He is a teenager!!! Heavy sigh...

So, Will has had a bad track record with cell phones. A very bad record. His first phone lasted 8 days before he dropped it into a sink full of water and fried the speakers beyond repair. What a shame! That was a NICE phone! The second one wouldn't hold a charge (it was a hand-me-down). The third, also a hand-me-down, went through the washing machine! Shockingly enough, after a month of air drying, it still worked! After time, though, it would only hold a charge for 1 hour.

So...after wheeling and dealing with the Verizon people, I managed to get him a brand new replacement for practically nothing.

This brings me to the topic of this post's title. I noticed that my bill this month was $33.00 higher than usual. After some research, I discovered that Will had been texting... a lot. I don't pay for unlimited texting because I don't do much texting and don't mind paying per use. I also don't believe my kids need to kill their time and conversation abilities on texting.

When we were all home that day, I pulled Will aside and grilled him about the texting fiasco. I took his phone intending to find out who he had been texting. He protested strongly until I reminded him that I have the right to read all texts and e-mails.

I can't say who the texts were to and from, because I don't want to break trust with my son. Let's just say that I was reminded forcibly that time is moving fast and he isn't my little boy anymore. He has become a young man and I am left wondering how to slow down the rest of the time I have with my kids before it is too late and they are grown up!