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Parents and Texting [Humor]

Parents and Texting [Humor]

December 30, 2014
by Eric Dye

Do your parents have a smartphone?

How about grandma or grandpa?

There’s something special that happens when you mix new technology with an older generation…

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Here are humorous texts from parents…

Have you ever had this happen to you?

I am sad to say that I amΒ closer to being one of these parents than I care to admit… πŸ˜›

 


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  1. Neola says

    January 4, 2015

    Hilarious!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 5, 2015

      Seriously.

      Reply
      • Pete says

        January 25, 2015

        Sipping espresso in Italy? Dear god. SMH

        Reply
        • Eric Dye says

          January 26, 2015

          Not hard to do when youβ€”wellβ€”livein Italy.

          Reply
    • Sheilasu says

      January 8, 2015

      I laughed so hard, I went into an asthma attack!!

      Reply
      • Eric Dye says

        January 8, 2015

        LOL

        Reply
        • R says

          January 9, 2015

          Lots of Love

          Reply
          • Eric Dye says

            January 9, 2015

            ^THIS^

            Reply
            • kathie says

              January 11, 2015

              if I didn’t know any better, I’d
              think my son and daughter wrote these for me, hahahahah

              Reply
      • Peggy says

        January 16, 2015

        I stomach hurts from laughing as I’m in the Grandmother boat and I know my kids and family have gotten many OMG out of my conversations. Love to all……!or LTA

        Reply
        • RevC says

          January 16, 2015

          What does LTA mean?

          Reply
          • Nhi says

            January 25, 2015

            LTA= Love to all

            Reply
  2. Angelique says

    January 6, 2015

    Fun – but got nothing to do with age – plain stupid people! /FYI GrandMa LOL

    Reply
    • sperg says

      January 7, 2015

      you do realize these are made up? jokes. or ur too old to see that ;D

      Reply
      • Eric Dye says

        January 7, 2015

        LOL YOU’RE made up. πŸ˜›

        Reply
        • Sheilasu says

          January 8, 2015

          NO – you are.

          Reply
          • GGB says

            January 9, 2015

            Really? There is money in writing this BS?

            Reply
      • Deb says

        January 14, 2015

        Not jokes. My Mum used to write her texts without any punctuation until she found out where the full stop was! Now I can breathe when reading her texts.

        Reply
        • Cerise says

          March 7, 2015

          “My Mum used to write her texts without any punctuation until she found out where the full stop was! Now I can breathe when reading her texts.”

          I literally laughed out loud, until tears streamed down my face. I could imagine reading her texts before she found punctuation, would’ve been about like trying to read the title of the famous song, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” – from Mary Poppins.

          Reply
          • Eric Dye says

            March 9, 2015

            LOL That’s awesome. πŸ˜€

            Reply
    • Maggie Dugan says

      January 10, 2015

      Just because we haven’t learned something doesn’t make us stupid.

      Reply
      • Eric Dye says

        January 12, 2015

        Seriously. I agree, Maggie, a foolish statement.

        Reply
      • Clander says

        January 16, 2015

        Agreed! “Stupid” is unintelligent, as in CALLING people stupid when they have not been educated in a certain subject or task. Hmmmm……hopefully Angelique could become “less stupid” with age.

        Reply
        • Jenni says

          January 18, 2015

          Some of the most “educated” people I know say the most stupid things of all.

          Reply
  3. dave says

    January 6, 2015

    Great article! Where did you come up with the idea?

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 7, 2015

      I wish I had found these first, but as I linked in the article, you’ll find more of these awesome texts here. Glad you enjoyed these, Dave! πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Sonali says

        January 8, 2015

        hilarious! Have experienced most of them with my folks!!

        Reply
  4. Avichal says

    January 8, 2015

    Parents these days are not as dumb as you think…

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 9, 2015

      Considering that I am one, I wholeheartedly agree. Not all parents, however, are nearly as nimble when it comes to technology. It’s good not to take ourselves TOO seriously. πŸ˜‰

      Reply
      • nicole says

        January 15, 2015

        unfortunately i found the one where the mother text about a death and put lol on it even though if it really happened a lot of people would have been pissed but it was still funny as lol

        Reply
  5. Destiny says

    January 8, 2015

    Reminds me of my mom!! She still doesn’t understand how to “download” pictures from “the Firefox” onto her phone, or that she can’t install all her PC games on her tablet. She doesn’t have Angry Birds, Cut the Rope or any other typical smartphone games but she has eight different Solitaire games!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 9, 2015

      LOL So true. I can’t imagine how all of us growing up on this stuff will be when WE’RE this old! LOL!

