TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square220linkfedilinkarrow-up11.07K
arrow-up11.07Kexternal-linkWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comTehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square220linkfedilink
minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·1 month agoMy parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?” I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help Many months later My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·1 month ago It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it. “Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.” You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoPeople who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoYou should answer: And it is your fault being assholes. Live with the consequences. Then cut contact as much as possible
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-21 month agoIs the Lemmy version of “lawyer up, hit the gym” basically just “cut contact with family at the slightest insult”?
minus-squareMrSelatcia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoI hope so. Many of our parents need to learn that “family” isn’t about blood, it’s about who I allow to be in my life. I don’t give a fuck if you’re related to me, treat me with respect and I’ll reciprocate.
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYou realize that “lawyer up, hit the gym” was a silly overgeneralization that eventually turned into a meme, right?
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHit the wife, divorce the lawyer, talk to the gym?
My parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?”
I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help
Many months later
My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
“Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.”
You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
People who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.
You should answer:
And it is your fault being assholes. Live with the consequences.
Then cut contact as much as possible
Is the Lemmy version of “lawyer up, hit the gym” basically just “cut contact with family at the slightest insult”?
I hope so. Many of our parents need to learn that “family” isn’t about blood, it’s about who I allow to be in my life. I don’t give a fuck if you’re related to me, treat me with respect and I’ll reciprocate.
You realize that “lawyer up, hit the gym” was a silly overgeneralization that eventually turned into a meme, right?
hit up, lawyer the gym
Hit the wife, divorce the lawyer, talk to the gym?
Yes
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