1. When Seth Rogen confirmed to his mom that her test texts were, in fact, coming through:
2. When Michelle Obama texted her mom after the Grammys and was humbled:
3. When Maisie Williams' mom had a crush on Andrew Garfield:
4. When Erin Foster's dad, David Foster, sent this text after the whole college admissions scam:
5. When Chrissy Teigen's dad was over the moon for John Legend's achievements:
6. When Joey King shared a text from her mom, aka her "egg donor":
7. Let's flip the tables for a sec to when Kate Beckinsale had this great exchange with her daughter, Lily, about Haribo gummies...
8. ...and when Apple Martin texted her mom, Gwyneth Paltrow, referencing the time Gwyneth posted a photo "without Apple's permission" and it became a whole thing:
9. When Zendaya's mom hilariously and adorably compared her to a troll:
10. When Hilary Duff didn't want to share the cupcakes her mother sent her:
11. When Grayson Dolan got this adorable text from his grandpa...
12. ...and when Ariana Grande's grandma got an iPhone for the first time:
13. When Grace Helbig really appreciated this "mom text":
14. When Anna Kendrick showed the stark difference between how her brother texts and how her dad texts:
15. When Noah Centineo 'fessed up to his mom:
Happy birthday to me
16. And when Lil Nas X revealed the sweet thing his dad texts him after every performance:
my dad calls or texts me after every performance/ appearance just to say i killed it. i love this man so much.