Being grounded is the worst thing to have to experience; I am sure many other teenagers would agree. Grounding just gets worse when your parents decide to confiscate your phone on top of everything else.
Is it just me, or is there no other consequence besides getting your phone taken? If you ever have to go without your phone again, here are my eight (mostly sarcastic) tips for your survival during this difficult time:
- Make a huge deal out of your punishment. This way “the punisher” will feel guilty about taking your phone and surely will give it back and apologize. Guilt trips always work.
- If step one doesn’t work, then you need to start sucking up to your parents. Do the dishes, take out the trash, clean their cars; do whatever you have to do to make their lives easier. They’ll be much more likely to either give your phone back right then and there or lessen the length it was going to be taken for.
- Tell all of your friends about your punishment, surely they’ll be just as upset as you are and they’ll do anything to help you get your phone back. Riots always work, so organize one and get people out there to help support your great cause.
- Complain to all of their adult friends. When your neighbors or your parents’ friends come over for a dinner, just complain about how lonely you are without anybody to text you. Surely they will feel bad for you and try to convince your parents to give it back. Honestly, guilt trips really do work!
- If that doesn’t work you’re just gonna have to scrounge up some money. Money for an iPod that is. You can easily hide it and sign into your Apple ID to text your friends. Just be careful to not get caught because I’m sure your parents would love to have an iPod too.
- If you just can’t stand not talking to your friends, get their emails and start emailing each other. It’s not as fast, and you can’t play pool or check your instagram, but at least you’ll have some form of human interaction. (Kind of.)
- Ask your friends if you can borrow their phones to use instead. That way, you can check your social media and talk to some of your friends that you were previously banned from speaking to. Just don’t post anything, if your parents see they will probably just keep the phone for a longer amount of time.
- If all of these other tips just aren’t helping you deal with the loss of your phone, try focusing on everything else in your life. Finally turn in that paper that was due the first week of school, read a book, maybe even get a job so you can pay for your own phone that your parents can’t take.
Alexis • May 11, 2021 at 8:49 am
I got my phone taken away for waking up late and having poor grades. It sucks because I can’t talk to my boyfriend as much and I can’t keep up with my streaks. My mom doesn’t understand that I actually need my phone. My parents are split up, and sometimes I go with my dad and he texts me when he’s on his way or when he’s outside. I also need my phone for school. I need my phone for one of my classes (photography) but my mom doesn’t understand. She just thinks I am always on my social media or texting a bunch of boys, and the truth is I’m not. I need my phone because what if something happened to me and I couldn’t call or text anyone because she took my phone? What am I supposed to do then? I just wish my mom understood. Like I don’t care if she grounds me and says I can’t go anywhere (which I usually never do anyways), but I feel like her taking my phone is really not necessary.
Tink Valentino • May 3, 2021 at 2:03 pm
OK so, I got my phone taken last night and I wouldn’t give her the password. Like ma’am I am about to be 16, why are you trying to go through my sht anyways ??? I’m so tired of this I wanna move out so bad which I’m def abt to do. I been going through hella depression and what I tell my friends she does not need to see. period. by the time I come back to this page I’ll be 18 and moved tf out!!!! I am not one of dem, I don’t need anybody.
Akenzie • May 2, 2021 at 10:00 pm
I got my phone taken away like 3 days ago. It was because I lied to my mom about why my sister was crying. She was only crying because she wanted to change into some new shoes she hasn’t wore yet. I told my mom it was nothing but when I tried to explain it did not work. I told her sorry and she started talking to me in spanish. I only understood some of what she was saying. I really need it back because I have to do my workouts before cheer practice on Wednesday. I hope and pray I get it back today or tomorrow. I am praying to God that she gives it back before Wednesday!!!!!!
yurrritskeke • Apr 20, 2021 at 10:16 pm
I’m Just afraid my moms gonna go through my phone and find out about my 5 boyfriends.
Erika • Mar 7, 2021 at 10:47 pm
I got my phone taken away this morning beacause I suck out 6:30 am and went to go see friends because I was haveing negitive thoughts and needed to talk to someone. When I got back home my mom was telling me how bad I am and how She wants to end me away. She told me Im never getting my phone back and I dont know how to feel about it. I was not doing anything wrong.
