Texting is still something that older parents didn't grow up with, so naturally they're gonna make some mistakes. Also, they're parents, so what they choose to say isn't gonna be exactly what you wanted to hear either. Sometimes parents go savage but mostly they're just overbearing and bad with technology.
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Nothing breaks the ice like telling a complete stranger that you've been watching them forever. It's not something you can't do, but there are probably more graceful ways of going about it. Being good with strangers is a skill that many of us don't have, like this awkward cafe customer.
If you want terrible life advice, there are a lot of places you can find it. Even if someone thinks they have your best interest at heart, they might not exactly have the proper wisdom to be helpful. Here are some really bad ideas. Some folks dodged these bullets, others regretfully went through with them.
Seems like an effective way for a kid to end a toxic friendship and get out of punishment Scott free. We weren't this malevolently spiteful or resourceful as kids. When we were 9 we were too busy figuring out if hitting each other with sticks was a good use of free time. For a story of classier dad revenge, check this out.
If you came here to here about brothers who fart on you, sisters who also fart on you, loud grandpa sneezes and abysmally terrific dad jokes, then you came to the right place. It's kinda wholesome, but also kind of realistically stupid and gross. If you're in it for the puns, here are some of tumblr's most punishingly dad-tastic jokes.
Hanging out with your SO's parents can be stressful, but the levels of awkward present here are off the charts. I guess the moral of the story is keep your face cleaner to yourself? Or don't be an awkward dad? Not sure, but someone definitely screwed up here. For more stories of awkward, here are people's most shameful and embarrassing moments.
If you've spent any time in the world of retail, you're familiar with the type of customer who, no matter how wrong they are from the start, will never take no for an answer. They will be rude and insufferable to employees for nothing more than the satisfaction of "winning" a social interaction. Well their kids don't like them either.
These memes are dedicated to the ever upset Karen in your life. She might be bending your ear right now about how that Starbucks barista didn't leave enough room for extra coconut milk in her oversized latte of sugary decadence. Who knows. One thing's for sure, and that is that these Karen memes are ON POINT. Just make sure you enjoy all that they have to offer before she goes and talks to your manager.
When you grow up and realize that your parents are people too, it tends to put an extra strain on your relationship. Now, all of a sudden they need things from you, and you realize they're just as ignorant about certain things as you, possibly even dumber. Here are some people that got some occasionally honest, sometimes spicy texts from their moms. If you want to see it from the other side, here are some funny tweets about parenting.
The internet is not kind to the unreasonable adults who lie to and berate people in customer service. Abusive people like this are not-so-affectionately referred to as "Karens." While we've heard many stories of this kind of frustrating behavior, we often forget that many of them have families; some who see both sides, and some who are just ashamed.