      Reply
  6. Cat says

    January 9, 2015

    love these!!
    When my dad first got a mobile his text alert would sound and he eoukd say hang on I’ve got a fax coming through !!! No dad you haven’t lol

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 9, 2015

      LOL β€œI’ve got a fax coming through!”

      Reply
    • margaret says

      January 17, 2015

      Very funny.

      Reply
  7. id says

    January 9, 2015

    Very hilarious πŸ˜€

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      Ah, yes. Good fun. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  8. Nikki says

    January 10, 2015

    When my mum is talking about a website, she’s always like: ‘The double u double u double u is …’ or ‘does that company have a double u double u double u?’ :”’)
    ITS CALLED WEBSITE, MUM !! Oh. Yeah.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      LOL

      Reply
  9. Jeff says

    January 10, 2015

    Massachusetts lol

    Reply
  10. ladderskibum says

    January 10, 2015

    Well, I think the parents do well by just turning them on. Now if we used them from childhood you would have professionals on your hands. That’s my story and (as a parent) I’m sticking to it.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      True story.

      Reply
  11. Fred says

    January 10, 2015

    Made up

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      What gave it away?

      Reply
  12. Peena says

    January 10, 2015

    Relate so well to this! I am going to be honest for I am one of those Moms!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      And you, Peena, are awesome. πŸ˜€

      Reply
  13. Terri says

    January 11, 2015

    Too funny. Reminds me when fax machines first came out. I was showing my employee how to use it and she said to put a note on the letter that we needed it back because it was the only copy we had! Ah good times!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      LOL That’s awesome. πŸ˜€

      Reply
    • jane halladay says

      January 16, 2015

      this has really cracked me up I have tear on my cheeks laughing so much

      Reply
  14. Darleen says

    January 12, 2015

    We are not stupid. .we just didn’t grow up with this stuff like u kids did..

    I like the one where the mom sends multiple
    directions to the son..

    Call the Dr.
    take out the dog
    eat your vegetables
    I’m Buying you a house. .

    To see if their reading them. .
    I’ve done that..lol

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      Stupid? No way! This technology is built on generations of technological geniuses!

      Reply
  15. sam fox says

    January 12, 2015

    Hahaha! “Dad is dead, your next, love moth” I love that one!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      A very good one.

      Reply
  16. Rachel says

    January 12, 2015

    Yeah well done. Another post on ‘let’s laugh at the old people because they’re not very good at technology’. How very ageist. I know lots of olds who not only can text, they can program too – better than you no doubt.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      You know lots of ‘olds’? What an ‘ageist’ kind of thing to say… :shakes head: πŸ˜‰

      Reply
      • Karin J says

        January 19, 2015

        Great reply Eric! πŸ˜€

        Reply
        • Eric Dye says

          January 19, 2015

          LOL Thanks. πŸ™‚

          Reply
    • Terri says

      January 15, 2015

      I’m an Olds and it made me laugh. I think us Olds are better at not taking things so seriosly and being able to laugh at ourselves. Thanks for caring but it’s just a joke and it’s ok. πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Eric Dye says

        January 15, 2015

        I think that comes with age, Terri. Thank you for being awesome. πŸ™‚

        Reply
  17. Joe says

    January 12, 2015

    Wow! Amazing post by an amazing blogger. By taking readily available images from google, you’ve complied them into a singular place, making them much more accessible to see and laugh about. Because this post hasn’t been done before -_-

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 12, 2015

      And you clicked.

      Thank you. Couldn’t have done it without you. πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  18. Kaci Christian says

    January 12, 2015

    Eric!!! You almost made me LOL. Luckily I managed to forego the OL, especially since I’m 11-1/2 months into a one-year vow of silence. http://www.theSILENTproject.com
    Very very clever blog. Thank you for the laughter!

    Reply
  19. cheri says

    January 12, 2015

    Funny stuff

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      For real.

      Reply
  20. SBOBET says

    January 13, 2015

    Thank for very funny sharing.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      You’re very welcome. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  21. Madmum says

    January 13, 2015

    Accept it for what it is, a bit of fun. There’s little enough to laugh at in this world.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      That’s for sure!

