May 14, 2015 My Phoneless Freakout! Hi Nikki, HEEEEELP! I have a huge crack on the screen of my new cell phone and now my parents are totally flipping out! It’s so bad that they took away my phone and put it on lockdown for the rest of the year. I guess you could say that I’m not that good at taking care of my phone :-/. I lost my first phone at school, the second one fell in the toilet and got water damage, and my BFF accidentally dropped my third one on the sidewalk. That’s how I got that HUGE crack on it. I admit that I’ve been irresponsible in the past, but I’ve finally learned my lesson! How do I convince my parents to give me another chance? And, how can I take better care of my cell phone so I don’t end up trashing my next one? Sadly, Phoneless Phoebe My Advice: Dear Phoneless Phoebe, Since your parents were generous enough to buy you THREE phones, I can totally see why they are a little upset at you right now. Cell phones are pretty expensive and it sounds like you’ve blown through three of them in a short period of time. I also agree with your statement that you’ve been irresponsible, even though you didn’t lose or damage your phones on purpose. Hey girlfriend, at the rate you’re going, you’d have lost or damaged 29 cell phones by the end of the year. Okay, just kidding! But, in all seriousness… My advice to you is to apologize to your parents for wrecking and/or losing the first three phones. Your ‘rents will feel a lot better about the situation once they know 1) you appreciated them buying the phones and 2) that you realize (and admit) you were being irresponsible by not taking better care of the phones. Next, start saving up your OWN money to buy your OWN phone. Or, better yet, offer to pay for the repairs to your existing cracked phone that’s on lockdown. Doing either of these things will show your parents that you’re trying to be more responsible and mature. And, it will also make them more likely to give you another chance. And finally, I suggest that you get one of those big, ugly, super-duper strong, plastic protective cases for your phone. Yes, I know! It’s not nearly as cute or sparkly as your fake diamond-encrusted Hello Kitty phone case that you got for your birthday. But, if you put your phone in one of those thick, ugly, protective cases, it would probably survive a plane crash AND your BFF accidentally dropping it off of a 10 story building onto the sidewalk. OOPSY! And, there’s even MORE good news! Since those ugly protective cases are also WATERPROOF, you can drop your phone in a swimming pool, mud puddle and even the toilet again (EWWW!) and NOT even damage it. So, here is my advice in three easy steps: 1) Apologize to your ‘rents 2) Start saving up your own money to buy a phone or repair the damaged one 3) Get an ugly, super duper strong, protective case so you don’t destroy your next phone I hope this helps! If so, shoot me a text as soon as you get your phone back and we can hang out at Crazy Burger :-)!!! This is MY advice. What advice would YOU give Phoebe? Have you ever damaged or lost YOUR cell phone? What did your parents say or do?
ASmiley says June 4, 2015 at 1:40 pm My cousin’s phone had a crack once she just glued it together then she continued to use it.
Gabrielle says June 3, 2015 at 9:27 pm I totally get what you’re going through. I’m not the most responsible person with my phone either. I used to always loose it. Once, i left my phone at my friends house when i went out of town. It was dead so we couldn’t even call it, and to top that, they have a really big house. They didn’t find my phone until 2 and a half months later. It was in my jacket pocket. And I couldn’t get it until the 3rd month. Those 3 months were miserable so I cant imagine a whole year without your phone. What you can do to convince your parents to get your phone back is to become more responsible. If you don’t already, start doing your chores without being told. Maybe when its your mom or dad’s turn to wash the dishes, do it for them. Do your homework. And even volunteer to help around the house. These good deeds don’t go unnoticed.Your parents will realize that you are very responsible and that you re willing to change. And yea, like Nikki said, buy a big protective case. If you have an iPhone, get a LifeProof case. But i have to admit, they are EXTREMELY expensive. 90 bucks, but they’re really worth it. They survive up to a 6 foot drop and is waterproof! First save up to repair your screen, then get a protective case. It doesnt have to be a LifeProof. 5 and below has some really good cases that are cute aswell. I hope this helped and I wish you the best of luck 🙂
tarantuladork says June 3, 2015 at 5:43 pm Apologize to your parents and they will unlikley consider it.But if your phone had a case and THAT screen broke then just buy a new case.But if it is the phone screen that broke itself then Save up money to by the repairs.
Katie says June 3, 2015 at 5:23 pm Get in your mum and dads good books Help around the house because it is harmless Then soon u will get your new phone
Abigail says June 3, 2015 at 12:28 pm Honestly I agree with Nikki, I’m 15 and I’ve never owned a phone in my life, but I have been given things that I needed to be responsible for, and honestly wasn’t. The advice Nikki gave is perfectly logical and works, apologizing and saving or repairing the phone would take major stress off of you parents, and it’s great to be honest with yourself and admit you did wrong. That will help a lot in the future. It’s great to face facts and admit you made mistakes so you don’t have to make them again
katie says June 2, 2015 at 7:49 pm i lost mine and it is no where to be found so i ask if i could buy a new one and my parents said not till i found mine
awesomedork1000 says June 2, 2015 at 2:05 pm Phoebe (BTW i LOVE your name) , one time i was riding my bike to check our mail and i had my phone in my back pocket and when i hopped on after i got out of our driveway i felt my back pocket for it…it was GONE!!!!!, i looked behind me and it was on the ground with its battery out then here comes a car i ran and the battery the edge of it broke (luckily i got that fixed) but my parents FLIPPED OVER MY HOUSE (not really just exaggerating) it took raking for at least 3 monthes and extra chores.just tell them you’ll do extra work for 3 monthes. NOTE: in the end the lesson is BE CAREFUL and hard- work pays off, awesomedork1000
Lexi1dfan says June 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm hey i am so sorry for you but i dont even have a phone yet because my parents say i need to buy “my own”. But this is like when i lost my fit bit i lost it a few weeks ago and i still have not found it my parents say they know where it is but they say “i have to find it”. I wish you good luck – Lexi1dfan
H_a.FangirlGeek says May 31, 2015 at 1:37 pm You start putting it away when not needed. and…..put some screen protecters and hard covers and by persuading…..thats gonna be hard
Smart mature CCP says May 22, 2015 at 9:31 am Well,I think u can just get a glass screen protector and never use your mobile on the windowsill.Also I’ve lost more than three phones so I have the same situation but not the last part about mum and dad not buying my phones xD buty they keep me a while without a phone or give me a phone that no one uses(a bad one) xD but hey I don’t lose them.The theif once stole my bag that had a tennis racket my already screen cracked phone that still works after I gave it a punch on screen xD and the bag itself(although it wasn’t that expensive bag)and if there was money in the bag then the money too!!
KM MK McDOrky says May 22, 2015 at 2:00 am don’t worry! i lost 1 phone and 1 tablet. i’m gonna get a very cheap phone by the end of the month! that’s okay. at least i can still call anyone -#thankfuldork