My Mom and Technology

Almost all moms known to man have problems grasping the basic concepts of technology, but even I was surprised this morning by how bad my own mom is at understanding these things. I was trying to help her sign in to Instant Messenger on a new computer, so I asked her for what her screen name and password were. Turns out, she didn't know what her own screen name was, despite using it every day on our old computer to communicate with us in working hours. We're all used to the Automatic Login by now, but still... is it too much to ask to remember your own screen name? Anyways, I was pretty sure it was "Ruyee56" but she insisted that it was "RuyeeC," so I figured, she must know what she's talking about cause after all, it's her screen name, not mine. Eventually we figured out that I was right and she was wrong, not that I should have been too surprised, but it's just that she sounded so sure about it before.

Oh yeah, then I asked her to type in her password and she asked me, "You mean the one I use to login Yahoo! Mail?" Umm.... I don't know, you tell me, Mom. Thankfully, it was the same password.

I guess I shouldn't laugh at her too much about being computer inept. She's pretty solid in most of the other mom rating categories. And I'm sure she was pretty frustrated trying to teach me the alphabet, multiplication tables, how to take a bath, or how to cook.

One more thing, please don't add my mom to your buddy list and hit on her. She's a nice lady, but she's taken, ok? Just try not be a desperate perverted psycho.