Everybody has frustrations with cell phones; so I thought I'd put together a Top 10 list of reasons that cell phones are headaches.

10. Before every movie and meeting, you have to remember to turn off the ringer. If not, you risk annoying the people in the theater -- or worse, your boss.

9. Every time you go on the road, you have to take your charger with you. It's not quite as portable that way -- and there's a risk of forgetting the charger in the hotel room.

8. After you take out your cell phone to use it, you have to remember where you put it. I can't tell you how many times we've been delayed because my wife, my children or even I have lost our phones -- even if only temporarily.

7. People have to decide which phone to call when trying to reach you. Most people prefer to have you call their home or office numbers first, because it costs them less money than receiving a cell call. But if you're not home, they need to know to call your cell.

6. You have to keep track of your minutes. If you don't, you might be on the receiving end of a huge phone bill.

5. Your children complain if you use a different cell service than their friends. Often, their friends put pressure on your children to change providers. This has become worse since the advent of the iPhone, as many people have switched from Verizon to AT&T just because they want one.

4. You have to deal with cell phone withdrawal when you forget your phone -- whether that's for an hour or a day or a week-long trip. It's hard enough for the person forgetting the phone. It's harder for the people who desperately want to reach them. In our home, that would be my youngest daughter, who doesn't want us to be away for 15 minutes without our cellular umbilical cord.

3. You have to learn how to use your new phone after discarding the phone you've been using for two years. Nobody is immune -- not even iPhone users. I've been watching friends struggle with iPhones as they try to get accustomed to them -- and they seem just as frustrated as my friends with their new LGs, Blackberries and Samsung phones.

2. The cost. Cell phones and the related text and mobile Internet services have become such an integral part of our lives, that many people are now spending hundreds of dollars monthly for what we might have considered frivolous services just a few years ago.

I couldn't keep my list to just 10. So before No. 1, let's consider a few other cell phone headaches that might have taken the number one spot: When somebody calls a cell phone, they have no idea where you are -- and therefore have no idea what they're interrupting. This could be a lot more embarrassing than the caller expects. Another runner up: In a well connected household, you have to remember the cell phone numbers of every member of your family. (Even if you have them saved in your own cell phone, you still have to occasionally call one of them from your home phone number without the phone's contact list.) Then there's "butt dialing", where you accidentally call somebody by sitting on a button.

Finally, the No. 1 cell phone issue: You can never get away -- ever! At least, not if your cell phone is in your pocket.

If I missed something from your list, or if you want to share an experience, send it to me.