It's Called "Texting" Not "Tex Mexing"

Do your parents not understand technology? Do they ask you stupid questions? Do they send you absurd text messages? Do they use words like “MyFace,” “SpaceBook,” or “The World Wide Web?”
If you’ve got an example of your Parents Just Don’t Understanding, submit it here!
And thank God we’ll never be as dumb as they are!

My mom thought Nintendo released the Wii 2, thinking the two i’s were Roman numerals.
Annie O’Brien, Centre

My Mom thinks Lolcat is Garfield.
Ryan W, West Virginia

I told my mom to go to Google maps and get directions. She went to Google and typed “mapquest” into the search bar.
ty vallario, university of new haven

My dad still pays for porn.
Tyler Burnett, UNL

I’ve been without a phone and internet for a while. So, in order to get a hold of me, my mom emails me:“I hear you have no phone and no internet, what are you going to do?MOM”
Michael Uslan

My mom decided to go buy a laptop. After she got it, she called me and asked how to play solitaire. I start to tell her how to open the program, but she just needed help using the mouse on the laptop to move the cards. She didn’t know how to click and drag.
Tate Taylor, University of Arkansas

My dad thinks that the faster you click on the go button on Internet Explorer, the faster the web page will load.
Kevin Leach, Hocking College

It doesn’t matter if I’m playing Xbox, Wii, Ds, or any other game system, to my parents I’m playing “Mario on the Nintendo”
John Rech

My dad tries to access his yahoo email account by opening internet explorer, and simply typing in his email address into the address bar.
Ange J, East Carolina

I was in a very dimly lit restaurant with my parents and I asked my mom what time it was. She took out her brand new iPhone (which has the time displayed in huge digits on the screen) and used it like a flashlight to read the time on her watch.
Anthony P, Boston University