Question of the Day: Emailing Mom & Dad

I don't know about you, but I wish mom was on Facebook.

She lives far away and hasn't seen the latest photos of my two teenage daughters, or a shot of me shaking hands with on . She does read Patch almost daily (I know: she critiques by phone) but only with the help of her grandson, who signs her in with the secret codes, cyber-searches, and such.

I suspect I'm not alone. The has a program today offering the community a about the . For most of us, email is a fact of life; for some it's still a mystery.

Do you have someone in your life who is missing out because he or she's not cyber-savvy?

Does it frustrate you, and why?

Is there some way around this dilemna that you've discovered? Could you share your experience with us?

And mom: have the kid sign you up for email. My address is joe.dowd@patch.com.

Miss you.