Yes, this is my pirate mom. She's probably less like a real pirate than anyone else I've ever met my entire life! *chuckle* And she'll probably hate this picture, but there it is anyway. And yes, she sometimes reads my blog.
Anyway, since I'm actually aware of when Mother's Day is this year, I was thinking of getting mom her own personal Ipod touch. She's not a techie, and so it'll probably frustrate her, but I still think it would be a nice present. She has a granddaughter who lives far away, and the granddaughter has a brand new Ipod touch, so if I buy mom one, they can maybe use the facetime application and chat face to face! Very nice idea! But here's the problem: When it comes to tech, this is usually the conversation I end up having with my mom:
Me: Mom, I just bought you this Ipod touch for Mother's Day! Let me show you how to get things started with it.
Mom: Oh honey, THANK YOU! Let me try and figure it out myself. It isn't working, I think it's broken.
Me: No mom, you have to set it up with your computer. Let me hook it to your laptop and get you started. If you'll just...
Mom: Let me figure it out! It's not doing anything! Maybe you got me a bad one? Why isn't mine big like yours is?
Me: Mom...mine's an IPAD, not an Ipod.
Mom: What's the difference?
Things go on from there. Eventually I'll get her going on it, but it's frustrating. Why don't I get her an Ipad? She'll struggle enough with the Ipod. She'll get used to it, but it might be a few years. I'm sure I'll be getting calls on my cell phone after I get it for her, too.
Mom: Bobby, are you there?
Me: Yes mom, I'm here. What do you need?
Mom: Are you there? I can't hear very well on this thing! And it doesn't always ring.
Me: Mom, it rings fine. When you bury your cell phone in your purse and put your purse upstairs, obviously you won't be able to hear it ring. Did you need something?
Mom: The Ipod stopped working, I think it's broken.
Me: Is it charged up?
Mom: What do you mean?
Me: Have you charged it lately? Maybe the battery is dead?
Mom: Where do the batteries go? And what kind does it take? I don't even see how you would put batteries in this thing, it's so small!
Me: Mom, it has an internal battery just like your cell phone. You need to plug it in and charge it up.
Mom: I see. I tried to call Tiffany with it using the face thing, but it didn't work.
Me: Maybe she wasn't available and couldn't answer?
Mom: Why wouldn't she be available?
Sometimes I think I'm stuck back in the 80's. Mom's stuck back in the 60's! She wants a tv that just has an on and off switch, and a phone that hangs on the wall and rings with a bell. She's still stuck in the more simple America. She did eventually buy a laptop computer and uses it to pay her bills with, but she doesn't understand youtube, and tells me she can't even find it on her computer. She's always amazed when I show her videos when I come over. She always says she wants to learn, but just can't quite get adjusted to today's tech. I sometimes have to kind of ease her into new things.
But still, Mother's Day is coming and I really should do something nice for mom. Even though I don't say it, I do love her. So maybe a trip to the local Apple Store is in order? It'll be fun just to see Mom's face while she looks at all the Apple stuff that she's afraid to touch! *chuckle*
Happy early Mother's Day, mom.
Ha! Your mother is a lot more tech savvy than mine. I can't get Mom on the computer at all. She calls me to go online for her to order stuff. Thanks for making me laugh first thing this beautiful Friday morning.
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