Dumbest Things People Had To Convince Their Parents To Not Do

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May 31, 2021 9:00 PM EDT

Just because someone's a "parent" doesn't mean that they're not hopelessly clueless in some facet of life. In fact, many of us have fielded all kinds of ridiculous questions from our folks about how to navigate the ins and outs of all this disorienting technology we have available at our disposal. Maybe these people's stories about the dumbest things they had to convince their parents to not do will send you on a trip down memory lane. 

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    Rectangle - Striking_Narwhal_917 · 21h I love my dad, but he is not safe with bb guns. He looked down the barrel of one once when it was cocked and loaded. G Reply 263 3 ...
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    Organism - aleagueofmyown · 22h Not to give his banking information to someone on the phone. I overheard his side of the conversation and it didn't sound right. I told him to hang up and call the bank to see if what they were telling him was true. Sure enough, it was a scam. G Reply 1 719 ...
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    Font - Top-Seaworthiness994 · 22h Picking his teeth in the car WHILE DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY with a knife Reply 291 ...
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    Rectangle - up_your_alli • 17h 1 Award Updating their relationship facebook status to "It's complicated" anytime they would fight over something as little as what to order for dinner G Reply 1 532 3 ...
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    Font - britishpankakes · 22h That putting two male Siamese FIGHTING fish in the same tank Reply 1 174 ...
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    Font - GuyFromDeathValley · 22h give a scammer even MORE personal information... But at some point I gave up. I repeatedly warn them about dangers, and my mom keeps falling for it. She has about 4 of those "play to get free money!" mobile games on her brand new tablet, and the tablet already starts making problems.. G Reply 1 314 3 +
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    Rectangle - ChaseDonovan • 22h I have TWICE had to talk my dad into not giving money to a pyramid scheme. He's not a dumb man, he just gets really desperate and hopeful. There's nothing sadder than having to poke holes in an old man's dream. G Reply 467 + ...
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    Font - OmahaSub • 21h I walked in as my dad was on the phone with someone after his computer got that stupid pop up that he had a virus and needed to call someone to fix it over the phone. Im honestly terrified of how susceptible my parents seem to be to scammers. G Reply 1 143 ...
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    Font - SusieOPath • 20h I had to convince my father to not take a heavily forested back road without cell service to get out of our town that was burning down this summer. G Reply 319 3 ...
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    Font - SleepyKiara • 22h Not click or share those spam/phishing links. G Reply 120 ...
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    Font - MangoLimeSalsa · 21h Try to cast demons out of me by speaking it tongues. She's soo embarassed now she just denies it ever happened. G Reply 1 198 5 ...
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    Rectangle - GiftedContractor • 18h Take my then-6 year old and superhero obsessed brother to see deadpool in theaters. G Reply 65 ...
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    Handwriting - Lilium_fur2 · 22h Eating bad food. My dad will eat food significantly past its expiration date. It's not something that happens now and then it's so consistent G Reply 63 ...
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    Font - der_ray · 22h Use default word art as the logo for his consulting firm. A G Reply 437 3 •..
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    Font - SarnakhWrites • 18h "No, Dad, you can't drink the water here at Bath. Do you see the sign that says 'don't drink the water?' Good. It's probably there for a reason." As soon as I turn my back, the madlad decides to take a drink. G Reply 39 ... +
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    Font - AlternativeEducator8 · 21h Share her screen with a random website "repair" guy giving him control over installation of God knows what! G Reply 1 74 ...
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    Rectangle - Allyfins · 19h 3 2 Awards I HAD TO TELL MY GRANDMA NOT TO YELL WAP IN CHURCH AND IT WAS THE WORST CONVERSATION EVER G Reply 1 226 3 ...
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