New Patterns

scary new gadgets,

as seen through an elders eyes...

Set in ways

of what was taught

You have bought them a new phone

see it through their eyes

a scary device that will make them appear dumb

how does it work

they ask you

you answer as if they are a child

frustrating for them don't you think

so many buttons that light up

their parents were scared to

they sit and look at you

"I don't need fancy gadgets, 

all you kids now a days 

always so pushy and busy."

"New stuff everyday,

I don't live like that."

they are actually saying

I am aging this will be hard to grasp

I cannot look stupid it scares me

"Take it back I do not want it."

they are actually saying

I do not want you to teach me

I am your teacher and have been always

they are not angry, just scared

let the new gadget lay on the counter

do not answer with harshness

they will figure it out

they will not realize when they show you

how it works that they are looking for your approval

as you did for years

new patterns are scary 

new ways to teach the old days

Reviews

[Chris]

Moms come in all ages ...as do children

[Holly Mason]

all ages sir all ages
thank you so

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

We always mock what we do not understand... I have come to that point where I am not understanding some of the things the youth do... damn am I getting old. Not with technology though... I love it and used properly will actually help us learn quicker, the down side is it makes us lazier.

[Holly Mason]

and as we learn quicker we should allow the older generations learn at their pace for without their knowledge our world would not be what it is today...
and you are not old!!!raiders will age a guy though
and yes the kids now a days do strange things however look at the world around them divorce ,hate,grandparents raising more of their grandchildren-so if they are frustrated or lost it shows-although some are attention seekers for sure
where can i send your Broncos jersey?*)
you are a fine sir truly,thank you

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I agree that we need to respect the older people and their knowledge...
I understand the youth deal with different things but I am talking bout things like, well example, I wan in target one day and the lines were long, two young ladies came up and one of them said "OMG"... too lazy to actually say "Oh my God", that is just a small example.

[Holly Mason]

in that situation I would say-HIV*)*)they never get it....just being silly and I am kindness without valor I feel for everyone and everything -kind of hinders at times or turns me into a door mat but i fight my way out tough but not tough a confusing place...but i love It!!!

[Distant horizons]

Oh Holly, I so get this. My Mum, who has dementia, was like this when she got her kindle. Totally bewildered, but for some reason, after she got over the fear of pressing the wrong button would break it, her love for reading won the day and she surprised us all. Now she shows me how to do this and that with it.
She is the teacher....I love your take on this. So true. And we do treat them like kids sometimes. The experience of a life lived, is worth far more than what they young uns think they know.

[Holly Mason]

I was in a verizon store and this guy just treated his dad so harshly over a new gadget he was obviously afraid of nor did he want to look dumb in front of the other folks in the store...I buy the gadgets set them on my mom's counter and I go then a week later she is beaming...my mom is my grandmother and godmother boy she is a lot-I do not want to make her feel that way-like all she did doesn't matter in the end sent her an ipad recently i have not even asked she will tell me when she has it figured out*)
thank you for sharing a bit of yourself truly

[Distant horizons]

Welcome :-)

[rnuff]

So very truthful, awesome write

[Holly Mason]

thank you for taking time to read truly

[jacob erin-cilberto]

technology is good in some ways...but i long for the old days.

[Holly Mason]

we all reach out to lonely teens hurt children being from Florida makes me so aware of the pain older folks endure on a daily basis...cooking and restroom use are issues so many lost in the new patterns of life even bill paying...
thank you so fine sir

[Jack...]

How true is this? You have hit it right on the nose. The world is moving faster than I can keep up. Very cool Holly.

[Holly Mason]

hey there you are a spring chicken...I watched this guy at verizon just so angry at his father who could hardly walk it just frustrated me and Florida is a huge retirement state
thank you for reading fine spring chicken*)

[Jack...]

Spring chicken???? More like an old turkey. :)