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When You Forget How to Dress for Mother's Day (Modern Family Edition)

A meme featuring a promotional group photo from the TV show 'Modern Family' with overlaid text humorously depicting the scenario of someone returning home from college and dressing inappropriately for Mother's Day. The central figure wears a revealing gold dress, contrasting with others in casual/semi-casual attire, while the young girl Lily is highlighted for her skeptical side eye, referenced in the bottom comment.
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Lily still being lily with the side eye 😂

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When you're home from college and you've forgotten how to dress appropriately for Mother's Day.

Overview

A meme featuring a promotional group photo from the TV show 'Modern Family' with overlaid text humorously depicting the scenario of someone returning home from college and dressing inappropriately for Mother's Day. The central figure wears a revealing gold dress, contrasting with others in casual/semi-casual attire, while the young girl Lily is highlighted for her skeptical side eye, referenced in the bottom comment.

Origin notes

This meme is a remix of a promotional photograph from the TV series 'Modern Family' (produced by 20th Century Fox), edited with top and bottom text to create relatable humor. It was shared by 'Memes Network' on Twitter/X, as indicated by the watermark with the handle '@MemesNetworks' and Simpsons avatar.

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