How to Protect Our Parents from Digital Sharks?

Does your mom also think she won an iPhone?

Mary Carter
5 min readOct 11, 2024

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Fuck, right?

It seems like you’ve barely taught your mom how to use Facebook, and now you’ve got to save her from half the world trying to steal her savings.

Welcome to the club, my dear.

You’re about to join the army of desperate daughters trying to stop their parents from giving out their credit card number to every smart-ass that pops up online.

Let me guess: your mom calls you all excited because she won a trip to the Caribbean in a contest she didn’t even enter?

Or your dad wants to invest his retirement savings in a miracle scheme that promises to double the money in two weeks?

Yeah, my friend.

Welcome to the world where our dear old folks are like ducks in a shooting gallery for online scammers.

But don’t despair!

Here’s a practical guide to keep your old folks safe in the internet jungle, without having to lock them in a Wi-Fi-free bunker:

  1. Operation “Don’t Click That Shit”: Teach your parents that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. That email saying they won an iPhone? It’s as real as Santa Claus.

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Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.