Daughter's been nagging me to carry a cell phone for emergencies. I thought about the Jitterbug, but it's too limiting. When I was traveling back and forth to Pennsylvania, she nagged me again about a cell phone. Today, we were on our way to North Carolina to visit stepdaughter, when we had a flat. Hubby's still not well enough to hike (or drive), so he stayed in the car while I walked a half mile or more from the exit ramp to Denny's to call AAA. Stepdaughter gave us one of her phones that was on the family plan and had a number in our area assigned before we left her house. My own daughter will be so proud!
2007-11-24 18:48:05 · 18 answers · asked by felines 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Logic and good sense can be packaged in any age
2007-11-25 05:40:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I went kicking and screaming into the cell phone age but now can't think of being without it when I am away from home.
Had that proven to me two years ago when a guy broad sided me and I had to call 911 and my insurance company and my daughter and my job.
Payphones are a thing of the past in my area!
2007-11-26 00:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I do. I have raised 7 children but the last 3 have been the most caring and loving of them all. I tend to listen quite intently to these last three because they have offered me so much advice, some good, some bad but for the most part their ideas worked. my daughter is very good about trying new things and she is better at talking me into trying new ideas etc but my twin boys have also done similar things-I find most of the time they are right and because I do I make sure I tell them this too that I took their advice and it worked. They will love you for the praise and the large pat on the back.
2007-11-25 01:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by perfectmom88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter told me to get a cell phone, too, for emergencies.
I'm glad I did. I also got a digital camera. Glad I did that too.
I'm not crazy about the DVD player. I still use my VCR.
My kids are more computer savvy than I am, but I learned, to
use mine.
2007-11-25 01:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes some times they do know best. I have been trying to talk my mom into doing something for a long time. She knows that it needs to be done but she is making all kinds of excuses not to do it. I can't say what it is here that we are working on. But I can say that it is bugging me so bad that she is dragging her feet on this thing. It is very important that she does it and as soon as possible to.
2007-11-25 03:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I have been putting it off too. My reasoning was that I didn't always want to be accessible. I feel sorry for some of the young people who have one pasted to their ear wherever they go. It's almost like they can't function on their own without input from others.
Like you, we feel because of our age and circumstance ,we should at least have one in our car for emergencies.
2007-11-25 01:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Donna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm. I STILL don't have a cell phone. But then I can't afford to run a car, so where would I be to need it for an emergency?
2007-11-25 00:45:01 · answer #7 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
rightly said. they are more practcal than us.they r concerned about us in their own way.yes now they r using all the modern technology to the maximum. my daughter taught me how to use the comp. i was little bit hesitating but she insisted that i should learn. now it is so easy to chat with my kids everyday. my son bought me a cell phone &showed me the importance of carrying it where ever i go & it has saved me so many times.when i retired he told me to invest the money in real estate. we bought an apartment in our natuve city where rental value is more . now we r getting a rent through which we are able to live lavishly in this village.
2007-11-24 21:57:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes kids do say the darnest things. And, it ends up they are right!! I work with alot of younger kids, and I must try to analyze things too much, because they will walk up with a simple solution. I listen, and I appreciate them. It is that respect we all deserve.
2007-11-24 23:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by Harley Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a prepaid cell phone plan that I use for on the road for emergencies and it does come in handy!
2007-11-25 02:27:41 · answer #10 · answered by slk29406 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I listen to good advice too, sometimes it is hard to take it from the know it all generation. My son built my computer and he is the one I go to for tips on making this thing do what I want it to.
2007-11-24 23:26:49 · answer #11 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