Independent

My husband Jasper really had me laughing this morning. I was supposed to call my friend in Martinique this morning but I didn’t know the time zone. I was also going to use the Metro for the first time today because I had to go to DC and parking is rough so I needed the schedule. I went to the computer and did my research and found everything that I needed to do. Then I called Jasper and told him what I had to do for the day and he asked if I was calling him so he could look the things up on the internet for me. I told him that I had already done it. Jasper was really shocked that I did not ask him for his help and did everything on my own. If it wasn’t school related, I did not touch the computer. I did not realize how dependent I was on him. He looked things up for me all the time. Sometimes if I had to do research for a paper, I would ask him to look things up for me. My excuse was that he was better with computers than I was. I don’t feel that way anymore. I feel like I am learning so I look forward to opportunities to further my knowledge. It just gives me more practice. I feel so silly for always looking to him to navigate the computer. He didn’t say it but I can tell that a weight has been lifted off of his shoulders now that I am more independent with the computer. I used to wait for him to do everything. He’ll never admit it but I am sure that it annoyed him. I just never realized it. He just keeps telling me how proud he is of me that I am doing everything on my own and not once have I asked him to help me since I started this course. What really shocks him is that I am handling the whole “tech problem” I am having with Comcast. I almost handed over the reigns the first time I talked to tech support because they said things that I didn’t understand and my first thought was that if they just talked to Jasper he would understand what they were saying. I just felt stupid. Then I realized that there are probably a lot of people out there just like me that they have to deal with so what I don’t understand I can just ask. I didn’t give up, they explained it, I learned and I understand. I know Jasper thanks the stars that I took this class to give me kick in the butt!!!!!!!