Being disconnected is the worst punishment of all

Here's a spendid little story from The Shifted Librarian about Kate and her 16-year old daughter Clare.  Clare and Kate gave up their land-line for a shared-minutes cell plan.  You can guess what happened next ... they ran over their minutes, and Kate restricted Clare from using her cell phone. 

If you have or know a teenager (or perhaps even were one), being disconnected from friends is the worst punishment of all.