Denying a teen a smartphone in 2019 is a tough decision, and one that requires an organized and impenetrable defense.

"Now that my oldest is in ninth grade, it occurs to me that this decision not to buy him the one thing that every other kid has might be the most subversive, countercultural gesture of my entire life." https://t.co/wKUCG1sOoZ

— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) September 12, 2019