I am SHEEP, HEAR ME BAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Ordinarily any day we go over bills, it's a stressful situation, to where a Prozac probably isn't going to be sufficient. Miss a payment and get a $30 late fee. Among all things, my electricity has gone up this year, is this a surprise, not hardly. My eyes stared down in silence to the "mystery" bill. Yes, that bill we love so dearly to have, until we actually have to pay for it. I'm talking about the cell phone bill. Since when was it the "norm" that we pay for a phone in the same price range as we do for a car? Ouch! Half of a house payment in some cases?
My daughter is 7, her friend has a phone. This morning I listened to 4 little girls exclaiming "I'm getting a phone"! Meanwhile I'm scratching my head at the thought of 7-10 year olds owning a phone. My son will be 17, he has a phone, it does everything, my mistake. I'm regretting this choice as a parent. I'm regretting the cell phone all together. Am I the only person that thinks people are spending too much time playing with their phones vs. playing with the reality of their own lives? Go to dinner and the person across from you is playing with their phone instead of having a conversation. Do people talk anymore? I love how someone can tell me, they only pay $260 a month for their phones, ONLY??? I'm unsure where that became a "good denominator".
I am trying to understand how a kid in college could pay for a car, auto insurance and a phone, let's just leave out the healthcare. So, for now, I'm going to think that we have all been lead to slaughter as sheep, by paying these ridiculous fee's. I've not decided on whether to get rid of my smart phones, but I have decided that I need to make a good decision with money. Can I break this addiction? Can I convince my family it's the best for all of us? How do I do this without smacking "common sense" in their face? I know there will be someone commenting or bragging on here, they only pay close to a $100 a month... Isn't that too much in reality? So long as American's continue to pay it, they will cost this much. Waking up to the tune of sheeples in America. After all, what better thing to discuss on a Monday right?