To not allow my 10 year old to have my old I phone for chriistmas.

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I think my dd is far too young to have a mobile phone. However earlier in the year my husband bought her a cheap phone from tesco that she used to text her father ( he lives about a 5 hour drive away and sees her a few times a year). We also live in quite a rural area and dd goes off to play and we use it to call her home or to ask us to collect her from the riding stables. I didn't agree with buying her the phone but kept quiet. DH knew that I was not happy with the purchase.

I am due an upgrade on my iPhone and will have a spare one. I assumed dh was going to have my old phone . DH had told dd that she can have the phone, I now look like a total bitch as I have said it is innapropriate.

We also give small and simple gifts for Christmas , this has been a choice we both agree on. I am annoyed that he wants to break this tradition by giving dd an I phone . He thinks it is not a problem as the phone is not costing us anything. I think this is irrelevant .

My DC have my old iPhone.

It has no credit on the PAYG SIM card, Wifi is turned off, I have restrictions on App buying etc (even if they were to work out how to switch on wifi).

I would not be able to sell it as it is scratched and does not hold a charge.

Why should I not let them play games or listen to music on it?

Sheesh, how come I don't know any of these people with i-phones to spare?

It pisses me right off when I see little kids with them .

Tingle. I think you have made the right decision.

It's too much for a 10yr old.

Those who think it's no big deal, I honestly worry at how your kids will cope when older when t hey get so much, so young.

And trust me if you knew me, you'd see we have every technogadget......but not at 10!

Childrens who turn up to school with expensive stuff are generally branded spoilt brats by other parents, and easy targets by other kids.

eBay it.