You are strolling through your favorite store at the mall when you see a group of fourth graders, each clutching the newest iPhone in their bright pink newly manicured talons. And here I stand with my iPod Touch thinking I’m the coolest kid in town. Their Vera Bradley bags swing from their shoulders as they saunter into the high-end expensive stores like Lulu Lemon, Ugg, Patagonia, Free People… they laugh together as they neatly swipe “Daddy’s” credit card allowing the hardworking father to pay for their expensive purchases. They lean forward puckering their lips as they all squeeze together for a selfie which instantly uploads to Facebook with the super-high speed internet on the newest iPhone in each of
their hands.
Editorial
-Betty B.D.
As a phoneless eighth grader many would presume me to be bitter. This, however, is false. The word I would rather use here is…appalled. I passed a woman a few days ago with a baby in the stroller that she was pushing in front of her, with an impatient look on her face. And in the pudgy fingers of that baby boy was an iPhone 5s. Now, you may think that this was his mother’s, but she also clutched one in her hand. Another relative to whom the phone would belong to was nowhere to be seen.
It’s not that we Americans are spoiled. Every parent has their own way of raising children. Instead, it’s that we are ignorant. We learn so much about conserving money, but we don’t care when thousands of dollars are thrown out the window so that our precious children can go on Facebook at school when no phones are allowed.
So where does all that money go? Stop throwing away all that precious money. Next time consider, do I really need high-speed internet when I’m supposedly studying? Save your prized money and keep it for something you actually need.
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