Every time my mom texts me I have no idea what she is talking about and I have to end up calling her. Maybe that is her master plan? Or maybe moms just suck at texting. To help you avoid a dreaded phone call with your mom, here are some commonly sent “mom texts” and how to decipher them.

1. If it literally makes no sense and there are random words and names she is probably voice texting. This is a tricky one because it is completely not what she means. The best way to go about this is to deconstruct the sentence. Figure out what she is talking about and you will probably get the gist of it. Call avoided.
2. Emojis. Moms haven’t quiet learned what emojis mean yet. For example, my mom thinks the laughing emoji 😂  is actually crying 😭 , and it was really twisted when she told me my cat died. Don’t take their emojis to heart. Just ignore them and focus the content of the message.
3. The list. The dreaded list. If your mom sends you a list don’t call and ask what it is, just go to the store and get everything on the dam list. Because if you call, she will add things to the list and she will keep adding and adding and adding until it takes you 2 hours to get out of the supermarket. Seriously, why do we need another thing of peanut butter?
4. The “k.” Apparently moms don’t understand that this is the rudest text known to man. “K”‘ing someone is the equivalent to telling someone you hope their dog dies. It’s not okay. But moms don’t know that, so don’t take it to heart. Your mom loves you and she just thinks “k” is a convenient way to say “okay.” Let the moms live in their delusional little bubble.