A Minnesota a high school student who was patiently waiting to turn 18 to use social media was generously rewarded by his proud mother with $ 1,800.
When Sievert Klefsaas was 12, his mother Lorna challenged: If he stayed out of all social media until he turned 18, she would give him a hefty amount of cash.
On February 19, Sievert met and completed the 18-for-18 challenge – and his mother endured the deal.
“He really got deeper,” Lorna said KARE11. He was like, “I’m not going to break this.” I’m proud of him because there were a few times when it was harder. I knew for sure that he would succeed.
When Sievert Klefsaas was 12, his mother Lorna challenged: If he stayed out of all social media until he turned 18, she would give him a huge amount of money.
On February 19, Sievert met and completed the 18 for 18 challenge – and his mother endured the end of the deal.
Lorna got the idea for the reward system after hearing about another mother who did a 16 for 16 challenge with her child.
She had seen how social media had negatively affected her three older children, who were “so engrossed” and had negative feelings and problems with their friendships.
She said it was a “kind of depressant” and even took a phone from a daughter when she was 16.
The mother of four thought she might be able to prevent this negativity for Sievert and offered him the challenge, which he readily accepted.
“At 12, I still didn’t have such a great idea about money. So, I was like, sick, yes, absolutely, “he said.
“At 12, I still didn’t have such a great idea about money. So, I was like, sick, yes, absolutely, “he said
Without Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok, Sievert has managed to focus more on school and sports such as football and basketball.
Without Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok, Sievert has managed to focus more on school and sports such as football and basketball. He said he relies on friends to keep up with trends.
“I wouldn’t say there was ever a time when I thought I was going to break,” he said. CNN “As he went on, it was more of a matter of pride.”
When he was 12, he joked that he was buying a house with the money and thought he could take a car with it.
Now he thinks he’ll probably spend it on his dorm at Northwest St. Paul’s University, where he’ll be a freshman this fall.
He thinks he’ll probably spend it on his dorm at Northwest St. Paul’s University, where he’ll be a freshman this fall.
Now that he is 18, however, he is ready to join the digital world and sign up for Instagram for the first time on his 18th birthday.
Lorna says it’s the best money she’s spent, and Severt says it’s “totally worth it.”
“You just hear about all the things that happen and only to my friends and the school, and like ‘Oh, someone said that about you’ and ‘Oh, someone did that.’ And I was really spared all that, “he said.
Now that he is 18, however, he is ready to join the digital world and sign up for Instagram for the first time on his 18th birthday.
– This is funny. I feel like I’m 80. I can’t seem to understand social media. It’s quite awkward. I will be with my friends and they say, “What are you doing?” He said.