Issues with my parents...?

i might sound like a spoiled brat, but i dont mean to, and please tell me if i do....well i'm 16 and i don't have a cell phone. no joke, all my peers have one. and that is most definitely not the reason i want one. i need one b/c i borrow someones cell phone every single day to either tell my mom to pick me up or tell her when im coming home from school or to tell her where i am and if have a ride home. none of my friends are away from home as much as i am and yet i am the only one without a cell phone.(school, step team practice, piano, tutoring, volunteerwork) so i talked to my parents(calmly%26amp;patiently) they basically told me to forget about a cell phone..their reason: i dont need one. urgh!! so anyway, i figured i'd get a job and get my own cell phone and get a gophone orsomething, since i wont be using it for long conversations. target is hiring, but parents said i cant work either...wtf do i do?? pls be honest(even if your'e gona be a little mean)thnx for reading all this

Issues with my parents...?
I don't think your acting spoiled here. I think your making some valid points for having a phone. They might have some concerns over trusting you to behave responsibly with the phone and/or the cost of having a phone. I realize that you are suggesting to work for what you want and they're not into that either. Jobs can take away from your doing the rest of your stuff (which is all useful for college apps, character building, etc). Maybe having a day or two of not using your friends phones would make them (your mom) understand how being able to conveniently speak with you is something that is valuable to them as well. Also maybe suggest having a pre-paid cheaper model phone rather than a plan based one, which is cheaper and limits your usage. Good luck.
Reply:tell them that you can no longer use your friends phones to call home.
Reply:Stop calling them. They assume you don't need one because you always manage to find some way to contact them. So stop contacting them. Don't tell your mom you found a ride, don't tell your mom when you're coming home. You can if you need a ride, but they'll get pretty tired of only hearing from you when you need something. If they give you crap say your friends are tired of you running up their minutes so you can't call home without your own phone.
Reply:Stop whining and wait. You'll be grown up before you know it!
Reply:you know what i think thats unfair. you are old enough to have a cell phone and if they wont pay it for you, i would go out and get a job