If your parents are more than half of your age, they most likely have some sort of issue or confusion with some kind of technology.
Whether it is how to work a computer, download an application onto their iPhone, or zoom in on a photograph, it is adorable how new they are to technology that we have been using for the majority of our lives. While it is not something they should be ashamed of, it is funny to reminisce on some of the questions they have asked about their confusion.
Here are some of the most common questions that I have been asked or have heard other parents ask their children about technology:
1. Can you zoom in?
It is inevitable that parents will take your phone and try to zoom in on your photos on Instagram, the internet, or Facebook. Thankfully, many recent updates allow us all to do so. However, beforehand it was ironic to watch your parents struggle to zoom in onto your face.
2. How do I screenshot the screen?
As easy as it really is to hold down the home button and the one on the top of the screen, it seems like magic when we show our parents how to do it.
3. What is my Apple ID and password?
For some reason, my parents have such a difficult time remembering their Apple credentials, email password, login information for LinkedIn...the list can go on forever and ever.
5. How do I get my wifi to work?
More often than not, parents who aren't as technologically savvy have absolutely no idea how to work their Wifi. Half of the time my parents have their cellular data off, they forgot to connect to a network, or they don't know how to enter a password.
7. Can you make me a Bitmoji?
This was probably the funniest thing my parents ever asked me to help them with. Parents who are more technologically advanced may have access to emojis or Bitmojis, but only if you guide them on how to use them. My parents have both asked me to create Bitmojis that look like them, and it was a hysterical process to create both of their faces.
7. Is this going to charge to my credit card?
One of the biggest issues that my parents have with smartphones is that they believe that any time they are required to put in their credit card information, they will automatically be charged with something. When you make an Apple account, your credit card information is required even if you do not plan on ever purchasing anything, but they don't seem to understand why. Honestly, I'm not sure that I do either.
8. How do I send someone a friend request on Twitter?
Although my parents are pretty educated on where to "follow" someone versus send them a request, they still often ask me questions using the wrong terminology.
9. What is Snapbook? Facegram? Instatweet?
Speaking of using the wrong terminology, I am so lucky that my parents have never embarrassed me asking me what a specific app is- especially by calling it the wrong name.