This turkey prank will make you realize we don’t deserve moms
Ahhhhh parents. They try their best to raise us to be independent, self-sufficient members of society knowing full well (after living with us for 18 years) it’s a 50/50 shot, at best.
So as a new prank circulates around social media asking people to text their moms to see how long they should microwave a turkey, the results have been sheer perfection.
Our moms and dads love us and want us to be happy. They’re also extremely gullible and can be tricked into believing our antics — because most of us have done enough stupid shit in our lives to warrant an “Are you seriously kidding me?” from them. And since they are such easy targets, it makes this even funnier.
The results certainly did not disappoint. For instance, there’s this dad who is questioning his son’s level of soberness:
Before and after both my parents frantically called me worrying that I might actually microwave an uncooked turkey. #microwaveturkey pic.twitter.com/KMkvdiRzD4
— Jaxsen Sweum (@JSweum) November 16, 2018
And this mom who broke the news her kid was adopted because “my real son wouldn’t be this dumb.” I die:
Well this #MicrowaveTurkey prank just went horribly wrong pic.twitter.com/LD9cWNPHaQ
— Falcons are basura (@thomasnumb5) November 16, 2018
This is peak mom — she’s just as concerned her daughter doesn’t have enough turkey for everyone as she is about cooking it in a microwave:
Mama was more concerned over me cooking a 12 pound turkey for 4 people... and she never even mentioned the aluminum foil catching on fire! #microwaveturkey pic.twitter.com/CZKs9ABE38
— Erowe (@ERowe121987) November 16, 2018
And this mom who understands this dumb of a question needs at least two F-bombs in her response:
āhow do you cook a 25 pound turkey in the microwaveā if this aināt my mom pic.twitter.com/5f4iVe2fH6
— ella (@lilbabyellaaa) November 15, 2018
Or the mom who knows you just need to use our child’s first name and nothing else to communicate your disappointment:
Hey everyone text your parents and ask them how long you should put a 25lb turkey in the microwave for and post their replies below this tweet pic.twitter.com/A1egY8ov6G
— Christian (@CoplenChristian) November 15, 2018
Listen, it’s hard leaving home. It’s even harder for some of us to learn to cook, especially if our moms didn’t. I remember trying to make spaghetti for my mom and she told me to put salt in so the pot didn’t boil over. I dumped a bunch of salt on the heated burner then returned the pot to the heat while she doubled over in hysterics.

This next mom is questioning what the heck her son was doing not paying attention when he was being raised:
Decided to do this whole ask ur mom how long it takes to microwave a turkey thing and this is what I get. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/aA3DpXqMQT
— Queso (@PhilDaMore) November 15, 2018
Or these moms who want to gently remind their kids they could die of salmonella and there’s no way in hell a 25-pound turkey is fitting in any microwave:
so i did the turkey and microwave question to my mum and …. lmfaooo pic.twitter.com/A0G9wGz7BL
— MJ (@morganisawizard) November 16, 2018
I asked my mom how to microwave a 25 pound turkey & hereās her unhelpful response pic.twitter.com/kcVYzlTqg6
— Sarah Bifano (@sarahbifano) November 16, 2018
And this woman who asked her grandma and realized, like all of us, we don’t deserve them because they’re perfect:
I texted my grandma the whole turkey text thing and she called me IMMEDIATELY and said āoh honey you canāt cook a turkey in the microwave. Bring it over and Iāll cook it for youā and like thatās why we donāt deserve grandparents ok
— katy harpš (@katyharp4) November 15, 2018
Never change, parents. Never change.