People Share The Funniest Text Messages They’ve Received From Their Parents

Parents may act like they are over technology, but a lot of them are secretly using it to stay close, stay informed, and stay in the loop. That usually means one thing for everyone else: unexpected texts, odd phrasing, and messages that are way funnier than they were meant to be.

In this roundup, people shared the funniest text messages they have received from their parents, and the results are equal parts sweet and chaotic. Some are blunt, some are accidentally savage, and some are just classic parent energy in text form.

From awkward check-ins to completely random updates, these messages prove that parents are never really off duty. Read on.

1. "Two weeks into my vacation, this is the first and only interaction I have had with my dad the whole three weeks."

sabrinajackley

2. "Reminds me of when my school thought there was a shooter, and I had to tell my mom it wasn’t safe to pick me up."

bicthmatt

3. "My dad is savage; he didn't even wait for me to reply."

EnzymesareBae

4. "My wedding was canceled because of COVID, and this was my dad’s response. LMAO!"

rayshellkay_

5. "When my mom roasted me for having the Toy Story sticker pack."

nicskicks

That is exactly the kind of message parents send without warning.

6. "My mom is so cute too."

nahhcal

7. Drunk.

Ssshinigamiii

8. "She keeps sending me Google Pay for the times she changed my diapers."

misshemlock

9. Location.

ShyHippy

10. Tell me.

lyxopk

Some of these texts are so short they somehow get even funnier.

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11. "Oh, I feel you."

maggimcmahon

12. "The way my mom texts me... I see where I get it from."

lyxopk

13. Sad.

lyxopk

14. "Occasionally, my mom can be funny."

Ssshinigamiii

15. "My mom texts me things like this when she goes out to check the mail."

Love_nitax3

At this point, the family group chat probably never gets boring.

16. "Stop! This is literally how my mom texts too. LMAO!"

lildanishgorl

17. "She randomly brings dogs home."

reallytayyy

18. "We love her."

cockasianmom

19. "Not good."

lyxopk

20. "Here's my mom. I didn't realize she knew that comeback."

MissOldMonk

That comeback landed harder than expected.

21. "The apple definitely doesn’t fall far from the tree. I don't know who was worse here, me or my mom."

badandgoofy

22. "My mom is always on something."

CaseyScharff9

23. "I think she was a little confused."

nnnaaaatttyyyy

24. "Why is she so short?"

aubr1anna

Parents really do keep the funniest conversations going.

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