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She just basically forced her 14 year old to come up with a way to buy a smartphone himself.

... provided that she permits the 14 year old to buy one.

Or the 14 year old does it behind their backs.

How would they get a plan? I thought you had to be an adult to get most cell plans, though I guess prepaid plans might work.

Yeah, where I live, prepaid is the norm, so I didn't even think of that. Still, I know teenagers who get by with just wifi.

With this move she forced him to lie about it as well. Like teenagers are really great at appealing to authority.

They're pretty cheap, so maybe 5 or 6 mowed lawns.