The first time my children were gifted with a Desk-top Computer, the excitement was beyond any explanation. It was written all over their faces. Each of them had a list of what could be done with the Computer, what could be achieved, and how they could pass time with the hours during the vacations.
Priority lay in the educational benefits from the Computer. A lot of Projects could be easily handled with the quick information on any subject that was given as Home-work.
It was at this stage that my children slowly asked me to join their bandwagon, in becoming a Netizen. My first reaction was, "God, Please help me. I do not want to goof in front of my children." They were too smart in Internet compared to me. I always found ways of excusing myself when it came to learning something new, just out of fear of landing straight on my face.
It was with grit and determination that my children finally caught me one fine day to teach me how to get the the Internet started. From then on, there was no looking back. My curiosity was beyond my imagination. Slowly my interest in the soap operas on the idiot box was a gone era. I began spending more time browsing on the net, learning new subjects, gathering information on just anything that my mind was open to.
I began inter-acting with people from all over the world, the young and the old. My joy knew no bounds. Today, I just cannot stay without spending a few hours on the Net. So, when our cable operator began harassing us with the Internet connections, all hell let loose! He never did understand the importance of people using the Net, but made it sure to collect the monthly payment from the subscribers promptly.
It was then that we decided to call it a day! Enough was enough! One fine day my daughter with the permission of the elders in the family, dis-connected all the connections of the Internet from the private operator, booked for the BSNL broadband and today, we are indeed very much at peace with the Internet.
I must thank my brother for gifting us the Computer in the first place then thank my children for making me a super-mom and lastly I should thank myself for being bold enough to come forward in learning at this age.
