What does an eight year old do with a mobile phone?

A week ago Liam told me that he would really like a mobile phone of his own. Liam, I remind you, is six years old.

Today Liam was playing with an older boy - maybe eight - at the playground, and this boy was showing Liam his mobile phone.

Chris (who told me this story tonight - I was of course working on my essay all day) said to Liam afterwards that really, that boy was a little young to have his own phone.

"No he's not," Liam said, "He knows how to use it and everything."

"How could I tell he was too young to have his own phone?" Chris asked me tonight, "He was sliding it down the slippery dip."

Yeah.

I told Liam last week - maybe when he's sixteen. Ask me again then.