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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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Not being allowed to be anonymous when winning the lottery is like putting a bullseye on yourself.

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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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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.

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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.

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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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kids have weird obsessions, much in the same way that adults do. TLDR: people be weird

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Jack Burton
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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Brian Herold
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Family" support and care about you. Just because someone's related to you, it doesn't mean they are family, especially if they're toxic.

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Matt Smith
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IMO, there's a difference between family and relatives. Family is who you care about, while relatives are just people you're related to

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Nosirrow
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Family has to earn your love and affection. Not demand it while treating you badly.

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Kathleen McGann
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My family used, "But family always sticks together" as a way to abuse because they thought you wouldn't leave. I left.

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Alexia
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool, let's switch families. You take mine; I'll take yours. Careful though, they are verbally, emotionally and even physically abusive; you'll hear constant insults and belittling; they'll mess up with your sleep, your stuff and your interests, and they'll make you their scapegoat very quickly. But hey, "nothing is more important than family", right? RIIIIGHT??

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Leigh James
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Individuation - the ability to be connected to yet distanced from one's family of origin. It is possible.

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pam mcgee
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm simply civil to my toxic family members and have no emotional attachment to them at all.

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Shreshta Sreenatha
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Family doesn't have to be the one you were born with. It can be made up of the people you meet along the way

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

F that. I have friends who are closer "family" than the folks I'm related to by blood.

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Justme
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it when toxic family members misquote “blood is thicker than water”. I don’t know the exact true quote but it’s something along the lines of “The blood of the lamb is thicker than water of the womb”.

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Faye Drewit
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing is more important than your family, but they don't have to be the folks that made you!

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not that there aren't abusive people but a lot of times this just ends being the very cult like "cut off those who disagree with your world view".

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Angrykitten
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I firmly believe some need to need to make their famiy.

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Tropical Tarot
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof. -- Richard Bach

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't have to be the bio-family. Family stays together - if it's the chosen one, so it be.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One IKEA decor sign defines family as 'People who laugh, cry, play, learn and dream together. The people you share your life with who love and support each other in good times and bad. This is family.' That is the correct definition.

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Jessica Isaacson
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't really trust people that have 100% close family relationships with ALL family members of there are more than 4 people.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The blood of the covenant is thicker than the waters of the womb

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother in law asking me why her phone is so slow... 125 apps opened, 400 mails, all notifications and spam attacking every minute.

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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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well yes, but if your partner sent you the picture, that's solid right?

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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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandfather asked me once "What made you turn away from me?", I answered "You did"

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Das me! 😂 My family would disown me if I told thwm just a quarter of my new worldviews since moving abroad 🙃

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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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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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.

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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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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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.”

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Ooooohhhh, okay." *Me missing the first dozen years of the gossip and pretending to understand it all from hearing five minutes*

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me to God: "hang on just a minute." *Jumps down from the pearly gates to fight ancient mathematician*

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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?

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We’d love to hear what you have to say. Drop by the comment section if you have a second!

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need therapy beforehand and a follow-up with the therapist after seeing my mother (father dead).

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Universal Comments about the neighborhood serial killer, “He was the nicest guy.”

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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