duvis, i am under the impression that you are the 11th grade yeshivish yeshiva bachur, arguing with his parents that texting is ok. but whatever the case, it just so happens to be that many rabbanim said last year that texting is really not good for teens… i know many teenagers that decided to get rid theirs because of this, and they all said they were happy they did!
When you have texting you can easily do things that you wouldn’t normally do… if someone who shouldn’t be texting you, accidentally (or not so accidentally) texts you, and then you text back once- you’ll often find that three hours later, you’re still texting -even if that “one text” is an effort to stop because you’re a good boy/girl!
and it could be that you ARE good, and frum, and yeshivish… but texting has the power to change that!
I know that what i’m saying is true, i heard stories like these directly from the people involved- it’s addicting!