美国一位13岁孩子的母亲——霍夫曼在送给孩子一部崭新的iPhone的同时，也别出心裁的附带了一份“iPhone家规”，让这部手机成为“合约机”。条款看似苛刻，实则融汇了母亲的良苦用心和教育智慧。
亲爱的格雷戈里：
节日快乐！相信你现在肯定会为拥有一部自己的Iphone手机而倍感兴奋。你现在已经是一个13岁的男孩了，而且是一个负责任的男孩，所以妈妈 认为你完全有能力用好这部手机。但是想要接受这个礼物你必须接受合同里面规定的约束。我希望你能够理解，只有这样，妈妈才能把你抚养成为一个全面发展而且 能和能先进科技“和平共处”的男子汉。希望你能自觉遵守而不是被动地受约束。如果你不能做到以下18条规定的话，我只能将这部iPhone手机收回。
1. 首先要声明的一点是，这部iPhone手机是我的，是我买的这部苹果智能手机。现在我将这部手机借给你使用。妈妈是不是很伟大？
2. 我在任何时候都有权知道这部iPhone手机的密码。
3. 如果手机响了就接听，这毕竟是一部手机。接听电话时要注意礼貌。如果来电显示是妈妈或者爸爸，你更要接电话。不可以忽略妈妈和爸爸打来的电话，绝对不允许有这种情况发生。
4. 在有课的时候，每晚7点半要及时将手机交给妈妈或者爸爸，在周末的时候可以在晚上9点交。晚上我们会将手机关机，在第二天早上7点半开机。在给你的同学打电话时一定要尊重别人家的生活方式。如果你希望身边的同学或者朋友尊重我们的家庭，那你首先要从自身做起。
5. 不准带手机去学校。如果你需要和别人通过手机联系，能打电话就别发短信，这是生活的基本技巧。
6. 如果手机掉马桶里了、掉地上了或者丢了，你必须对因此而产生的维修或者购买新手机费用负责。你可以割草坪、照顾小孩来挣钱，也可以将父母给你过生日的钱攒起来。上面我说到的情况发生的概率很大，所以你要提前做好准备。
7. 不允许使用科技伎俩来撒谎或者欺骗别人。不准用手机说一些伤害别人的话。
8. 如果有些话你不想当面、或者在电话上和别人说清楚，不准通过手机来发短信、电子邮件等方式表达。
9. 如果有些事你不能在家里和父母说的话，更不许通过手机发短信、邮件等方式向别人表达。首先要从自身找原因。
10. 不准用手机浏览色情信息。只能搜索那些你可以在父母面前拿得出手的问题和信息。如果你有什么问题的话，最好当面向人请教，尤其是向妈妈或者爸爸。
11. 在公共场合要么关机，要么调成静音放起来。特别是在餐馆、影院或者和别人说话的时候。孩子，你是一个非常懂礼貌的人，不要因为这部iPhone而改变自己。
12. 不能发送或者接受带有你（或者他人）身体隐私部位的图片，更不能以此为乐。虽然你很聪明，但是有时候会有人诱惑你这么做，我相信聪明的儿子知道如何拒绝这种人。一旦你这么做了，你很有可能会毁掉你的大好年华，甚至你未来的大学生活。网络实际上要比你想象的复杂，有些事情一旦发生了就很难去挽救，尤其是那种能败坏人名声的事情。
13. 不能用iPhone手机录制特别多的图片或者视频资料，其实你根本没有必要把生活中的每一件事情都记录下来。好好过自己的生活，这些都会存在你的记忆当中的。
14. 外出的时候把手机留在家里是一种安全而又明智的决定。这毕竟是一部手机，不是你生活的全部，学着过一种不带手机的生活。这样你就会比那些社交控、微博控更强大，因为你能够坦然地过一种没有手机和网络的生活。
15. 尽量下载一些新鲜的或者经典的音乐，不要和你的同龄人一样都听相同的歌曲。你们这一代人对音乐的接触要比人类历史上任何一代都方便，所以妈妈希望你能够利用这个机会来拓宽自己的视野。
16. 时不时地玩一些单词游戏或者脑筋急转弯等益智游戏，这对提高你的智力有帮助。
17. 要对现实生活充满兴趣，注意身边发生的事情，倾听小鸟的叫声，时常出去散步或者和陌生人谈话，要对现实世界充满好奇。
18. 如果你因为这部iPhone手机而将自己的学习或者生活搞得一团糟的话，我会将这部手机收回。我们会就这个问题坐下来好好谈谈，然后我们再重新开始。请你记住，我亲爱的孩子，妈妈和你都在学习，我是你团队的一员，我们永远会在一起的。
我希望以上的这些条款你能够同意。实际上这份合同里面所列的注意事项不仅仅适用于这部Iphone手机，也适用于我们的日常生活。现在你生活在 一个快速发展而且充满变革的世界。妈妈相信你有着强大的意志力，相信你不会沉迷于这部iPhone手机。爱你，我亲爱的儿子。节日快乐！希望你能喜欢这款 很棒的iPhone手机。（作者 霍夫曼）
原文：
Dear Gregory
Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good and responsible 13-year-old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. Please read through the following contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it. Failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of your iPhone ownership.
I love you madly and look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come.
1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren’t I the greatest?
2. I will always know the password.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads “Mom” or “Dad.” Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30 p.m. every school night and every weekend night at 9:00 p.m. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30 a.m. If you would not make a call to someone’s land line, wherein their parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It’s a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration.
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room. Censor yourself.
10. No porn. Search the web for information you would openly share with me. If you have a question about anything, ask a person — preferably me or your father.
11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
12. Do not send or receive pictures of your private parts or anyone else’s private parts. Don’t laugh. Someday you will be tempted to do this despite your high intelligence. It is risky and could ruin your teenage/college/adult life. It is always a bad idea. Cyberspace is vast and more powerful than you. And it is hard to make anything of this magnitude disappear — including a bad reputation.
13. Don’t take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO (fear of missing out).
15. Download music that is new or classic or different than the millions of your peers that listen to the same exact stuff. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.
16. Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.
17. Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.
18. You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You and I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.
It is my hope that you can agree to these terms. Most of the lessons listed here do not just apply to the iPhone, but to life. You are growing up in a fast and ever changing world. It is exciting and enticing. Keep it simple every chance you get. Trust your powerful mind and giant heart above any machine. I love you. I hope you enjoy your awesome new iPhone.
xoxoxo,
Mom