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<h2>It can be hard as an adult to see the roles reversed and have to teach your own parents how to do something, but the story of the time you saved your mom from donating her savings to a Nigerian prince down on his luck can make for a hilarious family tale...</h2><p>Preventing parents from making bad financial decisions with technology or unnecesssary purchases can be incredibly helpful, but also confusing. Going from being the child that a parent has to instruct to an adult who now teaches the parent how to do something can be a strange transition. At least if it&#39;s something you can all look back and laugh about, though, it softens the blow a little. Someone has to be there to tell mom not to click on that pop-up ad for a free beach getaway and a million dollars!</p><p>So, when a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/m5v9zr/whats_the_dumbest_thing_you_had_to_convince_your/">Reddit</a> user asked, &quot;What&#39;s the dumbest thing you had to convince your parent NOT to do?&quot; people were ready to share stories of the things they still can&#39;t believe they had to explain to their parents.</p><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>Not to give his banking information to someone on the phone. I overheard his side of the conversation and it didn&rsquo;t sound right. I told him to hang up and call the bank to see if what they were telling him was true. Sure enough, it was a scam. - aleagueofmyown</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>No, you didn&#39;t win an IPhone 12. No, you shouldn&#39;t put any personal information on the internet. Yes, it&#39;s just a scam. - star_crystals</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Updating their relationship facebook status to &ldquo;It&rsquo;s complicated&rdquo; anytime they would fight over something as little as what to order for dinner - up_your_alli</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>I have TWICE had to talk my dad into not giving money to a pyramid scheme. - ChaseDonovan</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>My dad texted me a few months ago and said that he found mushrooms in his back yard, and that they were magic mushrooms because when he bruised them, the flesh turned blue. That <em>obviously</em> meant that they were safe. - Bac0nLegs</p> </blockquote><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>Me, stuck at mom&#39;s house all pandemic: &quot;Don&#39;t click on that!&quot; - fusepark</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>Use default word art as the logo for his consulting firm. - der_ray</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>I TRIED to convince my mom not to sell her house she built herself on top of a beautiful mountain and move in with a dude she met online after dating for 2 months. She didn&rsquo;t listen. - Clogstoney</p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Picking his teeth in the car WHILE DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY with a knife - Top-Seaworthiness994</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>Share her screen with a random website &quot;repair&quot; guy giving him control over installation of God knows what! - Alternative_Educator8</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>I HAD TO TELL MY GRANDMA NOT TO YELL WAP IN CHURCH AND IT WAS THE WORST CONVERSATION EVER - Allyfins</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>Try to cast demons out of me by speaking in tongues. She&#39;s soo embarassed now she just denies it ever happened. - MangoLimeSalsa</p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>During the Y2K scare, my dad planned to take all his money out of the bank and bury it in the backyard. I had a stern conversation with him about it and he decided not to do it. - bandanasarebest</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>Leave their house and cars unlocked. My parents live in an affluent area and thought nothing of it for a long time. When I moved in with them after college I kept telling them that it was a bad idea but they never listened. One day, my dad had a high-value item stolen out of his car because it was unlocked. Now they have a full security system and lock every door no matter what time of day. - bluthco</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>Dear Widowed Dad, 56, DO NOT ask out that 26 year old employee who reports to you at work. - MrRGG</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Eating bad food. My dad will eat food significantly past its expiration date - Lilium_fur2</p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>Not to join her friends in a huge barbecue in april 2020. 15 people tested positive for covid the following week. - NewsAggressive4867</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

17 people share the craziest things they’ve had to tell their parents not to do.

It can be hard as an adult to see the roles reversed and have to teach your own parents how to do something, but the story of the time you saved your mom from donating her savings to a Nigerian prince down on his luck can make for a hilarious family tale...Preventing parents from making bad financial decisions with technology or unnecesssary purchases can be incredibly helpful, but also confusing. Going from being the child that a parent has to instruct to an adult who now teaches the parent how to do something can be a strange transition. At least if it&#39;s something you can all look back and laugh about, though, it softens the blow a little. Someone has to be there to tell mom not to click on that pop-up ad for a free beach getaway and a million dollars!So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;What&#39;s the dumbest thing you had to convince your parent NOT to do?&quot; people were ready to share stories of the things they still can&#39;t believe they had to explain to their parents.1. Not to give his banking information to someone on the phone. I overheard his side of the conversation and it didn&rsquo;t sound right. I told him to hang up and call the bank to see if what they were telling him was true. Sure enough, it was a scam. - aleagueofmyown 2. No, you didn&#39;t win an IPhone 12. No, you shouldn&#39;t put any personal information on the internet. Yes, it&#39;s just a scam. - star_crystals 3. Updating their relationship facebook status to &ldquo;It&rsquo;s complicated&rdquo; anytime they would fight over something as little as what to order for dinner - up_your_alli 4. I have TWICE had to talk my dad into not giving money to a pyramid scheme. - ChaseDonovan 5. My dad texted me a few months ago and said that he found mushrooms in his back yard, and that they were magic mushrooms because when he bruised them, the flesh turned blue. That obviously meant that they were safe. - Bac0nLegs 6. Me, stuck at mom&#39;s house all pandemic: &quot;Don&#39;t click on that!&quot; - fusepark 7. Use default word art as the logo for his consulting firm. - der_ray 8. I TRIED to convince my mom not to sell her house she built herself on top of a beautiful mountain and move in with a dude she met online after dating for 2 months. She didn&rsquo;t listen. - Clogstoney 9. Picking his teeth in the car WHILE DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY with a knife - Top-Seaworthiness994 10. Share her screen with a random website &quot;repair&quot; guy giving him control over installation of God knows what! - Alternative_Educator8 11. I HAD TO TELL MY GRANDMA NOT TO YELL WAP IN CHURCH AND IT WAS THE WORST CONVERSATION EVER - Allyfins 12. Try to cast demons out of me by speaking in tongues. She&#39;s soo embarassed now she just denies it ever happened. - MangoLimeSalsa 13. During the Y2K scare, my dad planned to take all his money out of the bank and bury it in the backyard. I had a stern conversation with him about it and he decided not to do it. - bandanasarebest 14. Leave their house and cars unlocked. My parents live in an affluent area and thought nothing of it for a long time. When I moved in with them after college I kept telling them that it was a bad idea but they never listened. One day, my dad had a high-value item stolen out of his car because it was unlocked. Now they have a full security system and lock every door no matter what time of day. - bluthco 15. Dear Widowed Dad, 56, DO NOT ask out that 26 year old employee who reports to you at work. - MrRGG 16. Eating bad food. My dad will eat food significantly past its expiration date - Lilium_fur2 17. Not to join her friends in a huge barbecue in april 2020. 15 people tested positive for covid the following week. - NewsAggressive4867  

It can be hard as an adult to see the roles reversed and have to teach your own parents how to do something, but the story of the time you saved your mom from donating her savings to a Nigerian prince down on his luck can make for a...