TinysMom
Well-Known Member
The funniest thing of all was that I was talking to my mom today (I call her at least once a week and we discuss what's happening in our lives - usually talking for 2-4 hours). Remember - we're talking about a 78 year old woman who thinks the internet is probably "evil" and if she got a computer - she'd probably "blow up" the Pentagon 'cause she's so dumb she'd push the wrong button.
So we were talking about various things and I was talking about how it had been a rough week...friends I cared about online had lost rabbits, kids had rough week at school, etc. etc. I mentioned the email and read her a little bit of it.
Mom has worked around men before - years and years ago....so she's heard some language - but she's not up to the "more modern" stuff..
So she said, to me...."Does that f-ing word mean what I think it means?". Art was listening in to my part of the conversation and practically rolled on the floor laughing as I'm trying to say, "Well....yes mom...it does mean that....". Then she goes on with, "Well, I've told you for years now that that internet place isn't a good place to be on....that dangerous things can happen and that should protect your kids more from it...".
Art got to hear me defend how I'd been online for over 10 years and never had an email w/ vulgarity before....and that I knew how to screen sites, etc.
Mom said, "well, I'm sorry you had a rough week....and that happened.....do you mind if I tell your Uncle Hallie and his family about this so they can warn their kids and grandkids that people on the internet will do stuff like that?"
I repeated her question out loud (so Art could hear it) and that's when he lost it. Tiny even came running to see what was happening... I told her that of course she could tell them - but that they probably already knew about it. That's when she asked me how to spell the word and was it really spelled like....well...you get the idea.
So if I sounded naieve...I really was/am. But at least I know there is someone out there who is even more naieve than I am!!!!!
Peg
So we were talking about various things and I was talking about how it had been a rough week...friends I cared about online had lost rabbits, kids had rough week at school, etc. etc. I mentioned the email and read her a little bit of it.
Mom has worked around men before - years and years ago....so she's heard some language - but she's not up to the "more modern" stuff..
So she said, to me...."Does that f-ing word mean what I think it means?". Art was listening in to my part of the conversation and practically rolled on the floor laughing as I'm trying to say, "Well....yes mom...it does mean that....". Then she goes on with, "Well, I've told you for years now that that internet place isn't a good place to be on....that dangerous things can happen and that should protect your kids more from it...".
Art got to hear me defend how I'd been online for over 10 years and never had an email w/ vulgarity before....and that I knew how to screen sites, etc.
Mom said, "well, I'm sorry you had a rough week....and that happened.....do you mind if I tell your Uncle Hallie and his family about this so they can warn their kids and grandkids that people on the internet will do stuff like that?"
I repeated her question out loud (so Art could hear it) and that's when he lost it. Tiny even came running to see what was happening... I told her that of course she could tell them - but that they probably already knew about it. That's when she asked me how to spell the word and was it really spelled like....well...you get the idea.
So if I sounded naieve...I really was/am. But at least I know there is someone out there who is even more naieve than I am!!!!!
Peg