‘Mom I Threw Up’ is a meme based on an image of an alien-like character standing in a doorway. It relates to being a kid when we had to wake up our parents in the middle of the night after falling sick.
The meme adds a touch of nostalgia explaining the comfort we find in our parents when surrounded by distressing events.
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The meme was shared on Twitter (now known as X) in 2018 by the handle @Onyxrose9 and then became a viral meme that spread to other social media platforms like Reddit and Instagram.
Many variants of the meme have emerged since it went viral. For example- “Mom, I threw up” was also used as “Mom, I frewed up” by some users.
How did the meme originate?
An X user - @Onyxrose9 tweeted the image on their handle on September 10, 2018, with an image of an alien standing in a tunnel. The tweet read, “Me walking up to my parents' room at 3 am on a school night just to tell them I threw up on my pillow.”
It was then posted on a Reddit handle called r/teenagers. Many users took to the comments section to express themselves as they resonated with it.
Later in October 2018 another version of the “Mom, I threw up” meme popped out. The image showed a small alien standing in a large doorway. It was shared with a caption, “Me walking to my parents room at 2 am telling them I threw up.”
Other variants of the meme
The alien was replaced by cute animals like raccoons, cats, and dogs expressing guilt or distress. This implies the comfort a child needs after being in an uncomfortable situation.
Speaking of pop culture references, Mike Wazowski from the film Monsters, Inc. was also used as a replacement.
Another variant was “Shadowy Buff Guy” which was an image of bodybuilder Lexx Little who posted it as his story in 2020 under the caption, "If this got posted on a meme page, I'd die happy. I don't even care if I was tagged or not". It was widely circulated following posts by Instagram users.
Here are some more examples of the "Mom, I threw up" meme
1) The Haunted version
Here the user replaced the famous alien figure with posters of thriller movies like The Omen and Monkey Man.
This meme is made out of a scene from John Carpenter’s The Halloween where the character of Michael Myers sends chills down our spine.
2) The Animal version
In this version of the "Mom, I threw up" meme a raccoon can be seen standing behind a glass door with a guilty expression on its face.
In this meme, a cute kitten can be seen staring at its owner with a sad expression as if confessing about her misdeeds!
Another cat standing in a doorway relates to the meme.
3)The Cartoon version
Cartoon characters are picked up by the users to create the "Mom, I threw up" meme.
Disclaimer: The article contains the writer's personal views and opinions. Do comment below to let us know about the feel-good memes that should make it to the list.
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