I'm twelve and I've been trying to convince my parents to let me have a phone for the many reasons it's very important.
So I started photography, and as you may know you can't easily carry a camera around your neck all day, waiting for the perfect shot. Having a camera on a phones could be a way I could capture perfect moments without having to switch a ton of gears and wait for it to focus, which can be never on my camera.
I also have no form of social life outside of school, and the only time I can communicate with my friends is in the halls, for about 30 seconds a pop. I want to be able to actually have a couple good friends by the time I go into high school. And it's another way for me to communicate with my parents anytime, or any other family member I don't see that often, or at all.
I've started doing things like band and some math club my teacher pressured me into joining, so if something is cancelled I don't have any way of telling my mom or dad they don't have to pick me up unless I borrow a teacher's phone, which is kind of awkward. And if I ever need to know anything, a phone is there. Our school has chromebooks, but they're big and bulky and half of the websites I need to go on are restricted.
I'm not asking for an iPhone X, but having some form of smartphone would be great for a whole lot of reasons. But my parents won't give in, no matter what. Any advice on how I can have them change there mind?