Who decided it was a good idea for parents to start texting, anyway? Clearly, Congress' next action — which would save the Earth from a LOT of gut-wrenching and super problematic eye-rollers — SHOULD be to mandate a legal licensing process before legal texting. Unsure of how to convince Congress to act? Here are some of our favorite parent-texting related disasters, from details lost in translation, to autocorrect mishaps, to just plain-old tech inaptitude.
A Master Photographer
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LOL
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A Little Experimenting
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Hmmm… Needs More Spaces
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See also: 26 Moms Who Should NOT Be Allowed To Text
Thanks, Dad
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Who Even Talks Like That?
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How Do You Come Back From This One?
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WTF
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He Tells It Like It Is
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Late Night Kitchen
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Savage
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Can’t Say You Didn’t Know The Consequences
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Suuuuure, Whatever You Say, Mom.
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Let’s Think About This For A Second
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See also: 15 Texts You Definitely Sent Your Mom Once You Moved Out
Hype Me To Your Snazzy New Tunes, Dad
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Seriously. Stop Talking About Music.
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Not Sure Why You’d Think That….
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Still Got A Lot To Learn
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We’ve Got A Comedian Over Here…
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Giving Him Too Much Credit
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Real Talk
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Nobody Can Save You Now
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Very Clever, Dad.
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A Close One
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