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Most of us know how important good relationships are not just for our overall sense of happiness, but for our health as well. However, no matter how wonderful your family might be, you’re still going to argue, clash, and annoy each other from time to time. That’s just part and parcel of living with other people!
The members of the popular ‘Me IRL’ subreddit share some of the best memes on the internet. We’ve collected some of their wittiest and most relatable ones, related to family life, to share with you today, Pandas. Keep scrolling to check them out. Oh, and don’t forget to upvote your fave ones and to follow ‘Me IRL’ if you enjoy their content.
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Boundaries make any relationship, whether familial, platonic, romantic, or professional better. It’s true! When everyone’s on the same page, embraces transparency, and is open to clear communication, there are fewer misunderstandings. And the ones that do occur (some are inevitable) quickly get solved because both people are open to voicing their feelings and looking for compromises.
That being said, it’s often hard to set and enforce boundaries with your relatives because they’re, well, family! If you don’t have experience doing this, you might end up feeling slightly guilty saying ‘no’ or calling out bad behavior.
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Ur_Fav_Lazy_Panda🫶 1 year ago
Yes! Half of my fam are neurodivergent, and the other half are just crackheads (ASD and ADHD/ADD run in my family)
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CheshirePhrogg 1 year ago
Okay I've thought about this a while now and it make me mad. Yes, half your family probably is mentally ill but our understanding of mental illness and treatment of mental illness has changed radically even if you compare the 90s to today. So maybe instead of just judging we figure out or at least TRY and figure out how to help. Cause seriously your grandma has generational trauma but she doesn't know what that is or how to or even that she should address it. Ok rant over, sorry for the out bust. Silly old Twitter loosing all nuance in a conversation and silly old me for getting riled up about it knowing that fact.
Phyzzi 1 year ago
Nah, this is a good point. Getting help with your problems and recognizing where they came from and that others would be better off with help too doesn't mean we have to be ableist and minimize the effects of significant mental illnesses.
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KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Also discovering that although you are the "black sheep", you lead the most interesting life and are actually more mentally stable than most of them.
athornedrose 1 year ago
and half the family doesn't believe in mental illness. the worst venn diagram
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
I’m 16 and have pretty much spent the last couple years learning how crazy my family is 😂 😂 😂
Somethingpenguin 1 year ago
Yep! my mom is mostly likely a narcissist and my dad is probably one of the people who deny everything until it benefits them
Phyzzi 1 year ago
I don't mind saying "there is no normal" but when people need help doing the things expected of them and there are ways to help, then it would be nice if we agreed to provide access to that help. Just as people who can't walk have a right to say things need to be accessable and that being someone with a broken leg doesn't make them "less", people with trouble in navigating common situations also have the right to say it's on others to make some adjustments and that they are still just as important as people who don't feel they need help adjusting in common situations. Ideally we would use labels more to guide differentiated care and not to address groups (often derogatorily) but labels like "neurodivergent" have their place in helping people realize who they are and why exactly things don't seem the same for them as they seem to be for the next person.
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Ragnarok (UR/re/tar/ded) 1 year ago
Yeah I'm sure the blue checkmark is the sane one in the family...
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago
OR are mentally ill as said. Like mine
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whiterabbit 1 year ago
Orrrrr maybe most of it is just on the spectrum of typical human behavior but people want a diagnosis to feel special
Licensed marriage and family therapist Laurie Carmichael told Time magazine that you need to articulate your boundaries to others, once you’ve figured them out for yourself. You can try to set a clear chain of consequences.
For instance, you could tell your parents that if they comment on your clothes again that you’ll excuse yourself from the dinner table. Similarly, you can make it crystal clear that if your parents make negative comments about your partner, both of you won’t be coming over for dinner again.
Meanwhile, the Taylor Counseling Group urges people to put their personal needs first. Especially ahead of difficult family members. “People who deal with difficult family members frequently find that they’re ignoring their personal needs in favor of their family’s.
Whether you have to eat or sleep or just need some time to yourself, you must put those necessities first before addressing the needs of others. Remember, you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of other people.”
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Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
Kids have weird obsessions, much in the same way that adults do. TLDR: people be weird
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Jack Burton 1 year ago
Nothing is more important than good people caring for you. If your family is not... Well you have to leave them. Best decision of my life to quit familly relations that were toxic as hell
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Jack Burton 1 year ago
My mother in law asking me why her phone is so slow... 125 apps opened, 400 mails, all notifications and spam attacking every minute.
The ‘Me IRL’ online community has grown absolutely massive over the years. Currently, they have around 7.6 million members. Many of them are active content creators who reshare hilarious images they find online. Some of them even take the time to craft their own original memes, too!
The true sign that you’ve got a successful meme on your hands is that it goes viral. The more relatable the topic and idea are, the more they resonate with your target audience. That relatability makes folks want to share it with their family, friends, colleagues, and followers.
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cerinamroth 1 year ago
I used to play hospitals with them (daughter wants to be a doctor) and be very, very sick and in a coma.
