Our son was playing computer games and, unknown to me, was tinkering with the files in the laptop. He always had a problem double left-clicking with the laptop’s touch pad, so he sometimes go with the right click.
I was wondering, after he used the laptop, why the multiple copies of files on the desktop. Turned out that was the least of my concerns — I discovered that he deleted a big chunk of photos of our recent travels.
So I immediately checked the Recycle Bin. None. I checked how to recover deleted files and was elated there’s a software to do just that. The software is free. Excitement grew as I waited for the software to download, installed it, then started the search process for the missing files. Some photos were found, but there’s a catch. You have to pay for it should you wish to actually start recovering the files located during the search. Bad trip. I was fuming mad.
Our son was obviously trying to look unconcerned and playing with his toys at the corner. He would occasionally glance at me to gauge how mad I am, then go back to his toys. He was unusually quite that night.
When my wife went inside the room, she asked our son: “Who’s in trouble now?” The answer was lighting-quick. “And I’m very, very sorry,” uttered with a straight face which is betrayed by a genuinely sorry voice.
How can you get mad with that? He probably didn’t know what he did. It’s probably our fault not child-proofing the files (yes, just the files, not the laptop, for we could always reinstall if the system goes berserk).
Photos down the toilet. Charge to experience. Learn and move on.
Comment by Mauie Flores
Awww…. Never mind the photos. It’s the memories that count. You raised your son well because he knows how to apologize and acknowledge his mistake. Some kids don’t and they even deny and make excuses. Glad to stumble upon this site. More power to dads like you.