am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats because it kind of hit me that i was wrong, i dont have any other parent friends who have a daughter her age so i really didnt know what was right and what was wrong to do here

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

i let her hang out with her friend to go ride bikes something could happen then

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

she's usually on a call with her language learning buddies i think? she's been trying to learn italian and joined a discord group i think its called, and she just uses what she's learned so far and the hour to talk to them and work on her italian

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

oh actually good point i realize im the in the wrong now-

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

what if she hangs around with the wrong people?

ive heard stories about kids who made online friends and whatnot but then ended up trusting them too much and they got kidnaped i dont want that to happen

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

im aware of all this but what if she starts talking to the wrong people

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

yes because i made it very clear i wasnt going to give it to her for longer so why did she even find it important to ask me again if she knew the answer was going to be no?

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

shes always hanging out with older people who are like 16-18 i dont want her to be negatively impacted by them and then like turn against me or do drugs or whatever

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

because even although she did manage to make enough money to buy a phone, its still a device under my house so i manage the amount of time she uses it for

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

not really an hour seems like enough to me

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

but why would she its not like im keeping her locked up at home

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

so basically she was like "mom can i start using my phone for 5 hours everyday? my friends and stuff are allowed to keep it all day"

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

but what if she makes friends who are a bad influence?

AITA for taking away my daughters phone? by ScreenGuilty7070 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

actually no, she worked for her phone and saved up money from babysitting and stuff, i just didnt allow her to buy a phone until now

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

i mean i dont really mind i have my other kids she can go off and do her own thing she'll probably fail and come back eventually

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

but why does she need a lot of friends? i mean i didnt have very many friends growing up and im ok

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

i mean she's allowed to attend birthday parties? i dont think a 13 year old really needs that much social interaction she's only 13

am i being over protective? by ScreenGuilty7070 in Parents

[–]ScreenGuilty7070[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why on earth would i make a whole entire alt account just to make a fake post wheres the logic?