If You Give a 2nd Grader an Email Account

When Eliza was born, Mark decided we should reserve Sage and Eliza both email addresses.  It wasn't until this year that we told Sage she had an email address, embarrassingly enough, named BabySagers.  She was totally thrilled about the account, as well as her (apparently not babyish) username.  Our only initial stipulation before setting Sage lose on the world wide web was that she had to use correct keyboarding if she was going to send emails.  So off she went, slowly typing emails with funny spacing to anyone and everyone she could think of, then staring at screen, willing new emails to show up (apparently this is hereditary).

But none of this is news to my mom and sisters.  They have been so kind to indulge Sage with return emails with pictures and emoticons to boot. 

However, this week, when one of my sisters forwarded one of Sage's emails on to me, I realized that maybe we need to talk to our budding typist about email ettiquette.

Hey Suz! You know that email I sent you earlier. I've been waiting to get a reply back from you. It's been very tiring not to get an email from you. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease send me back an email soon.Is it yes or no If you say yes I'll be relived. I command you to say yes Suzy. From, Sage

Reading this brings back memories of what life was like when I had my first email account, with three total contacts.  New emails were like Christmas presents.  How can I not smile at Sage's antics to procure personal messages in her own little electronic world of BabySagers?  Here are a couple of the seven emails from Sage that I found in my inbox tonight:

Dear Mom, I do not care which name our baby brother will have. But I do care about the names you like. This is from Sage. Bye.  

Hola Mama!Tu eres una buena Mama. NO podemos leer El tesoro de nieve nada mas. Nesesita leer otro libro ahora. De Sage. Adios!

Mom, You are the only one who  sends me emails by them self.I am sad that nobody else will write messages to me. I have to write messages to them first, and then they will send me emails. Thank you a million times for sending me emails before I do.  Love, Sage

"If you give a second grader an email account...."  "....make sure it's loaded with contact information for lots of aunts and uncles"????

I better write Sage back quickly, now that we all know that waiting for responses is so tiring for her.