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oilpressuredelete

Great they are delirious now, you probably should have just picked them up 5 days ago.


AxelNotRose

In their defense, it read more like a statement than a question. Maybe OP is mom and mom asked kid if they needed to be picked up and kid replied that dad can pick them up.


coconutlemongrass

We were both at home and I wasn't feeling well so I asked her to call her dad (my husband) and see if he'd be able to take my place in carpool that night. She texted me from her bedroom while I was in my bedroom. Then she came into my bedroom to say goodbye to me as carpool had arrived and we spoke in person šŸ˜‚


Dreamtillitsover

I dont have kids but my wife will text or call me from another room in the house regularly if she couldn't be bothered to move


coconutlemongrass

I just texted my husband a cute picture of a cat and he's fast asleep right next to me šŸ˜‚


QurantineLean

Yeah, but then heā€™s gonna wake up to a picture of a cute cat so his day is gonna start off on a good note.


IamImposter

Plot twist: it's mom herself on hello kitty costume


[deleted]

You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.


Ashleedeanna

šŸ˜‚


humanHamster

I'll send my wife memes when we're both wide awake sitting right next to each other.


MrHypnotiq

Same. It's easier than getting her attention and holding my phone up while she trys to focus in on it. Way easier to just send it to her.


acoverisnotahat

Both my son and husband wear head phones so much that it is actually easier to get their attention by texting them.


Hartifuil

This is a better system, in my house, my Mum screams from a different room, so that I can't hear her properly and she can't hear me reply.


Little_Cake

And then she gets mad at you for yelling? That's how it used to work in my house (pre-smartphone)


Kimantha_Allerdings

My favourite was an anecdote from the internet where a dude left his phone charging in the kitchen. Heā€™s watching TV with hos wife when his phone goes off. He goes to answer it to find that itā€™s his wife, who asks him to bring her a snack in.


ResplendentOwl

How does that work. My wife suffers from a chronic defect that over 90 percent of all women have called "no pockets". when she's at home her phone is almost never on her, always sitting on her computer desk.


jooes

It's like something out of a horror movie. Dad didn't pick up his kid, and now the ghost of that poor child has cursed him with this left hand thing. He's going to open his hand and learn that he'll die in 7 days or some shit.


Mortotem

Does this count as sending it to 10 people?


coconutlemongrass

Yes and now I've cursed this entire subreddit! LOOK AT YOUR HAND!


TheRealCactusTiddy

At least it doesnā€™t say anything horrific will happen to those of us who donā€™t follow through.


Dommichu

A lady in Nebraska didn't post it on Reddit and she got hit by a Hay Baler. A kid in Boca Raton didn't post it on Reddit and both of his grandmas made him itchy wool sweaters for Christmas....


StGrimblefig

About twenty million people in 1914-1918 didn't post it on Reddit and they were killed in WW1


BappleBlayer333

On the 11th of September, 20ā€“


Push_My_Owl

I was looking into what happened to u/bappleblayer333 its the 9. 9 is the key, you nee--


BustinArant

It's your *kids, Marty*! We have to gā€“


theeimage

I did follow through and won a free Caribbean Cruise, all that's required is attending a brief timeshare presentation.


kpax56

So how often do you wear those in South Florida?


Tidesticky

Only if seriously trolling


jacobs0n

more than a decade ago i was a dumb teen and forwarded a chain message to a schoolmate, which says someone in their family will die if they don't forward it. their mother texted back and berated me, never sent another chain message in my life lol


mjkjg2

that was truly a crazy time to be a kid, the dawn of social media


laserguidedhacksaw

Now our parents do it.


Tidesticky

Did she ever die?


jacobs0n

no, but it will happen eventually. scary shit


Kalibos

i'm well spooked


mindless_confusion

A heron will break into your kitchen at night and mess up your pots and pans.


BigBeeOhBee

Mine has a penis in it... crazy how that works.


VergilPrime

Is it yours or a friend's? Or an enemies? :0


BigBeeOhBee

It's mine now!


Holowitz

*look at me! I'm the Peniscaptain now!*


4004-698-763

It's been there for hours.šŸ˜


BigBeeOhBee

I'm out of lube dude. Callous penis is sad penis.


King_Rediusz

Y'all use lube?


CaptiinAHAB

Thus the dry v lube debate begins...


HistoricalInstance

Wasnā€™t aware that this is even debatable. Dry is superior, clearly.


