Mom's Experience on-Line

My mom was a little weary about using a computer, plus it was something that as never interested her. She said she was not very confident and computer using was something of the unknown and she had always backed away from learning the computer and surfing the net. It was not until we won the competition with the Birmingham Mail, BT and Birmingham Digital and my mom was asked to give the net a try. Since then she has found it has opened up a whole new experience for her.

My mom stopped at my Brother's for a while in London to look after her Daughter In Law after she was involved in a car accident. My mom and her Daughter In Law decided to look at my mom's family tree tracing my mom's father and mother's side of the family. They found out that my moms pre married name had been in the family for 100 years. My mom's mother's side was more interesting to trace because mom's mother had not known her mother and lived with her dad and step-mom, it was found that her real mom had died when she was only two years old. My mom and her Daughter in Law has since gone back to the 1870's.

My mom has found this very interesting especially finding out what kind of jobs people did all those years ago. Mom said the internet has given her a bigger insight into finding out information, and has been doing this in her own time and spending time with Sophie.

My mom is also interested in garden design and has even been on the web looking at how to design her own back garden, different types of plants and looking at prices of greenhouse's which she is considering buying.

Mom said this has been a whole new experience for her which she has enjoyed and has acquired a new confidence in herself which she thought she would never have with computers and digital technology. She said she thought she was too old to learn new tricks, but she now says you are never too old and feels she has opened a new chapter in her life.

Sophie has helped her Nan browse the net and is very patient with her, and explained everything well to help her Nan understand. Sophie to has become interested in tracing the family tree, so it has become a family affair through the generations.