internet

My female owner recalls with amusement the time before 2007 when she did not have a respectable computer at home and much less, internet access. A working adult with access in the office, she certainly saw no need for either. However, her father directed her to purchase a desk top and apply for internet access at the end of 2006. Her father was then computer illiterate but wanted to have internet access at home so that he could do online bookings for his students.

Ah, and that was the start of the slippery slope of her “dependency” on MSN. Then, she added MSN to her computer but used it occasionally only as she was still attached and often not home. When she broke up, she had more free time and spent hours on MSN, chatting with a select few friends who supported her through the period.

Slowly but surely, her contact list grew and the time she spends on MSN increases as well. Now, she has about 100 people on her list, and during peak periods, more than 30 would be online at the same time. Without a shadow of doubt, the current disruption of internet access has been challenging for her.

Sense of loss.

Sense of aimlessness.

Lethargy.

Grief.

Seeking ways and means to get temporary connection.

Using distraction to nullify the absence.

Frustration.


My female owner wonders how she managed to cope in the past and whether she can return to the days of old where she lived life without the internet.