My children had better be this patient with me when my turn comes
Mother: (having let a finger linger on one of the keys in the midst of typing, resulting in multiple appearances of a single letter on monitor screen) “What do I do now?”
Me: “You backspace.”
Mother: “How?”
Me: “You press the key labelled ‘Backspace’.”
Me: “OK, now ‘Enter’.”
Mother: (presses spacebar)
Me: “No, not the spacebar! Enter!”
Mother: (third time exiting e-mail program) “I’ve finished. How do I get out?”
Me: “Click ‘Sign out’.”
Mother: “Where?”
Me: “The same place it’s always been.”
Mother: (searches the screen, clueless)
Me: (taking pity on mother) “At the top of the screen!”
Me: (teaching mother to disconnect from dial-up line) “See the picture of two computers down there at the bottom of the screen? Click them.”
Mother: “Those are two computers? They look like goblets to me.”
at least your mom DARES to try! mine won’t go near a computer.
Comment by sneexe — February 16, 2006 @ 12:41 pm
I had the same problem teaching my mom how to email as well… but now she damn pro oledi. can teach my dad samor… haha
Comment by eyeris — February 25, 2006 @ 11:01 am
really? it looks lika a goblet? didn’t notice that…!
Comment by simon — February 25, 2006 @ 11:01 am