30 Memes That Will Have '90s Born Moms & Dads Nodding Like Bobbleheads

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Kim Cohen
Nov 21, 2023 3:00 PM EST

The '90s were a time of scrunchies, neon colors, slap bracelets, and beloved Saturday morning cartoons. For today's parents who once proudly sported neon windbreakers and danced the Macarena, the nostalgia runs deep. 

This week, we're celebrating how we used to spice up our lives with 30 memes that only 90s kids who are now raising their own kids will understand. It's a trip down memory lane that resonates with those who rocked the era's questionable fashion choices, danced to the beat of dial-up internet, watched Home Alone and Mrs Doubtfire on repeat and loved the Clueless style dress code.

For '90s-born moms and dads, these memes are a hilarious reminder of the technological struggles, the fashion faux pas, the amazing movies, music and the unforgettable times that were our youth. So let's share a collective chuckle over the shared experiences that shaped our journey into parenthood. Enjoy! 

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  • 01
    Her: how do I know you'd be a good father? Me: I kept this thing alive for weeks babe I got this 0
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    me making dinner for my kids at the end of a long day Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner
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    when you're feeling pretty good about yourself then your kid reminds you that you were born in the 1900s That was way harsh, Tai.
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    When your child starts to develop your personality and you have nobody to blame but yourself 0000 Thedadfather
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    IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER YOU GOTTA PUT THE KIDS TO BED THE DAD
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    Kid: Did they have scary movies when you were a kid? Me: We had scary everything when I was a kid... Cof m
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    How I feel trying to be trendy in my 30s FOR CREAM BER
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    Them: You should sing to your kids Me: PANTHER BLACK PARTY Y'all gone make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here
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    20 minutes into playing with my kids and I'm all Everything hurts Someone call 911
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    When you finally get a night out and you realize your entire wardrobe went out of style while you were busy raising babies Ly
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    As a kid I thought Sally Field was such a killjoy in Mrs. Doubtfire. Now I'm like HE BROUGHT A DA I PONY INTO THE HOUSE
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    My husband: "What do you want for your birthday?" Me: A lovely cheese pizza just for me.
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    how I feel when I'm jamming out: how my kids see me: I said a hip hop...Hippie to the hippie the hip, hip a hop
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    When your babysitter is already booked but you and your spouse haven't finished a conversation in six months: Forfeit? No way. We'll find someone.
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    When your kid is acting like a lunatic in public, and you gotta bust out the crazy-eyes, so they know you mean business.
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    2020 parents: We have to open schools! What are we supposed to do, just leave our children alone at home for hours???? Parents of the 80's & 90's:
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    Me trying to distract my kid to give my wife a break.
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    When my mother-in-law tries to judge my parenting, I remind her she did this
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    When you overhear some teens referring to 90s music as "classics" and "oldies"
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    Alexa: blast some of that gangsta s t from the 90s so I can recite every lyric, word for word, and remind my kids who they're f king with
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    That one child that likes to test your gangsta
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    My parenting style is very "that's what you get for f in around"
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    Me in 50 years, still listening to 90's Hip hop and sipping on gin & juice. @kweenkwerke
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    Parents today telling their children don't drink from the garden hose because of bacteria and viruses and rust particles 90s parents
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    Me: You've got 10 minutes to clean your room, otherwise I'm throwing all your toys in the garbage! Kids: But, but, but... Me: TICK TOCK, MUTHAF KA!
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    Me listening to music about selling dr gs and killing people while i'm folding laundry
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    SO GLAD I GREW UP DOING THIS NOT THIS
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    Learning about my inheritance in the '90s: Parents You go sell these and buy yourself a nice spaceship.
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    When your joke ruins a conversation but you know it was amazing
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    When you finally learn how to microwave chicken nuggets Well I guess this is growing up.
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