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3rd Grade Car Owners

We never intended on getting our third grade son his own phone, until our wireless carrier offered us a free line. We don't have a landline, and the phone has become pretty useful especially during the pandemic. Often it is safer to leave him home for a few minutes than to take him out for a quick trip to the store. He's been able to keep in touch with his grandparents and friends. So there's been a lot of good that's come of it. We typically don't let him take the phone to school or keep it in his room at night. But today, there was definitely a problem. While he was away at school two phonecalls came through on his phone. Both were the same issue. Apparently the warranty on my son's car, may have expired...

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