60 pair instead. But it taught him a valuable lesson. As time went by, if he wanted a pair of trainers, he'd save first, then ask me to put in what I was prepared to pay.

So yes have her pay towards a new one. It will teach her the value of money. She might not like it now, but she will carry that with her for the rest of her life, and that will make the tears and tantrums (if there are any) worth the while.

And as for Ian Hislop...he can take it as well as dish it out...and his satirical slant on everything is priceless sometimes :-D

Oh I agree, I think Ian Hislop is great.......hilariooooos in fact :-D :-D :-D.
I was being sarcastically silly about the organ bit :-)

Why have I just turned green for SRS tiny tears dolls outfit with matching bonnette I would of sold a kidney to wake up in the morning to find an outfit like that for my tiny tears doll formally known as Cheryl ......Also SRS when we was kids if you had a land line you was considered posh.. :-D

Hi Muffy,

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but I'm told it works.

Try popping it in an airtight bag of un cooked rice, take the battery out and open the phone up first. Leave it for a day or so.

This has worked on IPhones. I hope it helps :-)

Carole

well iv slept on it had a rethink and................................ im still C, :-|

infact i prefer hayleys option, swop hers for yours "falls of sofa"

oh n bernard, my son has a mbile and hes not 11 yet, why? because as his mum i chose to give him one, :-)

Thanks Carole...I vaguely remember seeing that done somewhere now that you mention it !!! .....will give it a go !! Thank you !!!

Stray....NO CHANCE....absolutely NONE........zero.......big fat nought......... :-D :-D :-D :-D

because I'm that sort of wonderful kind GIVING mummy,,,,,,


I'd have taken her out of school today.......off to town,,,,,,,,and said --

-choose which ever moby you want darling,,,no,,, no,,, dont worry at the cost as long as your'e happy so am I......you couldnt help plopping yours down the loo,


:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D ;-) so there.!

Yeah course you would Kay !!!LOLOLOLOL x

would I lie............no........

I'd have said serves you bleeedy well right,,,,,,,you silly girl,,,,,,now youll just have to do without and see if we can get you one off the car boot.!!!!!

:-D :-D

You've said she has pots of money. Is that right? In that case, she could buy her own replacement, perhaps a reconditioned one, certainly not an all singing, all dancing version which could get lost/stolen at school.

If you're feeling flush, she could have a slightly better brand new one for her next birthday or Christmas.

In the meantime, she could borrow the family spare, but it has to be handed back and turned off when she is at home.

It would do her good to be detached from it for some of the day; so many young people are too dependent on electronic equipment of any sort.

Hopefully, she is paying for her own credits out of her pocket money, not relying on you to cover the expense.

can some of be reminded
we dont put kids in the stocks no more for accidents

and hanging is so out of fashion to lol

She is a saver bless her lol. Unlike her sister who spends it as soon as it's in her hands !!!

Her phone isn' t an all singing and all dancing one tbh...it's a very low entry level smart phone....at her age that's what most of the other children have as well......she uses her phone mostly to play silly games on at the mo as she has to pay for her own texts and calls ....so she's not forever on it.

She will prob get a new phone for her birthday in August....but having looked at second hand versions of what she's using now it's not a great deal of money so I don't think either she or us will be worried if we have to replace it....this one might even dry out yet....*fingers crossed*

Tbh it's more about the principle of the thing than the cash ..I'm not cross with her...she knows that...accidents happen....gawd knows I've done silly things often enough !!! x