Garv likes to listen to music while puttering in the garage, weeding the gardens and especially on weekend mornings, sitting on the patio sipping tea and devouring newsprint. So, for his birthday present I wanted to give him one of those wireless speakers that release such sublime acoustics it sounds like you are in front of live musicians.
I began my research. Which brand would be best? Is the speaker completely wireless with a rechargeable battery and optional power cord? Which devices will it pair with: tablet, phone, computer, TV? Will he use his own music library or stream? I didn’t want to spend the time to weigh the pros and cons of all the variables so I asked my kids if they would figure it all out.
“Will you just pick out the speaker, set it up and figure out the best music option?” I asked in my most pleasant mom voice. They both looked at me as if I asked them to fold my laundry and put it away for me.
“Seriously mom?” asked my son. “You train people how to use computers. You can figure this out. It’s not difficult.”
“Yeah mom,” my daughter added, “you just pair the speaker and stream the music from dad’s phone or tablet.”
Request denied and I realized two things. First, my children will obviously not be coddling me in my old age. And second I knew I would have to choose, buy and setup the speaker on my own. Ok, fine!
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