Another digital age moment
May 12, 2008 by Sarah Ludwig Rausch
I set up email accounts for Rachel and Andrea a couple weeks ago. They’re almost 10, and I figured they should be able to send their friends and family emails. (If you haven’t checked out Windows Live’s free Family Safety program, you really should!)
They’ve been having a blast emailing everyone they know. Andie has emailed me quite a bit, telling me how much she loves me and that I’m the best mom ever. I always email her back, and try to remember to send both the girls a short message even if they haven’t written.
So, I was thinking today that these emails I write are sort of the equivalent of the little notes that our moms tucked into our metal lunch boxes, right? Whoa. That’s a weird thought. The two seem so unbelievably unconnected.
This sort of correlates to my post on becoming antiquated. It’s another one of those now-commonplace parts of our lives that makes me feel a little on the *old* side.
Next thing I know, I’ll be texting my kids.
Makes me wonder what technology will be like when my children have kids of their own.
Does technology ever make you feel like you arrived fresh from the Stone Age?
I love the fact that I’m more technical than most of the parents out there. One thing I’ve found really great is being able to IM my son (he just turned 10). At night when I’m working I can text him and say, “time for bed” and he comes to tell me good night.
Interesting though is our parents didn’t like us with the opposite sex behind closed doors. Now I don’t allow closed doors with the computer.