Technology can be difficult to keep up with, even for the younger generation. It is therefore not surprising that some older people tend to have difficulties.
People around the world have unintentionally shared hilarious texts from their parents and grandparents and Yahoo! collected the best in a gallery.
Among them was a father who tried to use his phone’s speech-to-text dictation feature and ended up sending his child a rambling message, mostly containing the word “delete.”
When another parent also tried to use speech-to-text dictation, their phone picked up Law & Order on TV in the background, causing them to alarmingly drop the word murder in their congratulatory text.
People around the world have unwittingly shared hilarious texts from their parents and grandparents and Yahoo has rounded up the best ones in a gallery. Including a dad who was trying to use his phone’s speech-to-text dictation feature, but it went horribly wrong

Elsewhere, a grandmother mistakenly texted her grandson thinking it was Google and was wondering how to remove poo stains from a carpet.
Elsewhere, a grandmother mistakenly texted her grandchild thinking she was using Google, revealing her quest to remove poop stains from a carpet.
Meanwhile, another father coolly replied “K” to his son’s sweet happy birthday text message.
Here, FEMAIL takes a look at some of the funniest text mistakes made by older generations…

Adorable Mom Texted Her Toddler to Let Him Know She Bought Netflix, But Gave the Streaming Service a New Name

Sale of the century! Maurice went to Facebook Marketplace to ask if things were still available for no reason

It’s the thought that counts! A woman from the US received this text message from her grandmother and probably wishes she hadn’t

At least the message is clear! Elizabeth’s frustrated mother, from the United States, was very keen for her to answer the phone.

One-way conversation! In another hilarious snap, an American mother appeared confused and responded to her own text message she sent to her daughter.

Call 911! Things could have taken a sinister turn if Linda hadn’t been quick to explain her blunder.

It’s awesome ! Grandpa mistakenly told granddaughter to ‘get some good weed’ instead of something to eat

While another dad hilariously replied ‘K’ to his son’s sweet happy birthday text message

A woman shared that her aunt had given birth and decided to share a photo of the newborn with her grandfather – only to receive this disappointing response.

Adorable Grandma Tried Her Best to Text Her Grandchild, But It Didn’t Go as Planned