2013-01-02, 03:57 AM
Justin Wrote:If you expect something in return for a gift, then you're doing it wrong.
Are you serious? Maybe that's you but I doubt many follow your mindset. Most people do charity, not because it helps others, but because it makes them feel good about themselves.
I asked my family not to gift me anything, because I know they're expecting something back: me calling or visiting or whatever.
I don't accept gifts from people at school and I could go on.
There's no such thing as altruism, and I've yet to see or picture a situation where one does something expecting nothing in return. NOTHING.
Even if the situation is as silly as gifting something to someone on christmas.
@Link 1. The list isn't only advice about what to play. 2. How can one become responsible if parents are looking at everything you do?
If they were really advices, give him the phone and maybe write down your advices and the liberty not to follow them. He'll learn more from his mistakes than from how his parents control him.
I agree with Maspan, why give him the phone in the first place?