what does overprotectionism got to do with having a smartphone or not, do you have a regular cellphone?
I mean you're posting on this forum so you obviously have access to the Internet in some form, so I don't see how a smartphone can be much of an issue.
They dont seem to understand, when I mean they're being overprotective is because they think that theres gonna be creeps hunting me down when I use one, like i'll get tracked and raped or something idk. I try to convince them that it doesnt work like that but they're so stubborn, I tell them that other kids have phones and stuff but they never understand. And they dont know that im on this forum, so everything I do is practically hidden from my parents, which I feel guilty of. And no I dont have a regular cellphone. Oh and btw my parents arent really tech-savvy so that explains it, and they still think im too young(???????).
what if they just can't afford it
this was the thing with my parents and i just ended up buying my own
Nah, they can afford it.
youre 14 and not allowed to get a smartphone? wow
Yep :(