When I was growing up, I didn't want for anything. I don't remember ever not getting something I wanted after asking for it. If there was a gift giving party coming up and I requested a specific gift, my parents almost always made my current dreams come true. It wasn't until I was twelve that I wanted something specific that I had to wait for, to earn. I wanted my first cell phone more than anything I had ever asked for before, and the waiting process, to this day, is still ongoing. At the time, it seemed prolonged and painful. Although I now realize that I didn't have to wait more than a few months, it seemed like I had begged for years before finally getting my wish. The first time I asked for a cell phone, my mother looked like I was speaking gibberish from a third head. She didn't need to tell me no, her look had already given me my answer. However, I still received a multitude of reasons why it wasn't necessary as well as all the reasons why I was too young and too irresponsible. Needless to say, I was disappointed but continued to beg for weeks. Maybe it was the “nag factor” that we heard about in the Consuming Kids documentary that broke my parents because I was probably relentless for weeks (Consuming Kids). Or maybe it was the fact that they realized this wasn't something I was going to give up. Anyway, they finally told me that I could get a cell phone when I was thirteen. Although I was glad to know that I wasn't. I was going to be without a phone forever, the months leading up to my birthday were agonizing. I saw each of my friends receive a new cell phone for Easter or for their birthday. And I watched commercial after commercial on television telling me how many new cell phones...... middle of paper ... she did it back then, I think she's very happy to have the instant communication ability of Biagiotti 4 now that I'm away at school. That first cell phone and every new upgrade since has become my best friend. I loved each of them pathetically and there are still qualities in each one that I miss. But waiting for that first phone was an experience I'll never forget, and one that will make me appreciate each new phone that follows. Real. Adriana Barbaro and Jeremy Earp. Media Education Foundation, 2008. DVD. Masden, Rachel. “Technology and the new generation of 'me'.” The Wall Street Journal. December 30, 2009. Internet. February 9, 2011. Pugh, Allison J. Desire and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. Berkley: University of California Press, 2009.