      Reply
  22. alice says

    January 13, 2015

    Thanks for that good laugh! I think it is so close to home! That one cant help but laugh! It’s a jouney in life! And we all on the same jouney. And its health to have a good llaugh. Keep on doing it!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      Thanks, Alice. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  23. Betty says

    January 13, 2015

    This is for real, when I got my first mobile i went out to the garden trying to get the dialling code. I ended up calling my son on the house phone. He couldn’t speak to me for laughing…….

    Reply
  24. Julia says

    January 14, 2015

    Thank you for making my day.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 14, 2015

      You’re very welcome. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  25. Zendi says

    January 15, 2015

    I relate to these so well, my mom is 73 and drives me crazy with her Facebook page, but I love it that she is staying up to date with the grandkids. I myself am an idiot when it comes to technology, I phone my husband to help me to “fix” the new phone. To change the ring tone and that does NOT make me stupid, I am friggin great at other things but simply don’t have the need or desire to figure this out. There are things we can do that our kids don’t know – like work the darn dishwasher! Excellent piece, you made my morning!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 15, 2015

      LOL You’re awesome, Zendi. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  26. magriet says

    January 15, 2015

    I’m not far off & I’m 26! To the person who said it’s stupid people, I’m a mechanical engineer & my mom had to show me how to send a whatsapp message off her phone the other day! My daughter, who is 4 years old showed me how to get to the photos on my moms phone! It’s not stupidity, as that lady put so well, it’s just not their world…yet πŸ™‚
    I Laughed so hard I literally had tears running down my cheeks! Even clicked on the your link for more!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 15, 2015

      LOL Awesome! Great story. πŸ˜€

      Reply
  27. Karen says

    January 15, 2015

    I thought they were hilarious, as I’m home in bed with the flu. Who cares if they are made up or not? We all have stories! When my husband and I finally got a smart phone he would try this texting thing out. My youngest posted on Facebook (which Dad is not on but I am) “it’s so cute, my Dad just started texting, and he signs all his texts ‘from Dad'”!

    Reply
  28. Ralph P says

    January 15, 2015

    I’m an OLDS and this was freaking great.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      ‘OLDS’β€”LOL

      Reply
  29. RevC says

    January 15, 2015

    Loved it! So close to home, but I must admit our “techie” in a church I served was 80 years old. He was great!
    When I got my first cell phone, I couldn’t figure out how to answer it
    Had to ask someone.
    Where is degree sign on iphone? Young at heart, but still learning

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      Keep it up!

      Reply
  30. RevC says

    January 16, 2015

    What happened to the comment I made earlier?

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      It’s above this comment. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  31. SuzieQ says

    January 16, 2015

    I would like to think i am not one of these parents…. Until hubby remindede about the time we got our first DVD player and spent half an hour trying to work out how to ‘rewind’ the disc before we returned it to the rental shop

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      That’s pretty awesome. πŸ˜€

      Reply
  32. Marcy says

    January 16, 2015

    Love a good laugh – now – someone has to explain to me the last message about “Massachusetts” I figure it was a spell check thing, but what was the reply supposed to be? See – the challenges continue, even as we laugh!

    Reply
    • RevC says

      January 16, 2015

      Happy we’re in the same boat. I didn’t understand the Massachusetts post, either.

      Reply
    • Mary says

      January 17, 2015

      I didn’t understand the Massachuetts either but I wrote this comment all by myself. Hope the explanation is as funny as all the rest of your quotes. I’m 71 and love my iPad I received for Christmas

      Reply
      • Mary says

        January 17, 2015

        What is moderation???

        Reply
  33. Debbie says

    January 17, 2015

    i make up my own things like lol, rotfl. (Forgot what you call those, lol! Anyway, it makes my daughter (age 25) crazy! She says, mom, you can’t do that! i say, watch me! She says, mom, no one understands those you make up! Well that’s what she gets for making fun of her mother! Lol!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      LOL

      Reply
  34. steve says

    January 18, 2015

    As an old person – The problem is predictive text and premature sending cos the delete button is right next to send! Couple this with arthritic digits, short attention and crap memory YOU ARE BOUND TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONES DAY ((Sorry I didn’t mean yo shout!!!!!))

