33 Times Parents Hilariously Failed At Texting

Nobody: ... My mom: "Ok 👍."

1. This accidental mom text:

This is why mom's shouldn't text... from funny

2. This dad who screenshotted a picture of a link — instead of, you know, sending the link:

Thanks dad. from oldpeoplefacebook

3. This conversation that's very much all over the place:

My parent’s text conversation from oldpeoplefacebook

4. This mom who just realized voice-to-text really picks up everything:

Man's mother likes to use the microphone function rather than typing to text while driving. from oldpeoplefacebook

5. And this mom who had no idea:

My mom discovered her Droid has voice texting from funny

6. This "I love you" text that was apparently an accident:

Oof…Love you too, Dad from oldpeoplefacebook

7. This excessive use of emojis:

Dad learned how to use emojis from oldpeoplefacebook

8. These mysterious texts:

my mom can't text. from funny

9. This dad who likes bear mimes (not bear memes):

Wholesome but I think this is where it fits best, my dad sent this to me completely unprompted from oldpeoplefacebook

10. This dad who desperately needs autocorrect:

Actual text from my mom [true] from funny

11. This use of "0K":

My mom learned how to text just for my trip... from funny

12. And these one-word answers:

My mom only knows how to text one word, conversation is hard but we make it work. from oldpeoplefacebook

Moms really like using "OK."

13. This mom who REALLY likes texting:

Mom finally learned how to text. from funny

14. This confusing keyboard:

My mom just got a new phone with a full keyboard and figured out how to text from funny

15. This mom who's trying to figure out this delivery message on her I_pad:

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP from oldpeoplefacebook

16. This mom who DID learn how to put text on pictures — and is putting the skill to good use:

Mom learned how to put text on pictures. from oldpeoplefacebook

17. This sad text...shared in the middle of a Words With Friends game:

When they halfway know how to use apps from oldpeoplefacebook

18. These s p a c e s :

The only 4 texts my dad has ever sent me. From his flip phone. from oldpeoplefacebook

19. These parents who really love these graphics 🐳🐮:

Asked my parents something about financial aid, they ended up just getting distracted by emojis. from oldpeoplefacebook

20. These REALLY URGENT messages:

My mum doesn't really understand texts and this is the last one she sent me back in October... from oldpeoplefacebook

21. This voice command that's really just not working:

Text to speech problems from oldpeoplefacebook

22. This mom who can text now:

Mom can text now from oldpeoplefacebook

23. This 60th birthday text:

Birthday text from my mom...I’m 25 from oldpeoplefacebook

24. This dad who doesn't feel the need to correct everything:

My dad constantly writes out unintelligible texts and then tries to correct himself for only half the text he sent... This is just one example from oldpeoplefacebook

25. This cutting-edge use of emoji:

texting with Dad from oldpeoplefacebook

26. All of this:

Got this text from my dad. from oldpeoplefacebook

27. These cryptic messages:

Got a text from my dad from oldpeoplefacebook

28. This dad who can't get out of voice-to-text:

My dad tried to use the voice-to-text feature on his phone from oldpeoplefacebook

29. And these jumbled messages:

My father isn't the best with text messaging from oldpeoplefacebook

30. This dinner menu:

My 70 year-old mom texting us what she made for dinner. from oldpeoplefacebook

31. This jokey mom who wants to figure out the upside-down smile emoji 🙃:

My mother, texting me shitty jokes at 1 a.m, while sat 1 room away from me. from oldpeoplefacebook

32. This mom who replied to her own text:

My mom replied to her own text from oldpeoplefacebook

33. And finally, this actually wholesome Siri message:

He’s a little confused, but he’s got the spirit. from oldpeoplefacebook