A man, 29, and his fiancée, 28, had some disagreements about whether they should give their child her own cell phone. This is a topic of conversation most parents have at some point, but this one came a little earlier than expected for the father. The young couple has a 3-year-old daughter together, and they are trying to figure out if now is the right time to give her a cell phone. Here’s the full story shared on Reddit:
“My fiancée(28F) and I (29M) have a daughter who just turned 3.
So yesterday my fiancée told me that she hates having to keep giving up her phone to our daughter and that we should give her a phone, to which I said, “Absolutely not she’s just turning three, though, we could get her those learning tablets since she will be starting preschool soon.”
She told me “Loosen up, your acting like those helicopter parents, and most toddlers have phones. She always throws fits when I don’t give her my phone, so what if we just give her my old phone maybe?”.
I told her “Maybe when she’s 12, or 13, but for now, let’s just maybe get her that educational tablet.” and we just left it at that.
For Illustration Purposes Only (With Models) – istockphoto.com/SladicShe’s been giving me the silent treatment and now it’s making me wonder AITA?”
Edit: I’ve always given up my phone to her, but when she has fits I would say no, and because she told our daughter that I’m the boring parent that ALWAYS says “No” and she’s the fun parent that always says “Yes”, as a result, she would go to my fianceé whenever she wants things such as sweets before bed and of course, her phone.
Who do you think is right here? What age do you think children should be before they get their own phone? Let us know in the comments.
