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Before this month, my dad hated the computer. He only went on when he HAD to type something out, or send an email, or check on his banking things.
But then he was contacted by one of his friends from highschool. And then he was added to his highschool mailing list - it's been 40 years since highschool for him. He asked me to help him get his email, and I ended up reading one of them, and it went a little something like this...
"It's me again. I do apologise for not telling you that our group has finally tracked down one of the cutest guys of Class63, Vic Feliciano!"
Yup, my dad was a stud in highschool. I grew up with stories of his various escapades, and how many girlfriends he had, and what a stud he was. And tell the truth, my dad was a cutie in highschool! He must have LOVED getting that email.
So I had to teach him how to use email. And save email. And send attachments. Everything. And the guy is on my computer all the time now. He's an addict. He gets about 9 emails a day, which is a change from the 1 email he got every 6 months. It's really funny to see. After contacting his high school chums in the Philippines, he's been a little happier. He's more inclined to laugh. He's got more of a spring in his step. It's good to see. So I don't mind as much giving up some computer time to let him get his kicks from his old pals.
I guess this internet addiction thing is in the genes!
On a related note, I received an email today (yay for reader feedback!) which made me look over my post from yesterday.
Exhibit A: "Sometimes it upsets me that people can say things without thinking how it affects other people, and no matter how righteous they might think they are, or how much they think they are watching out for someone else's self interests, they fail to see the people they might be hurting along the way."
Exhibit B: "So just ignore all the mom-types out there"
All said within the same paragraph. I hate it when I find out that I've just contradicted myself. Damn my gemini-ness! To you mom-types, I apologize. I never meant it to come out that way. It was something said in the heat of the moment, and what would we be without our mom-types?
So to the mom-type, thanks for calling me out. I never meant to offend, and I hope you keep on reading!
Posted by Yano at May 15, 2003 12:08 AMmy dad is pathetic with email...he has't deleted anything in his inbox for more than a year! he keeps ALL of it, 'just in case'.
Posted by: Leesa on May 15, 2003 05:38 AMi'm a packrat with my e-mail, too. however, i burn them to CD every 6 months or so. i've got GIGS of e-mail saved. i save everything!!!
Posted by: Kathy on May 15, 2003 10:54 AMCheck your email...more reader feedback on the way!
Posted by: Denise on May 15, 2003 11:50 AMlol. sounds like my mom and dad! my mom thinks the cordless phone is broken because it always beeps when she's on it! and my dad? he still uses dial-up! lol. hellooooo, welcome to the 90's!
Posted by: Chariya on May 15, 2003 03:32 PMlmao! your dad is now an internet freak! pretty soon he'll be chatting til 4 in the AM! well, at least he has more spring in his step now!
Posted by: butta on May 15, 2003 03:49 PMHey! My mom's exactly the same. A few months ago she was contacted by her high school classmates, so now she gets like soo many emails a day (b/c when you send to one person, you bettah send to all!). It's cool =) She gets excited chatting with her old buds, and now she actually uses the net! hehehe
Posted by: Lea on May 15, 2003 09:07 PMWho knew? I guess I'm going to have to fight him for the computer.
Posted by: Claudine on May 15, 2003 10:03 PMmy mom and dad are becoming addicts too. hell, my dad even has his own website now. hehehe...
Posted by: bumblebootie on May 16, 2003 08:15 AMMy parents still can't figure out how to turn the computer on and off. hahaha. My 5 year old sister knows more then them, though. :D
Posted by: lisa on May 17, 2003 01:45 AMI agree with the author.
Posted by: whois on August 22, 2003 08:10 PM
