greg janelle hofmannABCNews.comGreg Hofmann (13) with his mom, Janelle

Greg Hofmann finally received an iPhone for Christmas, but it came with a long list of terms and conditions.

His mother, a blogger named Janelle Hofmann, wrote up an 18-rule contract for the 13-year-old. If he doesn't obey each line item, his phone will be taken away.

"Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone," her letter began. "Hot Damn! You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations."

Greg initially felt (of course) embarrassed.

"Oh my God. My first reaction was, 'Why? Why did she really have to do this?'" he told Good Morning America.

But the rules his mother provided are actually good etiquette tips all iPhone users should abide by.

Ok -- maybe your mother doesn't need to know your password. But Hoffman just wants to make sure her son doesn't say or type anything he'll regret, Google everything he wonders, or become phone-reliant.


  2. Mom always gets to know the password
  10. Son may not look at porn.