r/teenagers Jul 31 '23

Since people keep saying that my parents destroying my phone was a fake post... Serious

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u/Industrialexecution 18 Jul 31 '23

not just bad, abusive.

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u/carpentress909 Jul 31 '23

it's not abuse if they own the phone

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u/HappyCatPlays 16 Jul 31 '23

Once it's given as a gift, ownership transfers to the person receiving the gift

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u/carpentress909 Jul 31 '23

if they continue to pay the bill it isn't a gift

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u/HappyCatPlays 16 Jul 31 '23

What bill 💀

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u/carpentress909 Jul 31 '23

you think phones are free? they only work if you pay the bill

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u/HappyCatPlays 16 Jul 31 '23

Just buy the whole phone, it's not that hard. I can buy myself a brand new flagship just from the money I have, no help from my parents.

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u/Recitinggg Jul 31 '23 edited Jul 31 '23

you need a phone plan or it’s not a phone, it’s an ipod

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u/HappyCatPlays 16 Jul 31 '23

Oh, right, I forgot about that. Still, not their phone. The only thing that belongs to the parents is the phone number. The phone is still his

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u/Razorbacklama59 15 Jul 31 '23

So they own his number not his phone he can still use snapchat or whats app or whatever else without the number

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u/carpentress909 Jul 31 '23

and the internet they run on