10 funniest text fails between parents and kids
Is auto-correct your text enemy? Has texting your children made you feel incredibly old? What about the real meaning of LOL? These hilarious messages prove you are not alone...
1
Message templates
In case you didn't realise, there are some message templates that your phone will helpfully send out for you.
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2
Social media
Sometimes it's better to leave the nuances of social media to your children. Or make sure you really understand it before you start 'hashtagging' things.
#Fail
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#Fail
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3
Auto-correct fail
The wonderful world of autocorrect can be a very awkward place.
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4
Messing with their heads
But you can use it to your advantage...
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5
Too much information...
Sometimes you just can't type the explanation fast enough.
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6
Too quick to respond!
And other times you maybe should have slowed down!
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7
Acronyms
Yes, those are the answers not a cool brush off.
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8
What does LOL actually mean?
For the record, it means laugh out loud. Once upon a time there were other meanings, now, it's just laugh out loud.
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And WTF?
We suggest you google (not fondle) this if you don't already know what the **** this means.
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Camera phones
Camera phones can be challenging.
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