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An irate father of my daughter's friend (they are 10 yrs old) called tonight and told me if my daughter (or anyone from our number) ever calls their house again he is going to file harrassment charges.
I've put away the portable phone and plan to talk to my daughter tomorrow morning, but what if she were to try calling them anyway, what happens if someone files harrassment charges against a 10 yr old?
The man was really angry and said my daughter had stolen their cell phone to take to a party (presumably his own daughter was involved too, but he seemed to think it was all my daughter and when I tried to ask what he meant by my daughter stealing their cell phone he just angrily reinterated that he would call the police if our household ever calls his again). He also said something about 3-way calling charges 'after having told my daughter not to do that ever again'. If she made a three way call to their house they would not be charged for that would they? Does that mean she did three way calling from their phone?
I feel so sad for my daughter (he also un-invited her from his daughter's birthday party this weekend). It seems to me he must have just gotten a big phone bill but I wonder if the charges are from before when they told her not to do it.
I had gotten a huge unexpected phone bill last month and there was a lot of three way calling that my daughter said that their daughter and her did, but I didn't blame their daughter, I'm sure it was two 10 yr olds together getting carried away and not realizing how things add up. My response (after showing my daughter the bill and fussing at her) was to switch to a plan that has free 3-way calling, etc.
Also he yelled at me that he was sick of all the calls she makes to their house all night long (I'm sure he must have meant all evening). But, my gosh, we get twenty calls an evening from his kid too! One day we had more than 70 phone calls (not just from his kid, all the girls - and a few boys - have gone totally phone mad this year). One sixth grade boy called here at 11:30 at night one night. And now that I think of it, this angry man's daughter called us at 7:30 this morning. But I never get mad at the kids, just tell them not to call after 8:30 at night.
My daughter was involved a month ago in some prank calls but after a boy's mom called me and told me, then I squashed that behavior (I hope). That mom was real nice about it.
I don't think my daughter is unusual is she? Since the other kids have gone phone crazy I thought it was just a developmental stage.
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