Skype Hunt

Been debating about my topic for this week's entry and then "The Great Skype Extravaganza" occurred. When I started playing Evony, I downloaded Skype and started using it to talk to some of my friends from the game. It's easy to use and cheap (read that as FREE) plus you can do video calls which is great with families/friends that are out of the area. When my nephew and then my niece each got computers, I set it up for both of them. They could talk to me or to each other if they wanted to. I figured Booger would love to talk to Miss Thang and her brothers using the video option. Then it came up that Adam had to go out of town for training. After the kids flipped out and I mean they flipped out, Kristie decided sending the laptop with Adam so he could use Skype seemed like a really good idea. In case you don't recognize it, this is where the fun begins. Kristie has barely used Skype and Adam has never used it, so this means the 8 year old, Miss Thang, is the professional. Started off with a call Sunday morning from Emma, who if you've never talked to her on the phone sounds a lot like her mother at that age. This little squeaky girl's voice asks, "Do you remember Mommy's username and password for Skype?". After much trial and error, it turns out that Skype couldn't care less if your username/password combination are correct, if you aren't connected to the internet. Fast forward to the computer is all setup for Adam, but he now has to be trained on using Skype. He gets the crash course from both Miss Thang and I and sent on his merry way, poor guy. I heard through the grapevine that there was a bit of confusion when he first started it, but he's talked to the kids every night while he was gone, so he's done well. Now, the kids have had meltdowns every time they talked to him, but that's a different story.
All of this got me thinking about technology. I'm positive that I wouldn't have been able to spell computer at Miss Thang's age. A few weeks ago, Saint A couldn't get anyone to load his game online so he and Wowee walked me through it for the game they play. They're 5 and can't read. I remember Booger's first Gameboy and showing him how to use it and now he has to show me how to use his new one. I remember programming Mom's VCR and setting Dad's radio stations when I was young, so are you considered old when the kids have to handle the technology for you?