MY FUNNY LITTLE MOTHER!
Today's post is a tribute to my funny little mother. I feel completely justified in poking a bit of fun at her being that she found great delight in my sister's post about me!
My mother is such a funny little thing (and at 4'11", this is not just a term of endearment!) I was recently attempting to walk her through the steps (over the phone mind you!) to view Brittany's proofs online. It seemed a fairly easy process to me, but after spending at least 3-4 minutes trying to direct her to the web address bar, I realized I might be tackling a tricky project. Alas, she finally figured out where the evasive bar was located and I directed her to type in the website address of the photography studio. After spelling the name for her, I of course told her to press enter. As her finger hovered over the enter key she warily told me, "This better not bring up any pornography on my computer!" I found this hilariously amusing.
I find the internet to be vastly full of resources to make my life easier. I pay bills online, shop online, find recipes online, order pictures online, etc. etc. etc! My parents are both extremely intelligent people, both very talented and well-rounded in their knowledge. I go to them for advice and counseling so often, and the older I get the more I realize how very wise they are. Thus said, I am amazed at the things they need explained when it comes to the Worldwide Web! I have walked them through the process of ordering things on Amazon.com and ebay, have tracked purchased items for them, contacted the vendor of an errant copy of Pure Luck for them, and explained what BTW, LOL, TTYL and various other terms mean. I am constantly amused at having to actually say things like "Okay now, that box at the bottom of the screen that says 'Continue', yeah the big one there at the bottom, yes the square one there that's highlighted and blinking, yeah, click there!"
I guess it's my one chance to feel smarter than my parents. I'm pretty sure my dad could get through the process on his own, he's probably just double-checking the procedures to reassure my mom. To my mother, the whole thing seems like a confusing and complicated foreign language, with the additional danger of pornography, predators and identity theft at every click of the mouse. You know though, it's pretty nice to have my mother need me, and it provides a constant source of amusement for me as well. Hey, it even provided me with some blogging material to boot!
posted by Call Me June... | 7:32 AM
9 Comments:
That makes me laugh - we just taught my dad not too long ago how to use Instant Messenger since I live far away - wow that was a trick. He is doing it now though - yea!!!!!!!!
Your mother is a sweetheart - and I just figured out by your post that she was your mom. I am still learning everyone's connections. Thanks for the post!
They are purty cute, aren't they!
Good job leading them through complex computer maneuvers. I can't poke too much fun because I'm still bugging Scott to help me when I get stuck and the solution that works more often than not is to turn the computer off. Why can't I ever remember that one? LOL
How funny. I have had similar conversations with my mother. Of course she is now an amazon addict and the smart looking cardboard box is fequently seen on her porch!
When in doubt, reboot.
This is the only windows troubleshooting you need.
A friend of mine was helping his mom use a word processor on a computer for the first time, one of the more easliy mastered computer tasks. She kept complaining that it took so long to fix things like spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. He didn't understand what she meant, that should be easy. He then learned that his mother was printing out the document to proofread it, leaving it open on the computer, and then BACKSPACING to the mistake and then retyping from that point. True story.
That is definitely a kinder, gentler picture of our funny little mother! :)
you are tooooooo funny!
Stephanie (Stranger from the South...)
you are tooooooo funny!
Stephanie (Stranger from the South...)
I'm seeing if my new picture shows up when I comment.
It did!
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