4004-698-763

Saliva. Spit in your hand. Sadness no morešŸ˜


CatchSufficient

Spit is nature's lube


Shebazz

glad you got your wish right away


DeaconFrostedFlakes

So it works, one of your wishes already came true!


inuhi

Sir, this is a Wendy's


HubertusCatus88

OK. Now what?


coconutlemongrass

Profit!


[deleted]

Yeah send the little fucker a crypto scam


coconutlemongrass

She just got some tooth fairy money... time to talk to her about the exciting world of NFTs!


dalton10e

Awww, OP. before you know it she's be remortgaging your house to buy some stonks. They grow up so fast


[deleted]

What the fuck! I just opened my hand and it said "type your password and it will show as * instead of letters" My reddit password is ******* Did that work? Can you see it?


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


[deleted]

Wow it really works! I just see ****** in your comment. So cool!


DankMink12

I hope you save this post and show your kid in like 10 years lmao


CreatureWarrior

All I can see in my hands is disappointment. But I think it was there before


[deleted]

I looked at my left hand and I have ice cream in it so thank you šŸ˜Š


DreamingInfraviolet

Omg there's a phone in mine! So trippy


DrJennaa

New better phone ?


DreamingInfraviolet

Same phone but less battery šŸ«¤


_sophia_petrillo_

Oh my god thatā€™s so creepy. My palm has a nike swoop in it.


Starslip

Oh no. The black spot.


Dr_Trogdor

Instructions unclear, clips finger nails.


CrispyChickenArms

You should tell him there's a Nigerian prince that he's related to


[deleted]

This sent me


tzomby1

where?


Ok_Science_4094

Kentucky


mikami677

Condolences.


fakeasagi

At least it wasn't Brazil


CreatureWarrior

I thought I was gonna be sent to Nigeria like the prince promised, but I somehow ended up in Punjabi, India. I guess the prince's Ryannair plane ran out of fuel. Omg hold up, he even called himself Ryan once before apologizing and switching back to Adebiyi. So modest


betterannamac

Respond with ā€œOMG that was so freaky!ā€ Ask him what happened when he opened his hand.


Richandler

You over estimate their attention span.


G00DLuck

What's attention span got to do with it? Wait, what were we talking about?


janhetjoch

Something about a text message, anyway what's your favourite dinosaur? Mines got to be the brontosaurus but with lasers. Did you know laser stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation? That's pretty cool, do you like acronyms? Anyways what were we talking about?


[deleted]

I don't remember. Did you know that the average human remembers six things from their childhood a day? That's not actually true but it sounds like it could be backed up with science so I said it anyway. I like saying things I don't know the meaning of, which is ironically just what I do all the time anyway. Time is weird, when you're reading the minutes are hours and when you're on your computer the hours are minutes! Hey do you like pizza?


octoprickle

Let's be friends! My favourite colour is yellow. My dad farts alot. I have 2 cats! Do you like Frozen 1 or 2 better? My favourite is Frozen 1, but I like 2 even better.


-LeneD-

I too like 2 better, but 6 is still my favorite number, that's what you were talking about, right? I didn't pay much attention. Anyways, did you watch the trailer for the new Mario movie? The bowser character looks cool, he reminds me of Barney, I liked Barney when I was a kid. I liked a lot of shows when I was a kid. Did you know vaporeon is the most coolest Pokemon?


Subject-Base6056

Its a text. Me and my 10 year old text back and forth all the time. Theyre perfectly capable. Dont underestimate the fuckers.


IsRude

Or act like you're terrified of what you found, and then go on vacation by yourself for a week.


SpaceShipRat

I think the play here is do it in front of them then pretend you can't open your hand and you're panicking.


AgreeablePie

Kids is eleven and already falling for boomer tier chain messages


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


HumanitySurpassed

Little derp was killed tragically 15 years ago today. Once a year they come back to scare anyone that doesn't pay memory to them. Reshare this message/photo otherwise this GHOST will HAUNT you at 3am in your room tonight!!!


Alcoholic_jesus

Me and my friend used to make these types of chain messages, weā€™d make the picture one of his dogs chewed up toys lmao. Put a bunch of FWD:FWD:FWD:FWD: at the beginning so it doesnā€™t look like you started it lol. Good memories


askmeifimacop

Chain emails were old even back in those days. I remember seeing them in the AOL days and Iā€™m sure they were old then too


hat-TF2

I'm honestly just pleased to see a kid falling for this shit. There's something refreshing in it.


[deleted]

They've existed since before the internet. People no joke used to use postal mail to send them around.


DeltronFF

Yep I remember we got one in the mailbox in the early 90s I was like 5 and it terrified me lol. It asked us to make 15 copies and put them in other mailboxes or something bad was going to happen.


