This story is so strange. Does the mother have a history of drug abuse or mental health issues? I just don't understand why anyone in their right mind would let their child go off with a stranger.

that was beautiful

Teenagers looking for validation outside of themselves? hmm... that just sounds like being a freaking teenager! They do it with selfies now when I was in HS we did with having the best clothes or shoes...who cares! They'll grow out of it. Most of us moved on from adolescence relatively unscathed.

buy the phone and go off contract...best decision of my life.