Sister, Sister
My sister is what I call technically challenged. Ok, so am I at times and I think that it runs in the family with people over 40 like we are. She came over today and told me that she got a new phone. She said that people kept telling her that her phone was obselote so she decided it was time to get a new one. She slowly took it out of her pocket and it was encased in a bright pink carrying case. I laughed at the case, and told her that I figured if it came with a case in color she was going to choose pink. Her phone is not too complicated, it is similar to mine which I need to upgrade some time soon, and she told me that she is not used to a touch screen and was clueless on how to even answer it. I told her not to feel bad because the first time I got a touch screen I was clueless too and my then 8 year old helped me figure it out. So, she didn't have the instruction booklet with her that she said just confused her even more. I agreed with that because sometimes the instructions are more complicated then the thing you are trying to learn to do. But, I told her I think I can help. It took a minute or ten but she finally figured out the basics, which for her are how to answer the phone, send a text, receive a text, and check voice mail in case she swipes the answer key in the wrong direction.
I am the big sister and when we were little my sister always came to me when she wanted to know anything from how to solve a math problem to what to say to boy she liked. We were very close growing up. When our cousin used to spend part of the summers with us she wanted to be our sister too because we got along so well and everyone just assumed all three of us were sisters when we went out. She was like a sister for a while but then we lost touch and haven't heard from her in years. Although, my sister and I are grown middle aged women now. I can hardly believe that I just typed that. Who would have thought that I would be calling her or myself middle aged twenty years ago. She would probably laugh if she knew I was calling us that now. But, that is what we are. She has 3 grown kids now and is a grandmother of one. I still can't wrap my head around that one. My little sister having a child old enough to have a child of his own. It took me a while to digest that one when my nephew told me that a little over a year ago he was going to be a dad. Her grandson just turned a year old. And I affectionately call her "Granny Goose" now. I didn't have my son until after I turned 40 so it will be a long time before she can get me back for that one.
As I was helping my sister figure out what to swipe and not to swipe and what to touch and not to touch on her phone today I was glad that we were still so close and that she still comes to me after all these years to seek help and advice. That made me smile.
I am the big sister and when we were little my sister always came to me when she wanted to know anything from how to solve a math problem to what to say to boy she liked. We were very close growing up. When our cousin used to spend part of the summers with us she wanted to be our sister too because we got along so well and everyone just assumed all three of us were sisters when we went out. She was like a sister for a while but then we lost touch and haven't heard from her in years. Although, my sister and I are grown middle aged women now. I can hardly believe that I just typed that. Who would have thought that I would be calling her or myself middle aged twenty years ago. She would probably laugh if she knew I was calling us that now. But, that is what we are. She has 3 grown kids now and is a grandmother of one. I still can't wrap my head around that one. My little sister having a child old enough to have a child of his own. It took me a while to digest that one when my nephew told me that a little over a year ago he was going to be a dad. Her grandson just turned a year old. And I affectionately call her "Granny Goose" now. I didn't have my son until after I turned 40 so it will be a long time before she can get me back for that one.
As I was helping my sister figure out what to swipe and not to swipe and what to touch and not to touch on her phone today I was glad that we were still so close and that she still comes to me after all these years to seek help and advice. That made me smile.
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