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      ‘Didn’t mean to shout’ β€” LOL So funny. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  35. Kristi says

    January 18, 2015

    Thanks for sharing these! I’m in my mid-forties and just got my first smartphone a couple of months ago. I may not be as bad as some of these examples but I’m definitely technologically-challenged, and I have no problem with laughing at myself for not understanding. Have a great day!!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 19, 2015

      You, too! πŸ˜€

      Reply
  36. Kath says

    January 20, 2015

    My boss asked me to answer his phone whilst he was in a meeting and said to answer it all I had to do was press any button, obviously I pressed to off button! Once he switched it on again I couldn’t hear what anyone was saying, until he turned it round the right way ;-). I managed to hold on to my job until retirement, I think it was just cause I made him laugh. Kath x

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 20, 2015

      LOL That’s funny.

      Reply
  37. Marcia SCHOLES says

    January 22, 2015

    My daughter sent me this and I laughed until I cried. Very funny. I am over seventy and love my iPad and have only learned some of the through some of these situations. Thanks

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 22, 2015

      You’re very welcome. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  38. sandeep says

    January 22, 2015

    very nice njoyed lot!!! u made my day!!!

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 23, 2015

      Great to hear! πŸ˜€

      Reply
  39. Dave says

    January 22, 2015

    Hey mum, how’s your iPad going? Yeah it’s ok but I think I need to get some abs. Hahahaha love you mum

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 23, 2015

      LOL

      Reply
  40. Lavander says

    January 22, 2015

    smart phones in the the hand of notsosmart people.

    My BF got his first Smart Phone last week, he returned it the next day siting Stupid Operator does not want to be be dumber than the phone.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 23, 2015

      ‘notsosmart’ peopleβ€”LOL

      Reply
  41. Kathy says

    January 23, 2015

    At first I also thought lol was lots of love. I am a grandmother who would rather use the phone, but must learn to text if I want to connect with the younger generation. I was lol at the above. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 23, 2015

      Glad to spread the LOLz. πŸ˜‰

      Reply
    • Suzanne says

      January 25, 2015

      When a friend in her 60s first got a mobile phone I used to text her with the odd LOL. It wasn’t until quite some time later that I found out she thought I was calling her ‘little old lady’. I was gutted!

      Reply
      • Eric Dye says

        January 26, 2015

        LOL That’s funny. πŸ˜€

        Reply
  42. Karen Hardie says

    January 23, 2015

    I have worked in IT for over 30 years, everything is relative – my dad (aged 84) who uses Facebook a little but sends emails and does internet banking thinks I am a genius, my Support people think I am an idiot, and my friends ask me to come and fix their problems. I provide technical sales expertise for software but it took me quite a while to work out that LOL didn’t mean lots of love.

    I still fix issues for my kids and when my daughter was a teenager she was very upset when she realised I could look at all her searching history… My comment to her then was .. There are advantages of having a mum working in IT like fast broadband, great network and the latest equipment – the disadvantage is that I WILL know what you are doing…

    I still find challenges however and I have not got my head around Apple TV… But hey learning new things keeps you young…

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 23, 2015

      Sounds like you’re a really awesome Mum. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  43. Aimee says

    January 24, 2015

    Hahaha

    Reply
  44. stephanie bw says

    January 24, 2015

    is it not sad that laugh out loud has a shortform but lots of love does no. is there another similar greeting that would do the job?

    Reply
  45. dt says

    January 25, 2015

    Jane commented that she “laughed so hard the tears ran down her cheeks.” I want her to know that at my age (82), the tears run down my legs. Great posts. Thanks for the fun read.

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 26, 2015

      That’s a lot of tears! πŸ˜€

      Reply
  46. Allybee says

    January 28, 2015

    Igottextslikethisfrommydadformonths … until he found the space bar. LOL

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      January 29, 2015

      AMAZING! LOL

      Reply
  47. Geoffrey Wychwood-Mees says

    May 27, 2015

    Thanks Eric, great fun~ made my day , and it’s only 05.40 !!!!

    LYMF
    (Love You My Friend! !)

    Reply
    • Eric Dye says

      May 27, 2015

      WOOT! πŸ˜€

      Reply
  48. cath says

    August 9, 2015

    It was the day after Catlin Jenner was all over the news & fresh in everyone’s mind & I texted my son ” I am okay but I had a gender bender in the grocery store parking lot ” luckily I caught it just after i sent it & was quickly able to add ” fender fender …fender bender , don’t worry i am still your mom.?”

    Reply
  49. Kathy says

    November 29, 2015

    Fun, funny, great.
    …. My sister texted me ” how long will you be ?”
    I thought I said 7 or eight minutes…..
    I ended up sending… ” I’m being inseminated”

    Reply

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