My Mom and Her Phone
By : Ryan S.
Date: August 12, 2003

If there are geeks in my family, that would be me and my brother. But my mom beats all of us hands down in cell phone technology. She's always the first to own the newest and hippest cellular phones out there. When she gets tired of her phone, which doesn't take long to happen, she either hands it down to one of us or sells it to somebody else.

It all started three years ago, when I and my sibs decided to buy her a Nokia 3210, her very first mobile phone. Apparently, she got hooked with it because now, she changes phones more often than one should ideally replace a toothbrush. She would know the latest models available, the prices of each, and even the strengths and weaknesses of a particular model. Of course, she turns to me and my brother for enlightenment when it comes to Bluetooth, GPRS, MMS, and all those terms that a mom is not supposed to know about. It is also our responsibility to read the manuals to answer any of her questions about her new phone.

Nonetheless, she still gets to own the coolest phones first! She just recently replaced her still new Nokia 7250 with a Samsung V200 with a rotating camera and a whopping 65000 color TFT LCD display baby!

Anyway, the best part is seeing my mom happy. Sometimes, she'd have doubts and would ask for reassurance from me that she picked a good phone. I, in turn always reply honestly and usually positively. This clears her doubts and restores the sense of contentment that manifests on her face. I adore my mom!