I’m struggling to keep my head above water. Have I mentioned that I’m technologically-challenged? Oh, I can turn on my computer, pull up a word document, type, and turn it off.
My granddaughter is now six. She can turn on her laptop, run the paint program, save it in files with nonsensical words (since she’s can’t spell a lot yet) like “flkfdslk” and “fewiroev.” Hey, whatever works.
Her mom found her in bed the other night with earphones in her ears, playing a computer game. She had no earphones for her computer. But her Leapster had them. She figured the little picture on her computer of the earplugs must mean she could plug them in there, so she did.
And then of course, she didn’t want to run out of batteries. Since the battery pack on the Leapster had a little yellow symbol where it was to go, she figured the same must be true of the computer. So she plugged it into the computer and presto, she was good to go for another two hours.
How do kids know these things? I mean, I didn’t even know I had a picture of earphones on my computer.
Kids today know it all, I’m telling ya.
I have to come up with a newsletter soon. Guess I need a template and all that stuff, whatever that means. My granddaughter and I are going to discuss it over IM next week.
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9 Comments:
That is so true!! Whenever I am stumped I ask my teenager.. He can sit down, do his "click here, click there" give me the "geesh mom what did you do?" and minutes later say.. "Ok, nooooow can I go to Steves house?" Me I just watch over his shoulder amazed and wondering how he knows these things.
I can SO relate! My teenager can figure things out in a heartbeat, while I need 2 owners manuals, a DVD instruction, and lots of coffee! LOL
It's amazing, isn't it? And to think I started out on a, um, manuel typewriter.
I know, I know, but I'm not an AARP member yet. Just so you know.
After she helps you, can you lend her to me? ;)
What a great treasure. And gorgeous hair.
Rachel
Diann, don't despair, I am sure you're going to be her hip Grandma, someday! My Gram couldn't even drive.
Yep, I can hear her now, "Yeah, my Grandma is pretty cool. She has a laptop and a website...I designed it for her. LOL. She does have beautiful hair.
That's so CUTE! She'll be the next Bill Gates, right?
Camy
She needs to meet 3yr old Trevor who downloads his games to Nana's computer. Me mind? Not at all. He's too cute...and so ahead of the game. I'm tellin' ya, they have classes in that hospital nursery!
Sabrina, me? Hip grandma? I'm imagining me walking around with a hip replacement, but hip as in cool? I'm thinking no. I wear red hats, after all.
Oooh, Camy, the next Bill Gates? That would be kind of neat. She could totally take over my computer issues. What am I saying? She's doing that now! LOL
Eileen, aren't these kids amazing?! I think you're right, they are teaching things in the nursery!
Di
I dunno, after all the time I have been spending on the computer and having a great son to teach me what I don't know, I am getting there. Of course the old saying "The computer is only as smart as the person running it" applies here, especially every time I lock it up because I forget to wait for it to do its thing. "rolling eyes" I started on a manual typewriter and never learned how to type. Since the advent of the computer though, I have learned a whole new language, "Typoese" ... Sigh.. Someday I will learn to type T H E instead of my favorite teh...
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