Noah • Mar 3, 2021 at 9:12 pm
its been hard without a phone i have just really been trying to push through it and i have had away for 1 month now and days are slow but i still havve my laptop and thats better than nothing so yeah if anyone see this just push through and you will get their 🙂
Briana • Feb 22, 2021 at 5:50 pm
I got my phone taken today bc I went past my alarm for school and I stayed up late texting my friends when I wasn’t supposed to. I’m probably gonna try some of these. It rlly sucks 🙁 My parents said they don’t know when I’ll have it back and I’ve done things like that before. I’ve read the comments and I can relate SO MUCH to them. I just feel like I had my friend’s parents since they’re not strict at all 🙁
wolfyshawdoxox • Feb 17, 2021 at 9:18 pm
I NEED MY PHONE BACK I DO ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
me • Jan 29, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Bruh i got my phone taken just because i was talking on the phone at night, literally im 17 like come on and i also got it taken many times also i had trap phone and got caught with that cuz my little brother snitched then i got caught with my actual phone when i took it when i wasn’t supposed to so basically im probably never going to get my phone back. And i don’t think i can get a job because my parents wont let me.
AMINA • Jan 27, 2021 at 5:50 am
I am sad cus my dad has an app on my phone to make sure he doesn’t have covid and am so sad that is taken used to be my mom old phone he doesn’t even know it is my phone so sad without and depressing and it got taken cus he needed to go shopping and I went to take photos of my photography and my family were looking for me everywhere a\nd they could not find me so I got it taken if though my dad doesn’t know it is my phone
AMINA • Jan 27, 2021 at 5:46 am
i am so depressed aand sad
AMINA • Jan 27, 2021 at 5:45 am
i got my phone token today becase my dad has this app in it where when he goes shopping he has to show it to them and make sure he doesnt have covid and it used to be my moms old phone and he doesnt know it is my phone i never told him it my phone only my mom knows so yeah
Aniya Allen • Jan 25, 2021 at 2:27 pm
I will try to use this i got my phone taken away yesterday night and i got in trouble for doing what i was doing im very upset cause now all imma probaly do is sleep i hate to get my phone taken and idk when i’m going to get it back hopefully on my brother birthday which is the 30.
em • Dec 18, 2020 at 1:49 pm
I got my phone taken 2 months ago for talking to people online/having online friends. Though, I do it safely like i dont tell them my fkn mailbox number or shit so idk why its suhc a big deal EVERYONE my age does it. My mom said she cant trust me anymore bc she had told me multiple times before not to have social media and so i was hiding it from her. She said shes never planning to give it back. Its so bad bc my bsf moved to a diff school so the only way i can talk to her is through online and making plans to hang out and i cant make plans to hang out without my parents knowing. And obviously im secretly still talking to her on my laptop but literally i cant make plans until i get my phone back cus my mom cant know im talking to her without my phone.
Julieanna • Nov 30, 2020 at 11:25 am
I got my phone taken 3 days ago, my parents found out about my tikok, youtube, instagram and all that. I was doing things I was not supposed to be doing and got caught. I do not know when I will get it back but I just hope its soon. I have gotten my phone taken before the last time was for 2 weeks. This phone I bought with my own money so I do not know how long it will take for me to get it back
Michael Jordan Son • Nov 12, 2020 at 8:38 am
I will hopefully try some of these things to help me with my depression without my phone.It’s been two days since my phone got taken away and it has been pretty alright.Even though,I really miss it.But having my phone taken away makes me lose stress,concentrate on my work,get better sleep,and even do more outside activities.In the end of the return,getting my phone taken away might actually be a blessing and a curse.If anyone is reading this,I know it’s pretty hard living without it since your so used to having it all day or for a amount of time.You will get through this even though it may seem like the days are going slow or this is going to take forever.Just look on your past mistakes that caused you to get your phone taken away and just make sure you don’t do that mistake again.And please excuse my grammar LOL
Michael Jordan Son • Nov 12, 2020 at 8:36 am
I will hopefully try some of these things to help me with my depression without my phone.It’s been two days since my phone got taken away and it has been pretty alright.Even though,I really miss it.But having my phone taken away makes me lose stress,concentrate on my work,get better sleep,and even do more outside activities.In the end of the return,getting my phone taken away might actually be a blessing and a curse.If anyone is reading this,I know it’s pretty hard living without it since your so used to having it all day or for a amount of time.You will get through this even though it may seem like the days are going slow or this is going to take forever.Just look on your past mistakes that caused you to get your phone taken away and just make sure you don’t do that mistake again
Abby Cook • Oct 13, 2020 at 7:41 pm
I will try some of these because I got my phone taken away because my sister and my mom didn’t think I was getting my schoolwork done but I am and I’m really depressed and I’m stressing out really bad and I also have really bad anxiety my mom doesn’t understand that and I can’t talk to my boyfriend on Instagram so yeah
Bri • Sep 24, 2020 at 4:49 pm
i will try one because I got my phone took since like August 25 2020
Skylar • Nov 14, 2019 at 4:21 pm
Imma fr try these bc I got my phone taken and I’m really not feelin it dude, so thank you so much ☺️
Riyah Foster • Mar 18, 2018 at 2:32 pm
I will try some of these i got my phone talen away because i got twitter it is really stupid and i hate it some much!!!!