Do Mobile Phone's Come With 'L-Plates'?*

My mother is pretty new to the texting game. She owns my father's 'hand-me-down' mobile phone and since my father has gone gallivanting over to the other side of the world to visit my sister (amongst other places) mum has had to learn the techniques of mobile texting. My dad is texting both of us to let us know where he is etc.,

Two weeks ago my mum only knew how to answer her phone.

Last week she learnt how to read text messages.

This week she is writing them.

Not bad for a 61 year old who wouldn't even know where to turn on a computer (let alone operate one) and only bought a microwave oven in the last 4 years. And she's never really operated a dishwasher before, but she is getting one of those too in the very near future when her 30 year old kitchen is being remodelled. (I don't know who is more excited about that - her, or me, who lives over 3000 kilometers away!)

I spoke to my mother on the phone on Monday and told her she could practise her texting on me. So she did.

My text: Hi. Just got your card in the
mail. Monet said thank you and thinks the card is beautiful.
Xx

My mum's (return) text:

My text: There was no writing in your
message. Did you just do that to let me know you got my
message?

My mum's text: Good

My text: You did it! Yippee.

My mum's text: Fantastic

My text: Getting better!

My mum's text: Fantastic

My text: You already sent that
one. Monet is just about asleep in her Max and Milly chair. She fell
asleep on the couch last night at 7pm. Slept until 6 45am.

My mum's text:

My text: Nothing there again.

My mum's text: Sorry

My text: Do you know how to put in gaps
so you can write a sentence? One word sentences are fine
though.

My mum's text: Yes I do but no full
stops etc

My text:Ahh well done! Don't worry about
punctuation.

My mum's text: Yes I do but no full
stops etc

My mum's text (again): Yes I do but no
full stops etc

My text: You have sent that message to
me 3 times now. But that is ok.

My mum's text: Yes I do but no full
stops etc

My text: 4 times now.

My mum's text: Yes I do but no full
stops etc

My text: 5 times now. Same text
message. You need to delete it.

That was on Monday. We laughed about it on the phone on Wednesday when we spoke. But she is definitely improving on this text messaging thing which is great, as I never thought I'd see the day when I would see her use a mobile phone.

I'm hoping the new dishwasher is easier to use than her mobile.

*Kimbofo - you need to show Dad this post. I hope he finds it amusing.