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Mom Knows I Skipped School Meme

The meme consists of two text sections above an image. The first text reads: 'Me: *telling my mom how my day was at school*' and the second text reads: 'My mom who received a text from the school saying I didn’t go:'. Below the text is a photograph of Leonardo DiCaprio sitting on a light-colored couch, wearing a black jacket over a black shirt, holding a coffee cup with a white lid. He has an amused smirk on his face, with green plants visible in the background. The image humorously portrays the mom's knowing reaction to her child's lie about attending school.
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Me
*telling my mom how my day was at school*
My mom
who received a text from the school saying I didn’t go:

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A meme depicting the contrast between a child lying about attending school and their mom's knowing reaction.

Overview

The meme consists of two text sections above an image. The first text reads: 'Me: telling my mom how my day was at school' and the second text reads: 'My mom who received a text from the school saying I didn’t go:'. Below the text is a photograph of Leonardo DiCaprio sitting on a light-colored couch, wearing a black jacket over a black shirt, holding a coffee cup with a white lid. He has an amused smirk on his face, with green plants visible in the background. The image humorously portrays the mom's knowing reaction to her child's lie about attending school.

Origin notes

The meme originates from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the account 'WholesomeMeme'. It uses a repurposed photograph of Leonardo DiCaprio, likely from a real interview or talk show, edited with overlay text to create a relatable humor scenario about a child lying to their parent about skipping school.

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