My grandfather avoided smartphones for years because he said they were "too complicated." He is a really stubborn man to be fair.

I was told that a few weeks ago my cousin sat down with him and showed him how to answer a video call and they practiced a few times until he got the hang of it. I had offered to teach him a couple times but he always turned them down.

Now he calls me almost every evening just to show me what he's doing, introduce me to whichever neighbour stopped by, or point the camera at his garden.

The funniest part is he never really knows how to end the call, so we spend another five minutes saying goodbye before one of us finally hangs up.

It's become one of my favourite parts of the week.

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