I taught my mom how to turn on a computer

I've tried "teaching" my mom things before - it never went well. Most times she just wanted me to do it. But today, she finally showed interest in "today's technology" when I told her that she could call her friend from the states for free using the computer (I had skype credits that needed to be used).

My mother's friend from Vietnam called her randomly at the beginning of the year telling her that his daughter was getting married and that he was gathering their high school graduation class to come celebrate. This was done through phone-calls and calling friend's of friends for phone numbers. That's when I realized how spoiled we were with the ease of keeping in contact with friends we make around the world. He said that a majority of the class was going to go to the wedding - I can only hope that one day a group of my friends would want a reunion like that.

So eventually we hook everything up and she contacts her friend - screaming into the mic of course (mom, you don't have to scream!) And apparently, I visited my mom's friend when I was younger: She asks, do you remember me? (I tell her yes with insistent nods from my mother - and I eventually realize I do remember her two kids). Turns out that her son is the same age as me - enter my mom trying to set us two "kids" up.

All in all, the generation gaps, the present-day attempts of "match-making," and the laughter from my mom as she talked to long lost friends - provided some good ol' joy and entertainment :).