We all walk before we run, but our parents seem to stumble like lost toddlers when they’re confronted with new technology.

So whether your mom is a Mean Girls-style “cool mom” or a more traditional “less cool” mom, she’s probably still getting a hang of the whole text messaging thing.

There’s the occasional emoji confusion, the abbreviation ignorance, and just some good old-fashioned mom humor that doesn’t always land.

The results are adorable and wholesome and yes, very funny. Here are some of the most hilarious wholesome texts from moms out there.

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