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Parents' Divorce During Wii Sports

A text-based meme post describing a personal memory where the author's parents announced their divorce while they were playing Wii Sports baseball. The author recounts switching to the boxing game mode and holding back tears while beating up their dad's Mii character.
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My parents announced their divorce while I was playing Wii sports baseball and I remember switching to boxing and holding back tears as I beat up my dads mii

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A text-based meme post describing a personal memory where the author's parents announced their divorce while they were playing Wii Sports baseball. The author recounts switching to the boxing game mode and holding back tears while beating up their dad's Mii character.

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The source of this meme is X.com (formerly Twitter) from the account @meme_basement. It appears to be an original text post sharing a personal anecdote with emotional and nostalgic elements related to childhood and gaming.

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