Read this at Aaroo’s !!!! Isn’t it so sweet ???? I loved this post. And I wanted to write something in the comment….then realised its better to post the thought. So, here it is.
My daughter, Sh, created a Gmail Account for my amma, about 6 months back. She taught her patti, to login, check the inbox and to send mails.
My amma, patiently took notes, as if it was some CA class going on…never feeling inhibited at learning from her grandchild. Hugs to you, amma. 🙂
Then it started. What ??? The phone calls. Every week, any time, my amma logs into her computer and her account, she’ll have a doubt and she never hesitated to ask me or my sister to clarify them.
Sometimes, it’ll be like “How should I add a new contact ??” “Where are the old contacts saved??” “Gmail is not opening…what could be the problem??” “Some virus message is coming..what does it mean ???” …. Many more like this…I was happy and amazed at her childlike quality to know more and learn all that is to do with mastering this art of sending mails.
Then she wanted to know how to send pictures and how to open the ones send by others… 🙂 🙂
She doesn’t have a FB account yet, but I’ll not be surprised if she gets one soon. 😉 😉
She loves using the Gmail’s tamizh typing feature and all her mails to the family members are in tamizh. Now a days, she doesn’t call us, first thing in the morning, rather she logs in to mail a wish. 🙂 And I am so proud of her. 🙂
Now, the WWW doesn’t scare her, rather the web is under control… 😉 😉
UmaS Reflections 
Wow!! That’s so cool and so very sweet!! Oh yes, age is no bar for learning!
Few years ago, my mom learnt to solve Sudoku from my sister, and today she is a pro and solves all the Sudoku puzzles, wherever (even if the newspaper bag has it) she sees one!!
Hugs to both the Moms! 🙂
Cheers 🙂
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How proud we are, when our Mom goes on to learn something to crack the latest in games or technology !!!! 🙂 🙂
Of course big hug to both the moms. 🙂 🙂
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That is so wonderful, Uma! I so agree. Age is no deterrent for someone who wants to learn! People pick up all sorts of stuff irrespective of their ages! Your Mom is s star!
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I am so proud of her Smithu…it goes on to show that she is still child-like in her thirst for learning new things. 🙂
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kudos to you mom….she is truely source of inspiration. …
My mom is too always eager to learn and try new stuff…she is more updated abt latest fashion then me even now 🙂
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WOW…so dont be scared if u get any fashion queries from me….just pass it on to ur Mom. 😉 😉
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It is amazing when the roles switch is it not..and to see the joy in our parents face, either excitement to learn new things 🙂
Your Amma rocks 🙂
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Absolutely…it gives me a moment to treasure !!! 🙂 🙂 Thanks Comfy. 🙂
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Ask her to start blogging! I will have one more blog to spam. and for all you know, we could get to know you a lot better, if you know what I mean !! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
There are a lot of Tamil blogs these days. You can ask Kanagu for help 😛
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Btw, Aaaaaartis post isnt linked there !
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Uma the over enthusiastic has tagged soemthing strange as my post!! 😦
here you go—- http://words-flow.blogspot.com/2010/09/yellow-smiley.html
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Vimmuuu, Aarti – the link is corrected…I did link it properly, probably got mixed up… 😉 🙂
High hopes Vimmuuu…but do u know to read tamil, if my mom writes in tamil ??? 😉 😉
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yes Uma, I can read and write as well ! 🙂
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Mail vandhicha ?????
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Introduce her to blogging and watch her soar!!! Cheers to the superstar!
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Oh…I dont know…but, I’ll surely find out from her….she might give me tough competition.. 😉 😉 😉
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Wonderful post! What a sweet gesture by your daughter too. My Dad learnt to use the computer at 81! Diligently went for classes and now loves to use it – he’s 85 this year! Talk about age no bar!
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Its wonderful, yeah Corinne and makes us feel so good abt it. 🙂 Instead of neglected the latest developments, their approach to learning them – theres something for us to learn here too. 🙂 Kudos to ur Father too… 🙂
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Damn sweet.. my grandparents learnt how to use the comp before their US trip, and then they used it while there, but now have forgotten it all.. but gramma got curious abt Fb and asked me to show her what it is….
uma– wrong tag to my post… 😦
http://words-flow.blogspot.com/2010/09/yellow-smiley.html
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Oops sry. See that she hs already said that here 🙂
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WOW, Aarti, make your patti join FB !!! Cool…introduce me to her na… 🙂 🙂 We can be frnds. 🙂 I can get some nice tips from her… 😉
Okay, dear…corrected the link. 🙂
Aarti, you were a teacher sometime ???? 😉 😉
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that’s awesome…and so sweet of Sh to teach her patti !
I did the same though not to this extent like using the www altogether..but what little my grandma can do is to read my blog 🙂 Yea she reads it,on and off though, and when I call her we discuss on the topics 🙂
I love that yearning for learning and no hesitation to get lessons from whichever age…that’s the spirit I must say and I salute to the people who exhibit this spirit 🙂
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Its a lovely feeling na, Nu…when ur grandma’s reads ur blogs and discusses the topics with you… 🙂 🙂
There are some lessons from these elders, which we need to learn… 🙂
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Ums, ‘Read this @ Aaroo’s does nt link to any of her posts 😛
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Corrected my dear. 🙂 So many teachers around me, huh… 😉 😉 One mistake only ya… 😉
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ROFL 😛
For a person who does nt make mistakes, one is too much may be ahem 😉
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Ums, if aunty comes on FB, pls tell her to add me as a friend too plsss 😛 😛
Such a sweet post 🙂
I think Moms rock. Bcoz they never hv this ego or any other factor when they ask their daughters anything 🙂 My Mom is an expert cook and so I can’t help but laugh when she asks me something abt dishes I wud hv told her abt 🙂
God bless Moms!
