iPad Story

There was once a little girl that was very much addicted to her iPad.
We had an iPad for her to help her with her special needs. It was a great tool for her to hone her fine motor skills and help her learn many other concepts like cause and effect.

But this little girl was very addicted to it. She'd ask for it all the time and it was a struggle to pry it away from her.

Then one day, this little girl did this:

She dropped the iPad face down. Uh- oh. No more iPad! Fixing it would be way too expensive. It wasn't worth it for us. Especially since we have only Linux computers at home and the only way you can back up/sync/update the iPad is with Windows or Mac. So I wasn't about to spend $100 or more to fix an obsolete piece of machinery.

Off to eBay this little iPad went, where it sold for $240 within a few days. With that money we bought a Nook Color for only $150 (and a case for it, a large capacity SD card, etc.) 

So now we have a new tablet, a lot more customizable than the iPad ever was, slightly smaller (doesn't crack as easily if dropped and is easier for little hands to wield), much larger capacity (16 GB vs. 40 GB) and we didn't have to spend any extra money!

But the best part of it is that during the break between tablets, Adi had gone through withdrawal symptoms and came out okay. She is no longer addicted. The videos she would watch over and over and over again are only mildly interesting to her. She had to learn to navigate a new system and get used to different educational games. And since she hates changes, she never fully got into the Nook. She'll just as fast play with blocks as with the Nook. 

Right when Adi cracked the iPad screen, I was devastated. I couldn't afford to get it fixed, and I didn't want to deal with her begging me to let her play. But it turned out way better than I could have imagined!