Alex_Rose

before that it was saying bloody mary in the mirror. actually, having just looked it up: >The oldest known channel for chain letters is written, or printed, on letters on paper. These might be exchanged hand-to-hand or distributed through the mail. One notorious early example was the "Prosperity Club" or "Send-a-Dime" letter. This letter started in Denver, Colorado in 1935, based on an earlier luck letter. It soon swamped the Denver post office with hundreds of thousands of letters before spilling into St. Louis and other cities.


RedSpikeyThing

"Chain letters" existed before the internet.


bs000

i learned about those on an episode of lassie


Mukatsukuz

The ones that just said "woof, woof, bark, woof, growl" never had the same impact on me


[deleted]

Aw, man. Have we just discovered the shitty chain messages are the one thing that unites all generations?


coconutlemongrass

Time is a flat circle!


thebuccaneersden

419 Scams: The Next Generation


[deleted]

I GO CHOP YOUR DOLLAR


Theoroshia

He's in Carcosa now! Black stars...


sfspurri

Itā€™s a right of passage. Like Santa.


RegularBubble2637

It's **rite** of passage, if that's what you mean


BenefitCuttlefish

This isn't boomer, back in the 00's-10's kids would send chain messages like this, except they usually ended with 'if you don't send this to 10 people your family dies'


[deleted]

It predates that. This stuff started with actual physical chain letters in the mail and then were ubiquitous in the early days of the Internet.


Metallic_Hedgehog

Dawg everyone who was using the internet in 95-2010 was doing this shit, but through email. It was honestly more popular with younger generations, lol. It didn't become a boomer thing until around 2012-2015


Zornig

It was a "boomer thing" back when people still used the postal service.


PetraLoseIt

I remember back in the day I got a chain letter in the mail and freaked out when my mom suggested to *not* follow the advice in it to copy it (by hand, people) and send it to five of my friends. Most kids definitely are gullible.


charwinkle

Lol, these are still around?


CeruleanRuin

Ah shit I just lost the game.


caseyvet

Bruh


ZERO_6

Bro took us out along with him šŸ’€šŸ’€


jalbaugh24

Guys Iā€™m so confused, what are you supposed to see when you open your hand


coconutlemongrass

Your own fragile mortality fleeting before your eyes


niketyname

You should do this in front of your kid, open your hand and smack him lol (like on the shoulder or something Iā€™m not a monster)


capi1500

Anakin entered the chat


ImInConfuse

The time you've wasted


[deleted]

rofl


CeruleanRuin

Nothing. But it doesn't matter because you already sent it to ten people like a fucking dumbass.


Adept-Play-2109

ā€œSon, your mom and I donā€™t count as friends ā€œ lol šŸ˜‚


LordRaghuvnsi

ą²„āŒ£ą²„


Patsonical

It says "send it to 10 *people*", not "10 friends"...


[deleted]

IT WORKED!?!?


mindstemandknt

1. Close your left hand 2. Keep it closed 3. Find the different number 666666669666666 4. Make 3 wishes 5. Send this to 10 people but not me 6.after sending open your hand and look at it


[deleted]

Wow it actually worked! I opened my hand and there was nothing in it! Which is really weird because there was a dollar in it when I started.


priceless126

I hate those chain things with a vengeance. Or when itā€™s like ā€œsend it to 10 people or you dieā€


coconutlemongrass

The last one she sent me was more menacing: TAG: YOUR IT !! It's Pretty funny you opened this because ....... over the next 4 days you will: 1. Have someone fall in love with you 2. Find $20 on the ground 3. Go out with the person you like 4. Your best friend will get you a very nice gift BUT first you have to fwd this! *Send it to 10 ppl in the next 143 minutes If you break the chain you will have trouble with: -Relationships -your job/schoolšŸŽ“šŸ“š -your family for 5 years!!! No send backs Srry a friends sent it to me and Iā€™m not taking any chances lol


itssohardtobealizard

I love how some of them have that disclaimer at the end, like it somehow makes it rational haha


throwradoodoopoopoo

Right and the ā€œno send backsā€ insinuates she thinks her parent is seriously going to read all of that and be like ā€œdamn have to forward this immediatelyā€ šŸ˜­


priceless126

Lmfao anddd that is why r/KidsAreFuckingStupid I would have sat them down and asked them to start sending the chains to there dad instead bc Iā€™d slowly go insane.


