According to its creator Steve Lee, the Twitter account @textsfrommum started life during "the lull between Christmas day dinner and the evening's parlour games".
"The idea was simple, my brother (@davelee) or I would tweet any text messages that we received from our Mother, who at the time was using a phone so basic that charging it was an annual activity," explains Lee.
The resulting Twitter feed is both utterly delightful and completely recognisable to anyone whose mother is A Certain Age and thus texts in BLOCK CAPITALS using a a style which can probably only be described as MUMSPEAK.
Steve and Dave's mum texts them about dinner options -
Weekend arrangements -
(Although sometimes those arrangements aren't always clear)
And who among us hasn't promised to help their parents with their computer problems?
Or had a parent looking out for our welfare?
Mr Lee also gets the occasional mention -
Steve and Dave's mum watches the Brits -
And 'The Apprentice' -
She celebrates Halloween (sort of) -
And likes going to the movies -
We do indeed love you for that, Mrs Lee. Keep up the good (texting) work!
"The idea was simple, my brother (@davelee) or I would tweet any text messages that we received from our Mother, who at the time was using a phone so basic that charging it was an annual activity," explains Lee.
The resulting Twitter feed is both utterly delightful and completely recognisable to anyone whose mother is A Certain Age and thus texts in BLOCK CAPITALS using a a style which can probably only be described as MUMSPEAK.
Steve and Dave's mum texts them about dinner options -
GAMMON OR FISH
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 22, 2013Weekend arrangements -
GIVE A RING ABOUT WEEKEND NOT IMPORTANT
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 21, 2013(Although sometimes those arrangements aren't always clear)
WHAT IS HAPPENING WEEKEND
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 19, 2013And who among us hasn't promised to help their parents with their computer problems?
DONT FORGET TO LOOK AY MY LAP TOP HOPE FOOTBALL WENT WELL
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 17, 2013Or had a parent looking out for our welfare?
BE CAREFUL STORM
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) October 27, 2013CLOCK DONT FORGET GOODNIGHT
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) October 26, 2013SNOW HERE PROTECT YOUR HEAD
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) February 2, 2015Mr Lee also gets the occasional mention -
WATCH OUT DAD IS COOKING AN EGG
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) October 19, 2013DAD IS WATCHING FOOTBALL I DONT CARE WHO WINS
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 18, 2014NO PAN CAKES FOR ME OR YOUR DAD TOO BUSY
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) February 17, 2015HEATING ON DAD NOT IMPRESSED I WON NO CHANGE THERE
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) October 22, 2013Steve and Dave's mum watches the Brits -
DID YOU SEE BRIT AWARD FALL OVER LOOKED PAINFUL HOPE OK
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) February 25, 2015And 'The Apprentice' -
I AM GLAD MARK WON CLOSE IN THE END
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) December 21, 2014She celebrates Halloween (sort of) -
TRICK OR TREATS CAME ONLY HAD PENGUINS NOT IMPRESSED
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) October 31, 2013And likes going to the movies -
JUST BEEN CINEMA BRILLIANT
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) November 5, 2013WE WENT TO SEE MARIGOLD HOTEL BRILLIANT FILM FUNNY RICHARD GERE
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) March 2, 2015GOING TO SEE FIFTY SHADES GREY DONT YOU JUST LOVE YOUR MUM FOR TELLING YOU THAT
— Texts from Mum (@textsfrommum) February 22, 2015We do indeed love you for that, Mrs Lee. Keep up the good (texting) work!
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