My brother and I finally dragged our mother into the 21st Century and bought her an iPhone for her birthday. I’m still not sure this was the wisest idea — especially when I received a wakeup call at 7 a.m. one Monday morning with a very frustrated woman using some very choice language, asking how to make a phone call.
Excuse my still half-asleep confusion, but didn’t she just dial me? Turns out, she had my number programmed and didn’t know how to access the keypad to dial a phone number; she needed to inform the car dealership she was there for her appointment per their COVID-19 protocols. Face-palm.
That incident was several months ago now, and I still tease her about it. However, she has now learned to use the new phone and (most) features, and gushes how much easier it has made things for her.