My mom keeps saying ‘body count.’
Like who gonna tell her ."
No matter what generation they’re a part of, parents will always be… parents.
So recently weaskedtheBuzzFeed Communityto share what common practices their parents just don’t understand.
Here are some of their responses:
1. sadie084
“My mom doesnt understand the and emojis can be used when saying something is funny.
I told her a funny story and she was so confused when I ended the story with .”
emostar31
2.“Slang.
My mom keeps saying ‘body count.’
Like who gonna tell her .”
Gertha, 16
3.
“How job hunting works.
Theres no ‘pounding the pavement’ its all done online and with usually tedious system systems.
Sometimes there isnt even an actual open position that they advertise.
And there isnt just one interview and youre hired at the end of it.
TL;DR the hiring process is a lot more complicated than parents realize.”
22, California
4.
24, Virginia
5.
“Privacy, even for their grown-ass kid.”
Sam, 27
6.
Chloe, 21
7.
“Using pronouns besides ‘she/her’ or ‘he/his.'”
18, Ohio
8.
“The very concept of modern-day fandom.
“Doubting the government.
23, California
10.
“Both of my parents just can’t understand how to use their phones in the simplest ways.
24, Canada
11.
“My dad passed not knowing how to use call waiting!
Hed say ‘Ooh, I gotta go!
Then hang up and wait for the phone to ring.
He died in 2020 for heaven’s sake!”
stephaniev23
12.And finally, “My dads text messages usually end with ‘okay Siri, send that.
Did you send it?'”
jmacxjr
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
