MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Yes, that's a packet of duck sauce in your printer, mother. (nt)

> She called me with the complaint, "There's something wrong with the computer." Trying
> to get anything more out her tends to lead to an hour's worth of "I was trying to do
> X," told as a series of short sentences that start by repeating half the previous
> one, each needing a response before she'll move on to the next one. I had to stand
> there waiting to get near the printer while she told me the light was flashing and
> the paper was going crooked, and she tried to turn it off, and it kept flashing, and
> it said it was out of paper, and so on.
>
> I've told her many times to not pile things on top of the various electronica in and
> around the desk, but they're hers and she'll do with them what she likes, until she
> needs to do something important.

I'm pretty lucky in that regard. For years, my mom was content to leave anything having to do with a computer to my dad. After he passed, she pretty much had to figure it out to be able to function in the modern world, and it turns out she actually has some aptitude for it. She's extremely timid about doing new things, but I usually only have to show her once. I have to drop by periodically to clear up the quirks that show up in every Windows box, but so far she hasn't caused any significant damage.