Well I texted alot and ran up the bill by 40$ what can I do to make him feel better and not yell at me?
2006-12-19 08:44:09 · 15 answers · asked by Haley Bailey 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
show him you are making an effort to be good and stop textin so much...i know its hard to do i have the same problem! when my parents are mad at me i just cook em a special dinner and pretty much suck up and they get over it pretty quick
2006-12-19 10:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by «¤¦Råchè||覤» 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$40 may not seem like alot...but multiply that times 12 months and you have $480 (a dad's perspective on an average cost a year).
I liked the idea of giving him the phone, to let him know that you knew you were at fault.
However, there is a better idea. Ask your dad to get you a "pre-paid phone". You put money into it, and then when the money runs out, you can't use it.
So that would really put a limit on your usage and give you a good idea on how to budget your phone usage.
2006-12-19 17:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if he's like most fathers its not the $40. It might be that he thought you were mature enough to control yourself, or that he doesn't understand what the "big" deal is about texting.
I'd admit to him that you know its a luxury, and like some of the others i'd volunteer giving up the phone for a bit. But the most honest and direct approach is to tell him that you know that he loves you, and that you love him and that he's trying to protect you.
I'd even volunteer to show him how to text to make up for it. It will give him a feeling that you're letting him into your world a little bit.
2006-12-19 17:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him your phone to hold onto for 1 week. Do the laundry, clean the house, make dinner, do the dishes and clean up your room, do your homework and do good in school. Quit being selfish and immature and show him you deserve to have a phone and that you will use more sense in the future and use it only when necessary.... that's it!!!!!!
PS... Don't tell him you will do these things, just start doing them,
talk is cheap, show him you are serious......
2006-12-19 16:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by doclakewrite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take responsibility and find a way to earn your phone time. If you have income of any kind, pay him back (my daughter pays for all of her own phone time - from "birthday" money, etc...)
If you can't pay him back in cash, then do some of those things around the house he's always harping about (you know, dishes, laundry, cooking, cleaning - the things you're SUPPOSED to be doing anyway....)
And DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN, young lady!
2006-12-19 17:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop running up the phone bill. Give him the money and put the phone away. What happened to the good old days when no one had cell phones?
2006-12-19 17:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by country girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him you're sorry and offer to repay the money by doing extra chores, odd jobs, etc. Show him that you are willing to take responsibility by setting your own punishment - promise you won't use your phone, except for emergencies and family calls, until the money is repaid.
2006-12-19 16:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to issue you $40 worth of work around the house then do the extra work.
2006-12-19 16:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Voluntarily give up your cell phone for a week to show that you realize what you did was wrong, and ask to do a lot of chores around the house. A lot of I'm sorry's help too.
2006-12-19 16:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Alicia L 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well you can pay the 40 dollars.. and if you don't have any way to pay for it.. tell him that you would do some chores and stuff as a payment.. but not just one day.. maybe for a week... that should pay for the 40 dollars... i know it's not fun... but i'm pretty sure he'll forgive you
2006-12-19 16:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by coqueta19 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