Step away from the computer! Hilarious snaps reveal how some bewildered parents and technology just don't mix

  • Parents might seem older and wiser - but not when it comes to computers
  • Diply compiled the most hilarious technology fails made by the older generation
  • Long-suffering teens from around the world share parents' computer struggles
  • One mother asks her son to stop changing the Google image on her home screen

They may be older and wiser, but when it comes to technology it appears the senior generation still have a lot to learn.

In a hilarious new online gallery compiled by Diply, long-suffering children from around the world reveal the computer struggles their parents face. 

One bewildered mother asked her son to stop changing the Google picture on her internet's home screen - with her offspring having to explain that the search engine controlled the imagery.

Another parent tried uploading a photograph of her beloved dog on social media - but instead her followers were treated to a picture of a cooked turkey. 

Below FEMAIL reveals the images that are sure to leave you in stitches. 

'You don't run the Google?' One bewildered mother asked her son to stop changing the Google picture on her internet's home screen - with her offspring having to explain that the search engine controlled the imagery

'You don't run the Google?' One bewildered mother asked her son to stop changing the Google picture on her internet's home screen - with her offspring having to explain that the search engine controlled the imagery

Another parent tried uploading a photograph of her beloved dog on social media - but instead her followers were treated to a picture of a cooked turkey

Another parent tried uploading a photograph of her beloved dog on social media - but instead her followers were treated to a picture of a cooked turkey

This parent searched for the search engine Google... in another search engine, to the amusement of their offspring

This parent searched for the search engine Google... in another search engine, to the amusement of their offspring

One confused father needed a little help from his digital-savvy child, with the youngster designing a personalised homescreen image so his parent would know where to find the Internet

One confused father needed a little help from his digital-savvy child, with the youngster designing a personalised homescreen image so his parent would know where to find the Internet

'Hashtag conversation with son': One mother didn't quite grasp the concept of hashtags when speaking with her relative

'Hashtag conversation with son': One mother didn't quite grasp the concept of hashtags when speaking with her relative

This mother was enormously confused when her child spoke about looking through old Facebook posts and reaching the old social media platform Myspace

This mother was enormously confused when her child spoke about looking through old Facebook posts and reaching the old social media platform Myspace

When this daughter asked for bricks for an expansion in a computer game, her dad took it a little too literally and offered her some from his backyard

When this daughter asked for bricks for an expansion in a computer game, her dad took it a little too literally and offered her some from his backyard

This son was apparently fed up of having his mother constantly ask where Microsoft Office could be found on her computer - leading to him making this photo and saving it as her desktop background

This son was apparently fed up of having his mother constantly ask where Microsoft Office could be found on her computer - leading to him making this photo and saving it as her desktop background

'Good attempt': One mother thought she could get better WiFi signal by moving parts of her computer higher

'Good attempt': One mother thought she could get better WiFi signal by moving parts of her computer higher 

One senior person amused onlookers with his zoomed-in screen while sitting in the middle of a cafe

One senior person amused onlookers with his zoomed-in screen while sitting in the middle of a cafe

This mother struggled when trying to work out the punctuation on her mobile phone, instead getting stuck on Chinese symbols

This mother struggled when trying to work out the punctuation on her mobile phone, instead getting stuck on Chinese symbols

This child soon discovered why their parents often complained about their computer being slow - since they filled their Internet platform with numerous tool bars

This child soon discovered why their parents often complained about their computer being slow - since they filled their Internet platform with numerous tool bars

This mother failed to realise that her phone wasn't stuck on 28 messages, it simply had a sticker over her screen

This mother failed to realise that her phone wasn't stuck on 28 messages, it simply had a sticker over her screen

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The amusing blunders that prove some parents and technology just don't mix

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