by Dr. Mel Tavares
@barbaralatta
Digitally Savvy
Grandparents
“Hey, Grandma! How do
you know so much about TikTok and Instagram?” my then twelve-year-old
granddaughter asked inquisitively.
Looking intently at her
facial responses, I inquired, “Does it bother you that I know the social spots
you hang out in?”
She laughed a nervous
laugh and replied, “No. Why would it? I don’t even use them.”
After several seconds of
silence, I called her by her Instagram handle. She gasped. “How do you know
that? I didn’t tell the family!”
I smiled and said, “I am a digitally savvy grandma and make it my business to know because I love you and want to be able to stay connected.”
