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View More Google’s Family Link software now recommends ‘teacher-approved’ appsParents sue their 30-year-old son because he won’t move out
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Awkward photobomb gets MUCH worse when daughter recognize her dad as a creepy meme
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When checking Twitter, you expect a light chuckle, some news, probably some memes and dog pics. What you don’t expect is to see your dad’s face pop up as a meme.
Alex Leavy was scrolling through Twitter when she came across a picture of an older dude photobombing a selfie with what looks like a pretty creepy leer.
The tweet was shared by user @tooshortforwhat on Tuesday, when she noticed the man overshadowing her selfie.
Wowwwewww pic.twitter.com/6ru2jijpis
— Dom(Unique) (@tooshortforwhat) May 15, 2018
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