8 teaches 90 by sbolden

8 teaches 90

Sometimes it's not the photo. There is certainly nothing extraordinary about this image. But my 90-year old mother got her first smart phone today and I asked my 8-year old granddaughter to show her how to text. Wow, just thinking of the bonding experience alone was a victory though I suspect texting will take a while for my mother to completely absorb - a good day regardless.

Hope all mothers celebrating enjoyed a good Mother's Day!
A poignant capture of generations bonding through technology.
Very sweet. Fav
May 9th, 2016  
A precious moment!
May 9th, 2016  
Wonderful capture.
May 9th, 2016  
Scott, I love this, and it brings back so many memories. My mother wanted a computer so badly so we got her one -- She was 90 years old at the time. She wanted to be able to email our family in Canada and us and her grandkids here at home. It took awhile, but she caught on!! I still miss those daily messages from her. She passed away at 97 in 2004.
May 9th, 2016  
Heartwarming.
May 9th, 2016  
What a wonderful image. How much has changed since your mother was your grand daughters age. Gramophones, ( record players), and the radio was just starting. No television, photography was still Mono tone, and very slow, mains electric was rare, telephones might get to next county. Now instant contact around the world, lovely your mother can enjoy some of the latest technology.
May 9th, 2016  
This is outstanding
May 9th, 2016  
Priceless
May 9th, 2016  
What a sweet portrait!
May 9th, 2016  
Wonderful shot.
May 9th, 2016  
FAntastic for both ... and good on your Mother for even giving it a go..
May 9th, 2016  
I think the photo is fantastic (what a keeper). Love that you chose the processing you did it goes well. Congrats on getting on the tp & pp page.
May 9th, 2016  
cute, I think.
May 9th, 2016  
Lovely capture!
May 9th, 2016  
Your mother looks so open to learn and your granddaughter looks a very sensitive teacher. Heart warming shot
May 9th, 2016  
Fantastic story and image!
May 9th, 2016  
I think this is great! Both the photo and the story!
May 9th, 2016  
Scott, what a classic capture of bridging the generation gap! Your comp presents their body language, attention and engagement in such a lovely way. Very nice one for the album :-)
May 11th, 2016  
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