To be honest, I'm feel a little regret that I posted the edit but you're partly right. We didn't have a father and my mother worked close to 60 hours/week. So I treated her like she was my own child. I should've taught her but I didn't. In that regard I did a poor job.

In my situation, I explored what my computer could do. She did not because she wasn't interested in opening System Preferences to see the options. Most people won't. The computer is merely a means to an end. Further than that, they're no longer interested. This is why, I believe, that the iPad (or other tablets)is so important but that is another story for another day.