He may not have been bullied, but he may have missed out on bonding and closeness that his peers enjoyed. There was a study that showed life is way better for kids if they don't have a phone, but only if their peers also don't have phones

All I never had was a Gameboy I didn't get an actual phone until I was in high school.

It had polyphonic ringtones and an IR blaster, it was the business.

Maybe he just didn't tell you.

lol people calling 15-year-olds "little lads" makes me feel like a baby

(i'm 13 :/)