In that relationship, a timeout would be a win.

Why are half of them in prison jumpsuits?

Both my parents use linux mint with 0 issues.

my dad is abysmal at tech, never sent an email, hates the concept of passwords etc, etc.

Other than resetting Facebook passwords and replacing a laptop battery, they have never needed a thing from me.

Out of curiosity, what is it that you mom wanted from a pc?

My parents only ever seem to use their web browser, which is identical to the windows experiance.