{"id":79570,"date":"2015-03-13T02:35:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T00:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=79570"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:16:14","slug":"8-apps-you-dont-want-to-explain-to-your-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/8-apps-you-dont-want-to-explain-to-your-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"8 apps you don’t want to explain to your parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are just some things that parents don\u2019t understand and all these newfangled apps teenagers are using are downright bizarre to them. Explaining what the internet was and why I had to have AOL to AIM my friends was hard enough back in the \u201890s.<\/p>\n

My parents just got used to emailing and texting me, now they\u2019re struggling with all these chat apps. \u201cWhy there are so many of them?,\u201d they ask. There are other apps we use everyday but as it turns out, they\u2019re extremely difficult to explain to parents.<\/p>\n

Here are 9 apps I don\u2019t want to have to explain to my parents because they just won\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

1. Snapchat (Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to keep holding on to see pictures? Wait, the picture just disappeared? You\u2019re telling me that\u2019s a feature?\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond explaining why people may want photos to disappear, do you really want to explain the indecent ways some people use Snapchat?<\/p>\n

2. Twitter (Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"Twitter<\/p>\n

My parents barely understand Facebook and now I have to explain what Twitter is? FML.<\/p>\n

To parents, Twitter is a silly place where people follow celebrities and broadcast trite things about their own life. Sure they can see what\u2019s trending, but then you\u2019ll also have to explain what those things are. There goes your entire Friday night.<\/p>\n

3. Google+ (Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"dafuq\"<\/p>\n

Another social network? Why would someone use this over Facebook? Good question, Mom.<\/p>\n

On top of that, Google doesn’t even know what Google+ is any more. This is probably why Google\u2019s trying to turn it into a photo service and abandoning the social networking side of it.<\/p>\n

4. Yo (Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"confused\"<\/p>\n

Hell, I don\u2019t even understand this one. It\u2019s an app that just sends your friends message that says \u201cYo.\u201d It does nothing else. For more meaningful communication, you\u2019ll have to use another chat app or text them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy don\u2019t you call each other instead,\u201d I can hear my mother asking. Don\u2019t get me started on calling and voicemail, Mom.<\/p>\n

5. Tinder<\/a>\/Grinder\/Down<\/h3>\n

\"let<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let your parents catch you furiously swiping left or right. They\u2019ll end up asking to see your \u201cfriends\u201d and why they’ve never met them before.<\/p>\n

Before long, they\u2019re going to start asking you when you\u2019re going to settle down, get married, and when you\u2019re going to pop out some grandchildren for them. You\u2019re not getting any younger, you know.<\/p>\n

6. Watching Cute Girl (iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"surprised<\/p>\n

This is an app that helps you build \u201cconfidence\u201d by staring at cute girls. You’ll spend the rest of the night trying to convince your parents you don\u2019t have Yellow Fever.<\/p>\n

7. Whisper (Android<\/a> | iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"stuart<\/p>\n

Is it a social network? Is it a chat app? Are the things posted true?<\/p>\n

Good luck trying to explain why someone would lie on the internet. Also try explaining how grown adults are using Whisper to rant about their lives to complete strangers.<\/p>\n

8. Omegle (iOS<\/a>)<\/h3>\n

\"that's<\/p>\n

You\u2019re really going to be rolling the dice if your parents ask you to show them Omegle. Cross your fingers as your new chat buddy connects and pray you won\u2019t see penis.<\/p>\n

Also don\u2019t tell your parents you\u2019re talking to strangers online. They\u2019re going to tell you they\u2019re all pedophiles. Which is true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are just some things that parents don\u2019t understand and all these newfangled apps teenagers are using are downright bizarre to them. Explaining what the internet was and why I had to have AOL to AIM my friends was hard enough back in the \u201890s. My parents just got used to emailing and texting me, … Continue reading “8 apps you don’t want to explain to your parents”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2055,"featured_media":79572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-79570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t