[citation][nom]snowgoer1998[/nom]One word...RE-DIC-U-LOUSWhen I was a kid, I would get home from school (aged 8-11 or roughly same as this article), change clothes, TELL my parents where I was going, ask what time dinner was...and I'd be outside, over at the neighbors, who knows where...I didn't have a cell phone...I survived...I mean, really, what could a 10-11 year old POSSIBLY need a cell phone for????We just had a kid 8 months ago...and I've already told my wife, I am absolutely, completely against our child(ren) having a cell phone before they are driving.My house, my rules...My way, no highway option...[/citation]
I agree wholeheartedly. Maybe your one word could have been an actual English word, though. *grin*