dec 30 2012 151 thirteenyearold greg hoffman had been begging his parents for an iphone all year so on christmas morning he was thrilled to find the object of his desire under the tree but there was a catch the phone came with an 18point set of terms and conditions that he had to agree to before the phone could be his and the agreement did not come from apple or the phone provider it was from his mother merry christmas you are now the proud owner of an iphone hot damn you are a good responsible 13 year old boy and you deserve this gift the agreement begins but with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations the first rule on his mothers list it is my phone i bought it i pay for it i am loaning it to you arent i the greatest i hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology not be ruled by it janell hoffman wrote failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of your iphone ownership i love you madly look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come she added oh my god my first reaction was why why did she really have to do this hoffman told good morning america today what i wanted to do and show him is how you could be a responsible user of technology without abusing it without becoming addicted janell hoffman said hoffman herself is a blogger and mother of five in cape cod mass she wanted her son to avoid many of the pitfalls that both smart phone using teens and adults fall prey to do not use this technology to lie fool or deceive another human being read rule number seven do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire other rules forbid porn and the sending or receiving of pictures of your private parts or anyone elses private parts the rules also outline the hours and places the phone may be used it it rings answer it said rule number three it is a phone say hello use your manners do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads mom or dad not ever hoffman said that the lessons she outlined were for her sons iphone usage for his life and for anyone too attached to their mobile device keep your eyes up see the world happening around you she encouraged stare out a window listen to the birds take a walk talk to a stranger wonder without googling teen behavior expert josh shipp says a set of rules are a must for teen iphone use you wouldnt give your kid a car without making sure they had insurance