My daughter who is 10, has my phone ..

Back in my day 10 year olds weren't the parents

She's 10. You're the parent. Take it away from her.

Ummmm, [b]she[/b] is not the boss

[b]You[/b] are supposed to be the boss here.

There is something disturbing in the lack of balance between freedom and responsibility here.. I question the need for her to have a phone. I question your rational in handing over yours. And I question your mental state in her having the phone and YOU continuing to pay for it..😷

Sometimes parents make mistakes. Better that she learns "Life is not fair" by your hand than from out in the world. Own it, apologize, take the phone back. She's going to be mad and disappointed but it's okay to be mad and disappointed.

Understand but you are paying for the phones and plans, at 10, she should be happy she has a phone.

Mad world were you need to trade with a 10 year old. I'm your mother, this is how it's going to be.

You set the rules.

at 10 why the f does she need the lates phone for is she a ceo shes 10 shes a child why needa phone for

Im old skool.....she is too young to have a phone.....it takes the youth out of children

She's too young to have a phone. Definitely get it back now or it will het worse. And if her friends have phones, too bad...waaaay too young for a phone.
Wait at least 2 years

Are you serious . You posted on here that you can’t control your 10 yo daughter.Have you no pride.
I think you should grow up.

Tell her she can keep it but she will have to make the payments, or she can trade you for her old one and not have to pay.

my 17-year-old gets very mad when i take her phone

I don’t understand what is happening. Take your phone back and that’s it

She probably gets more use of its functions 😊

What do I think?

This whole situation is dumb
Be a parent.

I say the mom takes it back.

It happens! This is a teachable moment

then parent say she spent t o much time on phone ya but ya giveit to her hello

Yeah... this isn't that hard. I mean really? She's your 10 year old daughter! Life comes with lessons, and apparently you still need to learn some basic parenting ones.

You are the parent. You don't "trade" with a 10 year old.

Tell her you're sorry but you want it back. Tell her you owe her one.

10 years old! Jeez thats young for a phone

Drones on phones.

Yalls comments are so spot on.

Odd fetish 🤔

So take it back

You’re the adult, you can just take it back, seriously. You can explain that unfortunately, you’re still making payments on that phone and trading was a mistake.
She will still have [b]a[/b] phone. But you don’t have to accept "no" on something [b]you’re[/b] paying for. If she just likes that phone, perhaps the agreement can be revisited after it’s paid off.

Why does a 10 year old even have a phone? I think you need to explain to her that you’re making payments on the phone and paying for her line so you’re taking the phone back.

You agreed to trade. Accept the consequences of your decision.

I'm having a hard time believing that this is a sincere post, and that any forty-something adult would ever seriously post something as nonsensical as their 10 year old child refused to comply with a parental order ...

But just on the off chance this is sincere and not just spamming ...

You do realize that YOU are the parent, [i]right[/i]?!?!
If NOT, perhaps someone needs to call Child Protective Services and take your child away and place them with someone who is up for the task of adultiing / parenting.

was i the only child who complied with my parents demands due to an ingrained and visceral mortal fear of the consequences?