How Do You Explain Internet Safety to Your Parents Without Making Them Feel Stupid? The hardest part was never the phone. It was figuring out how to say it out loud. I rehearsed a phone call in my car once. Sat in the driveway with the engine off, ran through it like I was about to walk into a job interview. "Hey Mom, so, I saw something about a new scam going around, and I just wanted to mention, not because I think you'd fall for it or anything, just, you know, in case". I