Her Teen Daughter Wants An iPhone For Christmas, But She Thinks It’s A Waste Of Money, And She’s Getting Accused Of Ruining Her Daughter’s Life
This woman and her husband have two daughters– who are 16 and 13-years-old. And together, they decided that they wouldn’t buy either of their children an expensive phone that costs over $300.
“I feel like they are a waste of money, especially for a teenager. They can save up for one if they want, but we won’t buy them one,” she said.
When it comes to the holidays, she and her husband also set a budget of about $400 for individual gifts and try not to exceed it unless there is a specific item that would genuinely help their daughters.
That’s why her 16-year-old daughter previously had a Samsung phone that they bought her for her thirteenth birthday. And it was only recently that her eldest daughter saved up enough money to purchase an iPhone 15.
But now, her 13-year-old daughter– who already has an old Galaxy S8 that works fine– wants a new phone for Christmas, too.
She and her husband were actually on board with that as long as the new device was under $300. But when they told their youngest daughter that, though, their daughter threw a major fit.
“My daughter says it’s unfair that her sister has an iPhone, but she doesn’t,” she revealed.
“So I told my daughter that she could do chores and babysit or save up birthday and Christmas money from relatives to get an iPhone, but we would not buy her one.”
Well, rather than having her back on that, her husband actually sort of agreed with their daughter. He believes that they should just buy her the iPhone, claiming it’s now unfair that their eldest has one.
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However, she pointed out how it would be really unfair to buy their 13-year-old an $800 iPhone while their 16-year-old daughter only receives a gift worth $100.
Regardless of that, her youngest daughter is still furious with her and keeps saying that all of her friends have iPhones. So, her daughter claims to feel embarrassed that she doesn’t.
“I offered to get my daughter a refurbished iPhone for $450 on her birthday in February,” she reasoned.
“But I said I wouldn’t spend more. I just don’t think a 13-year-old needs an $800 smartphone.”
Well, ever since she refused to budge, her daughter hasn’t spoken to her, and she’s gotten accused of “ruining” her daughter’s life. And now, this has left her wondering if refusing to buy an iPhone for her 13-year-old daughter is really so unreasonable or not.
Do you agree that it’s unnecessary to buy a teenager such an expensive phone? Is it unfair that her older daughter has an iPhone, or would it be more unfair if she just bought her youngest an iPhone after her eldest saved up for one? What would you do in this sticky situation?
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