Today, my mom finally learned how to text. Now it's her way of communicating, even when we're in the same room. FML
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Today, I finally taught my mom how to text message people. Now I get a message from her every 30 seconds saying "Hi". FML
Today, my mom learned how to use the text messaging on her smartphone. I've received 37 already, and she calls after every single one to make sure I understood her. FML
Today, I got a text from my mom that said, “I’m so proud of you!” I immediately replied, “Thanks, Mom!” Then I realized it was meant for my sister, and my mom had accidentally texted me instead of her. FML
Today, I talked to my mom about hanging out with her. She got out her phone to schedule an appointment. FML
Today, I text messaged my mom from Afghanistan to let her know everything was okay. She responded, telling me not to message her so much because "the price of text messages really adds up." FML
Today, my elderly dad learned how to use Facebook. He now spends most of his time messaging me about his meals, his bowel movements and his foot fungus. He's now learning how to use Skype. FML
Today, my dad asked me to send my mom a text since he was driving and I was in the passenger seat. I pulled up my mom's contact on his phone, and I found that my mom had recently sent my dad a picture of her jugs, along with the message, "We miss you." FML
Today, I found out that my mom has linked my iPhone with her iPad and has been secretly reading my texts. FML
Today, I texted my mom asking how she was doing. Apparently she's great, and on her honeymoon. I didn't know she was getting married, or that my parents had just gotten divorced. FML
Today, I finally convinced my grandpa to try a smartphone. After an hour of teaching him how to text, he announced he'd figured it out on his own. The first message he ever sent was meant for me. It went to his pharmacist instead and simply read, "Love you. Thanks for everything." FML
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j4gerb0mblitz 6
wait till she finds out about sexting
iAintEvenMad 0
Then the party's over.
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TheChelseaSays 34
Both of my grandmothers do that too. They even Facebook and tweet.
Vaati_fml 20
Don't respond to texts she sends you when you're both in the same room. But be aware of the fact that you could get in trouble for that.
cassieperiodbee 14
parents...
gatorgirl7563 22
The solution is simple: if she's within talking distance, ignore her texts. Can you customize your phone to not buzz or beep when you receive texts from her? Then delete the texts as soon as you see them so it looks like you never got them. My mom used to tell me to do things while wording the statement as a question, even though it really wasn't. (Ex: Do you want to unload the dishwasher? Do you want to fold my laundry?) I just started walking around with the tail end of my earbuds in my pocket and my earbuds resting on my shoulders. When she asked her 'question', I'd say No, put my earbuds in and leave the room while she was still sputtering. Eventually, she learned to ask questions and state commands. After we remodeled the kitchen, she told me it was my responsibility to keep out cooking utensil drawer organized and orderly. The sad thing was, since my brother moved out, she is the only one who doesn't try to maintain the organization of the notorious drawer. (My dad is neat and cares about it.) There are 4 categories: Grabbers (tongs), Stirrers (egg beaters, mixing sticks), Scoops (ladles and giant spoons), Scrapers (spatulas and pie triangles). She'd toss stuff in there randomly and then yell at/punish me when the drawer wouldn't close or the utensil she was looking for wasn't where it should be. So, over dinner, I announced that, from now on, if I caught her carelessly putting a utensil in the wrong section, I'd put the utensil in her bed. After the second time she rolled over in the middle of the night onto a spatula, she decided that the Kitchen Rules applied to her, too. It takes patience, but it IS possible to teach an old mom new tricks, no matter what bad habits they've picked up in the past.