This month Kadir will turn 16 and yesterday I gave him his gift.
At just about 4 p.m. sharp yesterday my door buzzer rang. It was Kadir arriving early from school…apparently his social worker had canceled due to being sick.
We talked for a few minutes and he downed a glass of juice. He bought up the subject of a phone…I guess Karen had mentioned something to him about my decision to get him a cell phone. So we walked over to Rogers, as it was pretty clear he preferred that over FIDO.
We looked at a few phones briefly and then waited in line to speak to an agent…there were only two agents and both were busy. While waiting in line I noticed Kadir eyeing the iPhone display and there and then I decided I was going to spring for the extra $100+ to get him one.
Once the agent demonstrated the power of this phone, I knew I had made the right choice. I could almost hear Kadir humming with happiness. Now he has what many of his school mates already have, and it is the power of new technology at his fingertips. It’s a phone that doubles as an mp3 player, a camera, and a computer enabling him to browse the internet. It has the virtual touch screen so there are no sliding keyboard appendages making it hard to manage.
The monthly fee will be around $65 dollars with the extras package but with his allowance that should be do-able. And he will now be able to shop for a job after school. He was supposed to meet with the person he will be moving in with last night but it sounded like this might be delayed due to the other person being too busy.
I guess I will know more in a few days. At least I know I can call Kadir now, and he can call me at no extra charge any time of day or night on the My5(+ 5) Plan.
The agent who signed us up was very helpful and convinced us that we had the best deal…he said there would be new packages available next month but none as rich as the one we got.
We walked down to Vera’s Burger Shack and I bought him a huge burger which he demolished with joy and then walked him to the MacDonald Bus. He kissed me on the lips again before leaving…that shy butterfly “I love you dad” kiss that means the world to me.
When the bus pulled away he was talking on his phone and smiling at me, giving me a big thumbs up.
1 comment:
Thanks for posting the news about Kadir--Happy Birthday KK. He is a lucky boy to have you as a papa. An i phone --WOW! I am impressed..A lot of people do have them now, it's true. But i am beginning to lag behind. I am not even sure I want one--a laptop is almost too small for me to see. Our children are moving on and up into their own lives. Hard to imagine what the future holds. Even in our own time the stuff of science fiction has arrived and become old hat. I guess I should be reading scifi if I want to see the future. I did ask for the new Margaret Atwood futuristic novel for my birthday in November. Her views tend to be a little bleak though. But she writes so well I tend to forgive her pessimistic imaginings. Blessing you and all of your children, but especially Kadir on his birthday.
Love
Marilyn
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