Poll: I've got my son's cell phone. Should I read his texts?
I feel like I'm holding my child's unlocked diary in my hands: I have my son's cell phone.
It was confiscated by his teacher because it vibrated in class. In Broward County public schools, the kids are allowed to carry a cell phone, but it cannot go off in class. I think it's a sound policy. If it's taken away, it will only be released to the parent, on the next school day.
The phone was taken away on Friday. That meant Creed had a phone-less weekend. I told him it was good for him.
It didn't occur to me that when I picked up his phone, I'd have access to his text messages. I could find out what this 14-year-old is up to!
But that seems awfully close to something my own parents would have done, and I am very sure I would have seen that as a distrustful, dishonest move on their part.
What do you think? Take the poll.
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