Technology & Parents

*Hannah* · 05-01-2012, 08:06 PM

My parents' relationship with technology is pretty funny. When I was younger (11 or 12) I thought I was a damned genius because at the time I understood how to use computers faster/more efficiently than my parents (and they were grown ups!!) When they got a new computer the family one went to me, and whenever we'd fight and they'd try to restrict my computer usage, I'd use theirs to Google how to bypass whatever roadblock they'd set up for me. And I thought I was f*cking invincible, but my parents just didn't realize I could do that.

My mom got a laptop a couple years later and has since become pretty tech-savvy for a mom, I guess. My brother pointed out something to me the other day- he said that when my mom first made a Facebook she was really unimpressed and thought it was "childish" that people were sending her virtual beers or whatever middle aged people do on Facebook. But about a year or two later (this year) my cat had surgery and when my mom was texting my brother about it, she said, and I quote "*does a happy dance*" ...which is really weird.

Also, my dad treats texting more so like instant messaging.. so when I get a text from him it usually just says "hello." Except for this gem:

lol, Dad.

05-01-2012, 08:06 PM	#1
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	Technology & Parents My parents' relationship with technology is pretty funny. When I was younger (11 or 12) I thought I was a damned genius because at the time I understood how to use computers faster/more efficiently than my parents (and they were grown ups!!) When they got a new computer the family one went to me, and whenever we'd fight and they'd try to restrict my computer usage, I'd use theirs to Google how to bypass whatever roadblock they'd set up for me. And I thought I was fcking invincible, but my parents just didn't realize I could do that. My mom got a laptop a couple years later and has since become pretty tech-savvy for a mom, I guess. My brother pointed out something to me the other day- he said that when my mom first made a Facebook she was really unimpressed and thought it was "childish" that people were sending her virtual beers or whatever middle aged people do on Facebook. But about a year or two later (this year) my cat had surgery and when my mom was texting my brother about it, she said, and I quote "does a happy dance*" ...which is really weird. Also, my dad treats texting more so like instant messaging.. so when I get a text from him it usually just says "hello." Except for this gem: lol, Dad. __________________