Oh... my... gosh

My mom just got me a phone... out of no where. She just came home with it.

Most kids would be really thrilled by this because I have never had a cell phone before... but, I am so mad. It is a really expensive phone. And we do not have money for this kind of thing. My parents are going through troubles so my mother is moving into a condo by herself for awhile... so not only are we going to have to pay for two houses but, we will have to pay for my expensive cell phone as well. Arg, and... it is just another responsibility for me. I will probably have to start paying for it myself. And, we are stuck in one of thoes 2 year contracts so I can't get out. Ugh, I know she was trying to be nice but, now my dad is really upset and I hate for these things to happen.

then why did she get you the phone if she can't afford it? why'd she move to a condo when she cant afford a phone?

=( sorry. i know what you're going through, sorta :\ my dad loves to buy stuff- seems like it'd be the other way around, huh?- so he always buys himself little gadgets and "toys" and stuff, like a digital camera that he never uses and a cute tripod for it, that he also never uses, and then an MP3 player.. gosh, i understand that it's not my money and my parents can spend it as they wish but, i never see my mom buying pointless [and expensive!] stuff like that, for herself.. and we're not exactly in the best financial situation at the moment bc my parents have to pay for my sisters tuition and living expenses, and the company my mom works for is going to be out of business by the end of the year.. and she makes more than my dad.. grr i hate the economy!! :grouch: </rant>

anyway, i'm sorry 'bout your familial mix-up :sad: once the 2-year agreement runs out, sell your phone on ebay! :p


why'd she move to a condo when she cant afford a phone?i'm sure she can afford a phone on its own :rolleyes: just a condo+a phone is probably a lot of money, considering all the house bills and etc., too..

i went thru that once... and i am not saying your mom is depressed... but when my mom and dad split, she was really depressed so she would spend money to make herself feel better. instead of living in an affordable apartment, she bought this really expensive brand new townhouse and then, she took me to jamaica, and ran up all these bills on her credit card... at the time i was like "werd... we get to go to jamaica and live in a phat house" but very recently, i found out that the reason my mom moved out (this was years ago) was because the bank took the house from her... and she had to file a bankruptcy... so, i sorta' know what you mean. have you tried to talk to your mom and find out her reasoning for gettin gyou the phone?

Im sorry WR. That happened to me once and it was a very depressing situation. But you have to look at the bright side sometimes and dont let things like that get you down. Sounds like she bought you the phone to make you feel better during a tough situation. IMO the best thing to do is NOT to let it get you down. Have fun with your new cell for now and sometimes you have to worry about things when you need to worry about things. You could always send it to me if you dont want it :P

if you did it right away, you could probably try to get out of it now. most carriers offer a 15-day or so trial period, during which you can return the phone/cancel your service/whatever before the contract actually starts. I know Verizon Wireless does that at least, and I think I've heard that some of the other major ones have the same sort of deal.

and the economy can be kind of rough... I'm about to start college, and my dad got laid off about a month and a half ago... if anyone you know ever says they want to work for IBM, smack them, and smack them hard. I live in an area where everyone and their brother works for IBM, and everyone says it's an awful company to work for because over the years they've had a bunch of massive layoffs... now they've gotten even sneakier about it- they don't do large layoffs like they used to, that got them too much negative publicity and they had to report to the state and stuff. now every once in a while they lay off a bunch of people at a time. but you just have to make the best of the situation, sure things can be rough at one point, but things are bound to get better.

Another option you have is to get the crystals changed out to change to another carrier such as cricket. Cricket has month to month with no contract and the hook up fee is only 15$ so if it does get turned off your not in debt. What brand is your phone WR ?

She was probably trying to make both you and her feel better...you, because you'd get a cell phone, and her because she'd feel like she can still do nice things for her daughter. If it's too late to return it, then just make the best of it- try to get a plan where you pay for the calls you make, not the time you own the cell. :)

Yeah, we could get rid of it. They have it where we have two weeks to give them back the phone. The thing is, since she bought both of us a phone, she doesn't want to give up hers. And they have it where you have to give both phones back. So I guess I will just have to enjoy it. I can see why she would want it. It is real spiffy where you can snap pictures with it and whenever someone calls you their picture will show up on your screen. I am having fun with it myself, I guess it is just I feel so guilty because it is something we do not have the money for. If anyone needs a phone it is my Dad... he uses about 3000 minutes each month because of his buisness and his is so old they do not even make them anymore. And then I feel bad because of my sister as well. She didn't get a phone until she was like 16... and it was a real crappy one too. She won't even speak to me right now. Ugh... oh well... these things will pass. And thank you everyone... you always make me feel better :)

why didn't she got prepaid instead then? I know it's still expensive, but then you have the control in own hands about what you spend on it.

I can understand your situation though, although i'm not sure if that would be my reaction though. Your mom probably wanted it for you for protection when you have got bad luck with your bike or something... i dunno though... that's why i got my first phone (very very big, ugly but it worked :P)

hope it will turns out allright though... good luck !

Love,
Mirna