Last week I shared the story about my $1055 cell phone bill, courtesy of my teenage son. The article seemed to, um, resonate with a lot readers, not only here but at MSN’s Smart Spending blog where it was also featured as a guest post, and on Digg, where at last count it had received 111 votes.

Many of the comments bagged on my parenting skills.  Some just wrote in to voice their displeasure with me, like this one over at MSN:

“This article is a FRAUD!  Hey Penzo, I’ll NEVER read anything you write again!” – SLSHUSKER

I found many of the comments over at Digg to be particularly amusing.  You can check them all out here, but here is a small sample to whet your appetite:

“I say he deserves to pay the bill if he’s that clueless about texting. (Or just tell the kid now he can’t go to college.)” –

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