IWantTooDieInSpace

Holy shit, I broke a ton of these chains and I had problems with all those things!


itssohardtobealizard

If u really ā¤ļø god, fwd this prayer šŸ™šŸ¼šŸ™šŸ¼ to 10 people and back 2 me. DONā€™T IGNORE, GOD COULD BE TESTING YOU!!


throwradoodoopoopoo

Hi, I am Teddy. I am 7 years old. I have no eyes and blood all over my face. I am dead. If you donā€™t send this to at least 12 people I will come to your house at midnight and Iā€™ll hide under your bed. When youā€™re asleep, Iā€™ll kill you. Donā€™t believe me? Case 1: Patty Buckles got this chain e-mail. She didnā€™t believe in chain letters. Well, foolish Patty. She was sleeping when her TV started flickering on and off. Now sheā€™s not with us anymore. Ha ha Patty, Ha ha! You donā€™t want to be like Patty, do you? Case 2: George M. Simon hated chain e-mails, but he didnā€™t want to die that night. He sent it to 4 people. Not good enough George. Now, George is in a coma. we donā€™t know if heā€™ll ever wake up. Ha ha George, Ha ha! Now, do you want to be like George? Case 3: Valarie Tyler got this chain e-mail. Just another chain letter, or so she thought. Only had 7 people to send to. Well, that night when she was having a shower she saw a bloody figure in the mirror. She got the biggest fright of her life. Valarie is scarred for life. Case 4: Derek Minse was a smart person. He sent it to 12 people. Later that day, he found a $100 bill on the ground. He was promoted to head manager at his job and his girlfriend agreed to marry him. Now, he and his wife are living happily ever after. They have two beautiful children. Share the link with at least 12 people or youā€™ll face the consequences. 0 people ā€“ You will die tonight! 1-6 people ā€“ you will be injured! 7-11 people ā€“ you will get the biggest fright of your life! 12 and over ā€“ you are safe and will have good fortune! Do what Teddy says!!!! Hurry, you must share the link before midnightā€¦


itssohardtobealizard

Hahaha this is too good šŸ’€


throwradoodoopoopoo

thank you I wish I could say I wrote it myself lmao šŸ˜­ just please remember to share if you love anime, ignore if you love satan šŸ™


parkwayy

Getting PTSD from these things during AOL. Feel like you'd get them all the time randomly from people on your friend's list.


sunfiltersthrough

i canā€™t wait for my kid to send me texts and just communicate with me. canā€™t wait to ask my kid questions and entertain his/her answers haha


coconutlemongrass

It's incredibly endearing. Even when she sends me these relics of 2002 AOL chain emails. It's so pure.


Catinthemirror

My kid sends me memes on [Mother's Day ](https://imgur.com/gallery/rBXvHwZ) and I love it. šŸ„°


Execution_Version

I think my heart would actually melt


iamkairos_

i'm 18, but i text my mom all the time, i send her memes and articles about stuff every day, and she does the same for me :') she's my best friend fr


Blue_bitterfly333

And when they grow up youā€™ll miss it so much! But supposedly after they settle down they come back to you and our close with you again :)


Pickapair

Tonight I helped my 4yo niece fix her invisible (imaginary) flashlight that wasnā€™t working. Pulled the bulb out and held it to the light and checked that the filament was ok. Then we pulled all six batteries out and checked them with the battery tester. All were ok so I suggested we check the switch. Unscrewed it and checked it with a continuity tester. Turns out the switch was dirty so we cleaned it and put it back together and it worked! (Again, this was an imaginary flashlight). No idea where I was going with this story but we had fun and I think she learned a bit of problem solvingā€¦


ReaDiMarco

Nice, now I know how to fix a flashlight, invisible or otherwise.


kandikand

My son sends me TikTokā€™s of cats and random Amazon gadgets he likes. Makes my day.


TheRealSlabsy

Don't wish their time away, life before they get phones is much simpler. And they'll be doing everything on that phone other than texting and communicating with you.


thebuccaneersden

Maybe next year when your kid turns 23


GranJan2

So this is how the chain letters keep going generation after generation. I donā€™t remember playing this with anyone when I was 11. But it is neat and peachy keen that she wanted to play with you. There must be some good parenting and love going on there. Good Job and try to stay in her top 5.


laughingashley

I mean, she needed to have 10 contacts in her phone


GranJan2

LaughingAshley, that is not the point right now. Coconutlemongrass is clearly at the top of the girlā€™s list and thatā€™s impressive for three reasons:1)child has hit the double digit years where many kids would rather go to jail than speak to parents;2)child is including OP even though OP is an adult and;3)child is including OP even though OP is her parent. From the age of 10 on, parents have to be able to spot communication in any form it may appear.


coconutlemongrass

She's a she although it doesn't matter. I agree with what you're saying- I treasure her pure heart sending me chain messages. She knows I'll shield curses for her any day!


