TATA FRIKY · 4 MIN

Who’s teaching Grandma to use her phone?

She called me because a button disappeared. I almost said “just click there” again.

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October 21, 2026

Tata Friky talking with family around a table

Tata Frikythinking out loud…

Tuesday
Tata Frikymy grandma called because “the little button has run away”18:04
the camera icon. she meant the camera icon.
I nearly said “it’s right there, just tap it.”
right there WHERE? I was describing a screen I couldn’t see 💀
Nadialet her show you the screen instead
Tata Frikylet her show you the screen insteadyes. she sent a screenshot. the icon had moved into a folder.
I found it in ten seconds. she had spent the whole afternoon looking.
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I’m very patient when someone explains accounting to me. suddenly, with a phone, I become a speed-run coach.
Kossishe could learn if she practised more
Tata Frikyshe could learn if she practised morepractice is easier when the person teaching doesn’t make you feel silly.
grandma knows things I still call her to ask. recipes, family history, the right way to speak to our neighbour.
she isn’t “bad at learning”. this interface keeps moving.
even I search for buttons after an update.
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so I sat next to her. one thing today: find the camera, take a photo, send it to me.
then she did it twice without me touching the phone.
we wrote three steps on a piece of paper, in words SHE uses.
next time, maybe sending a document. not a whole semester in one evening.
the goal is that she can do it without waiting for me.
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When someone asks you for phone help, you…
what one tiny skill could you teach this week?