I’m not sure what the age cutoff is for people not understanding emojis – my guess is that it’s perhaps around 55 or 60? But once you meet a person who is confused about what they mean and when to use them, your first clue will be that they don’t understand how to use this guy:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDD8Gd-PVy1/

That’s right, even though the “laughing crying” emoji is a favorite across the board, people over a certain age don’t really seem to see him correctly.

Here are 12 people who just really, really should have asked someone younger if they were doing it right before deploying this particular emoji in a text or post.

Seriously.

12. The words and the background just…

old people facebook banners: a thread ✨ pic.twitter.com/AwNB5wZ68n

— Eyebrows 🧼 (@dogwithablog_69) April 19, 2019

11. OMG that poor dog. Why am I laughing?

https://twitter.com/Rudyjay2319/status/806379354242633728

10. Oh, yeah, you seem very sorry. Ha!

https://twitter.com/CassidyCoggins/status/794946789585653761

9. I’m no expert, but I’m not sure you’re praying correctly?

Thoughts and prayers 🙏🏽
byu/Rhoadey92 inoldpeoplefacebook

8. Poor puppy!

Image Credit: Twitter

7. “Love, Grandma” I’m dead.

So either my grandma thinks "😂" is a crying sad face. Or she's laughing at my broken foot. pic.twitter.com/NnUySsTve1

— Kimmy (@kimmyschwaa) December 12, 2016

6. Yes, it is a sad day…so why are you laughing?

https://twitter.com/LauraShevy/status/846762665926103043

5. I’m guessing Bingo found his day less than hilarious.

https://twitter.com/Higginator/status/398025542730907648

4. TBH a lot of this is confusing.

When Willy Wonka died & your mom doesn't know the different between the laughing & crying emoji pic.twitter.com/xfcafqT1sg

— Brit (@baebrit) August 29, 2016

3. Oddly, I think Robin Williams would have appreciated the humor.

MY MOM THINKS THIS EMOJI IS HYSTERICALLY CRYING INSTEAD OF LAUGHING IM pic.twitter.com/lnD2d7wYe1

— alex !!!!!!!!! (@hylianhottie) August 13, 2014

2. Bless his or her heart.