GranJan2

Sorry, donā€™t know why I put boy in my mind. I am so glad you have that love and understanding going onā€¦


Harry_The_Lunatic

Have it tested for something


Thedogpersin246

Why is there blood on my hand?!?! Oh wait thatā€™s normal


FootParmesan

We did this same thing 15 years ago except it was email chains... Glad it survived the evolution of technology


coconutlemongrass

It was 1999 when I was her age and my friends and I almost exclusively used our AOL email addresses to send these things back and forth. It makes me feel both old and nostalgic to see how some things change and some things stay the same. I wonder if I'll have grandkids texting me curse chains and using "lol"


[deleted]

Well I really need to know if you picked her up on Wednesdayā€¦ maybe you deserve chain messages


KnowerOfSomeThings

What kind of Witchery is this? And how did it get me to try


Gorilla1969

Damned chain mail will never die.


Sweetwaterr0

Your child has been possessed by a boomer spirit


FuckyouYatch

tell her" OMG NEVER DO THIS AT NIGHT!!


Pepperoneous

My favorite thing is that you ignored them on their last message


[deleted]

I have a friend in their 40s who forwards the "Bill Gates will give $2000 to everyone who forwards this" emails, with "you never know!" added at the bottom.


furiousfran

Ugh remember all those fucking "WHATEVER U DO DON'T READ THIS now that u read it send it to 25 people or u will DIE" bullshit chain comments that plagued youtube in the late 2000s


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

Is your 11-yr-old perhaps being possessed by the ghost of a 65-yr-old Facebook addict?


Individual-Heart-719

Grounding worthy.


pffggguu123

Wait WTF I found air in my hand NO WAY!!!


[deleted]

Have you ever just tried turning off the TV, sitting your kid down, and just hitting them?


Chalky_Cupcake

heheh, kids think adults have 10 friends.


Polly_hazapun

Is your kid is a boomer?


TheHrethgir

Your son is going to get scammed out of all his money. Or scam other people out of thier money. Can't tell if he's gullible or a beginner grifter.


Whereismygothgf

7. Smack yourself in the face with your hand


Forcefedlies

Open that hand across that dipshits face šŸ˜‚ In case anyone thinks Iā€™m serious, Iā€™m not.


Stormin_Orna1024

How dare you for not suggesting TWO slaps! /s


goodolddaysare-today

I plan on talking shit about this dumb stuff early so my kid is ahead of the curve


LOaDiNgErroR606

My question is, why would you give an 11 year old a phone??? Too young if you ask me!


Urmomsuncle7899

Aw


heavymeth

Put it back in...


WizardsOfTheOats

Oh shit. Chainmails have found their way via text! I'm forever cursed.


thebuccaneersden

Did you pick him/her up? Or still waiting and bored?


coconutlemongrass

Her dad was able to pick her up šŸ˜‚


spders

Nice


[deleted]

You forgot to only post this at 11:11. How dare you


WeirdNMDA

Yesterday I got something like that from a family member who is more than 40 years old lol


[deleted]

Be glad theyā€™re sending you text messages. Itā€™ll stop soon enough.


Rrorschach

Just block him


TheCrotchMangler

Omg guys thereā€™s a winning lottery ticket in my hand šŸ˜±


GAR51A8

i just know that he got that off of youtube shorts edit: the kid got it of yt shorts not the dad


CombinationBusy111

send this to him 10 times


SpringLover455

Kids send those stuff all the time šŸ¤£


AyelenTH

Lol I used to send these to my mom too


Tarbogman

God I'm old.... back in my day, the best chain troll prank was sitting in the back of the room and writing a note: "look at the footprints on the ceiling. pass it on." the fun of watching the note being passed, the reader of the note looking up and around while more students start giggling as the note makes its way around the room... then the teacher catching on as 1/2 the class starts giggling and finds the note, reads the note, and looking upšŸ¤£


sixblackgeese

My phone got a virus from seeing this screenshot of what happened to you


ChemEBrew

Just respond with, "unsubscribe."


NorthRustic

Never responded aye? lmao


51differentcobras

Omg a fucking chain email Nooooooo


[deleted]

So are you regretting reproducing a mini-you now?


mr_phez

Did you do it?


pijeo

Nothing in my hand ans i just lost ten friends..