Parents attempt to take selfie, accidentally record hilarious video

Glorious.
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Sam Haysom
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Our parents' generation may have many talents, but the fine art of selfie-taking is clearly not one of them.

Just look at the adorable pair in this clip, posted on Twitter by Mike Keelan with the inevitable caption: "So my mum and dad tried to take a selfie".

Well, they didn't quite manage to get that selfie, but they did manage to net Mike a solid 1500 retweets.

So they can be proud of that, at least.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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