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10 funniest text fails between parents and kids

Is auto-correct your text enemy? Has texting your children made you feel incredibly old? What about the real meaning of LOL? These hilarious messages prove you are not alone...
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Message templates

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In case you didn't realise, there are some message templates that your phone will helpfully send out for you.

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Social media

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Sometimes it's better to leave the nuances of social media to your children. Or make sure you really understand it before you start 'hashtagging' things.

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Auto-correct fail

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The wonderful world of autocorrect can be a very awkward place.

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Messing with their heads

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But you can use it to your advantage...

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Too much information...

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Sometimes you just can't type the explanation fast enough.

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Too quick to respond!

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And other times you maybe should have slowed down!

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Acronyms

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Yes, those are the answers not a cool brush off.

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What does LOL actually mean?

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For the record, it means laugh out loud. Once upon a time there were other meanings, now, it's just laugh out loud.

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And WTF?

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We suggest you google (not fondle) this if you don't already know what the **** this means.

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Camera phones

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Camera phones can be challenging.

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