How often is your iPad with you?

[susanlackey]

Yep, we tried rice and everything, but it was hopeless. My brother was furious with her.

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[scifan57]

Yep, we tried rice and everything, but it was hopeless. My brother was furious with her.

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If is was immersed in salt water, the salt causes the greatest damage, corroding everything it can reach.

 

[Kaykaykay]

Okay, I admit, it doesn't go in the water with me, but it is still close by. I am a little more careful now at the beach than I was before. Last month my niece took hers to the beach. They went for a long walk and a swim. By the time they got back to their stuff, high tide had come in and her iPad was under water and ruined. I won't make that same mistake.

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The image of an iPad sitting around waiting for high tide is almost comic-like. Surprised it wasn't stolen before high tide. Guessing it was inside a bag or something, but I wouldn't leave anything valuable untended in a public space.

 

[susanlackey]

She did have it in a bag. But I agree, I never just leave anything of value like that just lying around. I would have at last taken it back to the car and locked it up. She wants my brother to buy her a new one, but he told her if she wants one, she will have to get a job and buy it herself.

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[leelai]

She did have it in a bag. But I agree, I never just leave anything of value like that just lying around. I would have at last taken it back to the car and locked it up. She wants my brother to buy her a new one, but he told her if she wants one, she will have to get a job and buy it herself.

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Oh gosh, hate the thought of that happening....I won't take my iPad to the beach but I do take my iPhone but I'll put it in one of those plastic zip lock bags....sand can get everywhere! Cheers for your brother in refusing to buy her another.....has she gotten herself a job yet?

We were on a beach years ago with our 3 girls and they were all quite young when 2 girls and a guy came in front of us, stripped down to G-strings and sunbaked. My girls were aghast at that and I was taken aback, it's a family beach. We watched the tide coming closer until it finally swamped them, then one of my girls turned to me and said 'did God do that because they were being rude mummy'.

 

[Kaykaykay]

She did have it in a bag. But I agree, I never just leave anything of value like that just lying around. I would have at last taken it back to the car and locked it up. She wants my brother to buy her a new one, but he told her if she wants one, she will have to get a job and buy it herself.

Cheers for your brother. I have a college-age cousin who doesn't understand responsibility and taking care of things. She loses her wallet and her mum buys her a new designer one for $300. She loses her phone and gets an upgraded model instead. With each experience, her parents teach her to be irresponsible.

 

[leelai]

Cheers for your brother. I have a college-age cousin who doesn't understand responsibility and taking care of things. She loses her wallet and her mum buys her a new designer one for $300. She loses her phone and gets an upgraded model instead. With each experience, her parents teach her to be irresponsible.

I've seen this happen many times with friends of my girls, what are they thinking when they do it. They really are taking away independence from their kids and I worry what their future holds if they always will expect mum and dad to be there and pay for everything. And then they make it harder for other parents who are trying to do the right thing with their own kids....and it starts early too....gees I know one family that the kids got $50 every time they lost a tooth.

 

[goofy8275]

I know one family that the kids got $50 every time they lost a tooth.

Wow.

 

[leelai]

Wow.

That's what I thought too and thought I'd heard wrong......of course my girls couldn't understand why their tooth fairy didn't do the same.

 

[susanlackey]

My niece has still not gone out and got a job, and she just turned 18. Thus, she still does not have an iPad, my brother, I am happy to say, is still standing strong.

For $50.00 a tooth, I might just have to start pulling my own teeth out if that is the going rate nowadays!

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[skimonkey]

I've seen this happen many times with friends of my girls, what are they thinking when they do it. They really are taking away independence from their kids and I worry what their future holds if they always will expect mum and dad to be there and pay for everything. And then they make it harder for other parents who are trying to do the right thing with their own kids....and it starts early too....gees I know one family that the kids got $50 every time they lost a tooth.

Geez...$50 a tooth! I am speechless! I think the most I received was $2.

 

[scifan57]

Geez...$50 a tooth! I am speechless! I think the most I received was $2.

I would put the tooth under my pillow and find a 10¢ piece in it's place in the morning. I would have had to lose 500 teeth to get $50.00. LOL

 

[leelai]

Geez...$50 a tooth! I am speechless! I think the most I received was $2.

Ridiculous isn't it.....I gave mine $1 for a single tooth and $2 for a double.....we have 1 and 2 dollar gold coins. They sometimes got a fairy book too!

Those same kids got mobile phones in primary school. Youngest got his in grade 1.

Boy, we are off topic here.......I do take my iPad with me everywhere except to the beach!

 

[skimonkey]

Ridiculous isn't it.....I gave mine $1 for a single tooth and $2 for a double.....we have 1 and 2 dollar gold coins. They sometimes got a fairy book too!

Those same kids got mobile phones in primary school. Youngest got his in grade 1.

Boy, we are off topic here.......I do take my iPad with me everywhere except to the beach!

That's crazy for a first grader to get a smart phone/mobile phones, really!! I received 2 silver dollars from my aunt. She was the only one I could trust to pull the thread and yank the tooth out! Sounds so painful when you think of if now, but at the time you're more excited about a visit from the tooth fairy than the pain!

Back on topic...I leave my iPad at home, when working...but I definitely take it with me when going on vacation or anywhere else I go.

 

[goofy8275]

I use my iPad around the house, pretty much the only other time it leaves its haven is vacations (of course, I can't survive a day without technology - or iPF).