Random Records- Modern day Dilemmas

These days I face a new dilemma... More so if it's any of my friend's and family's birthdays.

Here is how it goes:

Let's say I have a friend to whom I am connected in many channels like Facebook, WhatsApp, with atleast 2 common Whatsapp groups.

When it is someone's birthday, I do DM on WhatsApp...and I get a response.. In the ideal case, the loop should close here..

But...

After a while, I see that people have started to send their wishes in one of the WhatsApp groups... for which my friend responds to them by thanking each one of them who has wished ..

Here is My first dilemma... Should I message again here?

I do not want others to think that I don’t message on someone's birthday...

                      So I send another wish to the Group. and get a response...Now this feels cool 😎

By evening I check my Facebook..

There again there are timeline wishes pouring and again there are responses to each of the messages...Also, I notice that people who had wished on the group also wrote on Facebook...

This was my second dilemma... Should I write on FB Timeline or not?

Then I reasoned that Facebook messages will stay for years and Whatsapp message does not..

So for the sake of longevity, I wish again on the Facebook timeline... Finally!

 I am happy that I am not on Signal, Telegram, Instagram and Twitter!

My mom's Facebook world

During the lockdown and later this year as there was not much happening socially, I decided to introduce my Mom to Facebook.

I thought this could be a good way to be in touch with her many friends and family. My idea was that she would be able to scroll through and see some pictures and that way be in touch with the world.

She had started using smart phone only a couple of months ago. I had shown her how to use whatsapp - type messages, pictures, download the images, videos etc..

Since she is not fluent with English she was not very comfortable. 

Well, I learnt how to use kannada keyboard on mobile and I taught her to use the same..

This opened up her spree in the digital world. My Mom became totally comfortable and at ease with whatsapp. She sent messages, wishes to the family and friends. Clicked photos whenever she went and sent it on whatsapp.. her interest was amazing.. Someone who did not even remember her mobile number.. Now became a Pro!

So after my first visit to my mom's place after the first lockdown ( to many firsts!), I installed Facebook and created a login for her and told her to get started.. showed her just few minimal operations  - to Like the post, accepting friend request, sending friend request.. Just this minimal things..

Surprise, surprise! My super enthusiastic and intelligent Mom took her Facebook time to a total different level.

She started with posting pictures of her garden, flowers and trees etc.. She even liked posts with emojis. She made many Facebook friends.It was fantastic to see her liking some of my friends posts even before I had seen them!

I recorded and posted my Mom's song and posted it and it became a super hit! 

My mom also many of our childhood photos and it was very nice to see the way she explored this..

Now, Facebook in a way is the face of social life for my mom! Isn't it amazing!