Texts Gone Wild: 50+ Hilarious Exchanges That Prove Parents Still Don’t Get It!

Bringing Her Smiley Game With Her

Someone texts their mom, wishing her a happy Thanksgiving with a smiley face. Mom responds with a heartfelt greeting but admits she doesn’t know how to make a smiley face. We hope she told her mom that making a smiley face is simple: just type a colon followed by a parenthesis like so :).

Smileys in texts date back to the 1980s, when they were first used to add emotion to digital messages. This funny exchange highlights how even the smallest tech skills can trip us up, but also bring a smile to our faces—no pun intended!

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