Hand writing becoming ancient history

My boomer mother in law is one of the last examples left from the old world. Where school prioritized teaching kids to hand write. She writes poetry and grocery lists and notes all by hand. And is always in need of new ink pens.

For her birthday I'm getting her more ink pens, and never before has it been this hard to find a decent price for a couple blue ballpoint ink pens.

They are mainly found on scrapbooking sites like "CreativewithMia.com" where they take delivery charge double the price of the product.

I searched for around an hour scrolling scrolling reading typing scrolling. Until I found 1 product that had blue ink pens in a set of 10, with good hand grip in different colours and normal delivery costs. I snatched up the last one in layer.

(Ps. Not everyone online is from the US)

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Stillwaiting · M

Cursive writing .. Millenial kryptonite .. that, and stick shift cars.

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@Stillwaiting many of us can use both of those. We just don't see value in them. Don't see a lot of people that know how to shoe a horse either, yet not as many folks are bemoaning that.

Stillwaiting · M

@ViciDraco ... and there are similar comparisons of things unique to each generation. Sorta my point and sarcasm fully intended.
Most boomers have adapted to a lot of technological change in their lifetimes. The older ones far more change than your generation has faced yet. Sooo .... we don't see the value in mocking others for being more comfortable with what they grew up with .. just like your generation is.

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

@Stillwaiting The reference to shoeing horses was pointing to changing technology over generations, yes.

What sarcasm? Nothing you stated implied sarcasm. You made specifically mocking tones about things younger generations did not grow up with (though again, I did).

As far as living through more change, that's natural because boomers have lived longer. They have been there for every transition I have lived through and some time before it. That's how age and time work.

Stillwaiting · M

@ViciDraco There was more drastic change in technology in daily life during their first 35-40 years than during yours ..