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
Sounds like a win. You don't even have to hang out with them unless you go to the beach or the labyrinth
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However, there’s a strong element of luck involved in meme-making. To put it simply, you can’t ever be sure that your meme will entertain others as much as you expect. So, it’s best not to worry about views, clicks, likes, and comments. Instead, focus on two things: consistency and quality.
In other words, post your internet memes consistently. Stick to your schedule, whatever it is, no matter what.
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TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Das me! 😂 My family would disown me if I told thwm just a quarter of my new worldviews since moving abroad 🙃
At the same time, polish up your memes so they stand out from the crowd. Try to use higher-quality images. Meanwhile, make sure that your captions are short, punchy, witty, and written in a readable font. You don’t want to lose your audience, which likely has a short attention span, because your meme takes too much effort to ‘get.’
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Clare Maya 1 year ago (edited)
My dad and his mates when they were young had a "sh!tt!ng tree". Briefly...there was a fork in branch that was imaginatively used when caught short playing out.... This is a true story. My therapy is very expensive
According to the moderators running ‘Me IRL,’ the subreddit came out of ‘semi-lockdown mode’ a couple of months ago. The so-called lockdown lasted around six weeks. There’d been a massive surge in internet bot posts made on the sub, so the mods decided to only allow approved redditors to post memes. However, this led to a drought of content.
#22
Fortunately, the situation has changed for the better. The moderator team now allows everyone to submit posts on r/me_irl. However, each post still needs to get the moderators’ approval before they go live. This is to ensure that the users behind the posts are actual human beings, not bots. If you want to be an approved member of the community, feel free to reach out to the moderators via the modmail function (in the sidebar of the sub).
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
I do this when my partner's son is winding the dog up: "I've told you not to play with that stupid animal", "She doesn't mind!", "I was talking to the dog".
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james stevenson 1 year ago
"Ooooohhhh, okay." *Me missing the first dozen years of the gossip and pretending to understand it all from hearing five minutes*
The moderators ask the members of their community to keep a few key rules in mind. For example, this isn’t the place to post edgy memes. There are other subreddits for this. Meanwhile, the content on r/me_irl has to be safe for work and suitable for most internet users.
What’s more, every member is expected to treat everyone else with respect. The community is expected to avoid posting generic memes and instead share images that are “a selfie of your soul.”
#29
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
I am one of those people with that annoying trait of having to know what things every actor was in before. I'm sorry.
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james stevenson 1 year ago
Me to God: "hang on just a minute." *Jumps down from the pearly gates to fight ancient mathematician*
Which of these memes did you enjoy the most and why? Were there any that really resonated with you on a deeper level? Did you send any of the wittier ones to your relatives, dear Pandas? How do you deal with any disagreements or drama at home?
We’d love to hear what you have to say. Drop by the comment section if you have a second!
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ShellsBells 1 year ago
If you don't know, thw show is called Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix. I just finished watching it. It's somewhat odd, but funny at the same time.
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Linda Gilliam 1 year ago (edited)
That was my dad & me only with multiplication tables (9's). I'd be trying to catch my breath and he'd be yelling " Stop that f'n crying or I'll give you something to cry about !! " Lol 😜🤪
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cerinamroth 1 year ago
I need therapy beforehand and a follow-up with the therapist after seeing my mother (father dead).
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Vicky Phenny 1 year ago
Growing up, I thought my parents were working hard to support me, so I had to forgive the neglect and abuse. Then I became an adult and realized they were too proud to ask for help or rely on anyone. They actively chose to make things worse for our family in order to hide the abuse rather than seeking assistance.
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Nika the Great 1 year ago
James Stevenson, what are we supposed to do? Work a job by age ten? They had us, it’s their job to take care of us
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
If you're standing up, it doesn't count as watching telly. A bit like food eaten standing up has no calories
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cerinamroth 1 year ago
When I was on holiday with a friend in Albania, a country run on duct tape it seems, it was surprisingly difficult to source some to temporarily stick something back on our hire car. We ended up having to use kinesiology tape and sticking plasters, using our phone light and both on our backs under a car at night. We made it!
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Rebelliousslug 1 year ago
I remember this. I remember all of the super creepy animatronics they had. All the kids hated them.
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james stevenson 1 year ago
Turn IRL down from 11 to about 7 and swap it with family and then you kinda got me
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Maggie Fanelli 1 year ago
I hate when my kids’ schools do this. It always makes for a stressful morning.
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Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
Our parents never sought to get the two of us assessed for anything when we struggled and didn't fit in at school (The doctor told our mum that my then-toddler older sibling was the most anxious baby they'd ever seen) We figured out it was because our family is SO full of ADHD, ASD and AuADHD, that our oddities just never stuck out to them.
Giraffy Window 1 year ago (edited)
Our parents never sought to get the two of us assessed for anything when we struggled and didn't fit in at school (The doctor told our mum that my then-toddler older sibling was the most anxious baby they'd ever seen) We figured out it was because our family is SO full of ADHD, ASD and AuADHD, that our oddities just never stuck out to them.
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