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'Bored' Teen Sends 15K Texts a Month

Dad had unlimited plan, but still plans crackdown

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2009 4:21 PM CST

(Newser) – A California dad whose teenage daughter logged an astounding 14,528 text messages in one month was tickled at first, the New York Post reports. “I laughed. I thought, ‘That’s insane, that’s impossible,’” said Greg Hardesty. “And I... Read full story »

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