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My amma on FB ???? I think that’s a good idea…will ask her. 🙂
I know Swaram…how they want to know some dishes from us….when we’ve learned from them !!! 🙂 🙂
Yes, God Bless Moms. 🙂
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I agree with others here, introduce her to blogging! 😀
My paati(at 75yrs) one day sent me an email out of the blue!!! It was such an ‘awww’ moment especially with the ‘official’ sounding English of hers 😀
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They always surprise us na, with their thirst to learn new things. 🙂 🙂 Its really an awwww moment, to get a mail from patti. 🙂 🙂
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There is the pleasure of seeing our parents getting proficient with the computer… learning, improving and connecting!
My mom, almost ten years ago, had a detailed hand written book with notes on “How To”!! And now, she trouble shoots the skype, the web cam and keeps complaining that my father is soo slow!
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Awesome Garima…give us some points from her book, na ???? They always amaze us, with their knowledge and the ever-learning spirit. 🙂
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Many Many **hugs** to her!! I wish to see more such posts in future talking about amma and her web 🙂 Really really sweeeeeet 🙂
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Am duly passing on those hugs, when I see her. 🙂 🙂 Oh sure..sure…will post her graduation to other sites soon. 🙂
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Awww! Kudos to your Amma 🙂 Hugs too! Verrrrry few people have the mentality to learn…and esp so, when its their kids or grand kids who teach them.
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Hugs are stored to be delivered soon. 😉 😉 Yeah Priya…you shld have seen her taking notes, when my daughter was telling this and that…it was a moment to treasure. 🙂
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sooo sweet
PS: the link to her post is wrong
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Yeah, Monu…my sweet mom and her sweet teacher. 🙂 🙂
Yes M’am…the link stands corrected now. 🙂
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Talk about a rockstar granny!!! 😀 😀 😀
This post really made me smile. This is how I taught my mother to use the net. Made her accounts on facebook, skype, gmail, hotma il and yahoo…of which skype is what she uses often to video chat with me. She logs into the rest only if required.
And then of course the non-stop calls start when she decides to log into any one of them 😀 LOL … too cute 🙂
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LOL !!! She calls u non-stop when she wants to login…oh, my amma did that in the initial stages…so, let me wait to introduce her to more sites… 🙂 🙂
Of course, they all think that Skype is the only link between them and their children…everyone staying out of the country… 🙂
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Haha true 🙂 It started as a practice when i was in London. Now I am in india itself but out of Kerala, but the practice still continues… 🙂
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Very cool!!
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So Cool !!!! 🙂
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Wow!! Bravo!!
I’m sure your mom is excited about this new way of interacting with her grandchildren 🙂 Kudos to her!
But I’m not surprised, because previous generation is always open to learning, is what I feel. Coz my Grandpa @ the age of 80, went to computer class and learnt them way back in 1990s; Today my Grandma is trying her hands in skype to chat with me!
BTW, those questions reminds me of how I taught my mom to use internet, add pictures etc…
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I know…she keeps sending mails to everyone left and right….finds it interesting than to talk to others on phone… 😉 😉
That generation of ppl rock !!! 🙂 🙂
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Brat style Awwwww 😛 Only if your Mom would start blogging, I would have a chance to put cute and sweet comments at least on one blog
Ohh yeah and then I could go on a bloggers meet and eat all the idlys and dosa’s she will make…slurp!!
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Adi vizhum….kettudho !!!! 😉 😉 Sweet comments for her only, huh !!! 👿
What evil planning huh ….even before she has joined blogging, here goes someone for idlies and sambar….of course it’ll be totally slurp… 😛 😛 😛
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Cool grandma, and great teacher 🙂 I am a true believer of age being no bar for learning. In fact sometimes I feel that we definitely need to learn more as we age, the speed at which world is going 🙂 Hubby’s dad is an ardent “www”er and his mom had to learn how to operate computer when she left home to visit us for three months, so that she can be in touch with him 🙂 All my aunts right now are having so much fun in farmville, I keep getting phone calls asking why I am ignoring their request to join farmville!
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LOL Lakshmi…Farmville addicts huh ???? OMG !!!!
Yes, even I believe in learning throughout our life..whatever is the need of the hour. 🙂 🙂
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He he!! These days, everyone is tech-savvy. I just commented on Aaroo’s post that ever since my dad (and his flock of cousins and ex-colleagues) have joined FB, my life has become so restricted!!!
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Yeah…yeah…I understand….valai surutindu utkara vendiyadhu thaan… 😉 😉
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ROFL 😛 Even I am worried abt that lol 😉
I can’t even talk abt things like marriage is nt only abt hvng babies and all that 😛 😛
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I think thats why ppl have two accounts and all…but I find that also difficult to manage…its tough life, I tell u… 😉 😛 😛
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I taught my dad using MS excel and word 😀 And he took notes too. It was sooo cute!
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i also taught my mother to open fb felling proud on my mother n she is also felling very coool
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