Technology isn’t easy for everybody. Some of us were born in a different generation, back when the landline phone was still the rage and cell phones used to weigh more than a gallon of milk. For some of our moms and dads, the exciting “new” world of the Internet is understandably hard to navigate.
But moms and dads will try their best, which often results in hilarious fails. Luckily, some of the funniest parents’ texts have been uploaded online for our enjoyment. Up next, we have 50-plus of the very best.
See Before Typing
Some moms aren’t just new to technology: they also have a hard time seeing all the tiny letters and buttons on their cell phones. The situation, of course, gets even worse when moms try to write a text without their glasses on.
In this hilarious exchange of messages, a mom lost her glasses and wrote a cryptic text that sounded like something coming straight out of a randomizer program. Her son or daughter was as puzzled as we are, but the final text explains everything!
AutoCorrect Disaster
AutoCorrect is a powerful and helpful tool, but even the most tech-savvy amongst us have struggled with it in the past. If AutoCorrect can be annoying for the young, imagine how hard it must be to master for a mom who’s just started navigating the web.
Out of all the AutoCorrect disasters we’ve seen, this one is probably the funniest. As if the “fondled ourselves” part wasn’t awkward enough, this poor mom accidentally used the word “erect” when trying to refer to AutoCorrect.
Overly Emojional
The word “emoji” comes from the Japanese words “e” (meaning picture) and “moji” (meaning letter). That’s a nice fact, but one that doesn’t matter much in the context of this picture. Nonetheless, we’re proud to introduce to you… the overly emojional mom!
What’s an overly emojional mom? It’s a mom who’s so excited about finding out she can send little pictures to her children that she won’t stop until the excessive number of emojis breaks her phone. What’s worse is that she seems to select every emoji randomly!
Out for… Ice Cream
The thing about emoticons is that they’re not always as precise as we assume. To people new to the world of Internet chatting and text-message, even an emoticon as popular as the “<3” can be grossly misunderstood.
To be fair to this confused mom who we thought was “going out for love,” the “<3” emoticon does look more like an ice cream cone than a heart. We’re happy that this mom is just getting some ice cream, not announcing to her child that she’s out there looking for a new dad.
Just So You Know
Amy’s dad just got himself a new smartphone, and Amy is happy because that means she can now talk with her dad all the time. But little did Amy know that having a dad with a phone is not a blessing but more of a curse.
After all, Amy’s dad is a real joker who loves to say “hi” in the rudest way possible. Amy was probably missing him very much… Until the day she learned he felt the opposite way.
Finding Twitter
Social media can be confusing to people who are new to the Internet. But mistaking your private messages for Twitter is bad in any context. Luckily, this mishap wasn’t the other way around: after all, there is nothing more embarrassing than posting a private message in a place where everyone can see it.
Poor Andy needs to urgently help his mom navigate the exciting new world of social media before she does anything she will regret. “No, mom, this isn’t Twitter!”
“What Is a Stiffy?”
If there’s something children hate to discuss with their parents, that’s… Intimacy. It’s nice to have parents who love each other, but not so nice to have parents who demonstrate it all the time. Luckily, this soon-to-be-divorced mom wasn’t trying to be open about her intimacy: she simply fell victim to the AutoCorrect.
Nobody likes to get a Swiffer (an everyday cleaning tool) for a birthday, but that’s no reason to scare your child for life. This whole conversation is hilarious, but the “what is a stiffy” message made us laugh.