'This and yap': 22 Relatable memes to heal your inner child

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

May 19, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

Does your inner child need healing?

Maybe that's a term you've heard kicked around a lot. Apparently, there is a child within you, and that child needs some attention. It's kind of a sweet idea. So often, we stray far from the things that we used to care about. We forget what was important to us, what we were like, who loved us, and who we loved. The adult world has a way of cleaving that part of ourselves away. But then something will hit upon a core wound, and we'll be left worse off, wondering what went wrong. This is why we have to think about the child within us. What they would want. Maybe they want to roll around in the grass outside. Maybe they want to color in a coloring book. Maybe they want to look at a list of memes just like they did when they were in grade school. Well, today, we're here to honor that. These memes speak to what it is like to be us, in all of our particularities. It feels so good to be seen, and these memes do just that. They may uplift you, or they may just put a hand on your back and remind you that everything is going to be okay. After all, you're not the only one out there who feels the way you do. You're in good company, surrounded by people who just want to make it work. These memes take us by the hand and make us remember all of the things we're grateful for. So scroll on and enjoy them, because they won't be here forever. Then reward yourself with a pack of Skittles or something, I don't know, I don't make the rules. I only make the meme lists.

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Bro is ready for Normandy

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Ahhhh my best friend, my salad fingers

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Just me and the homies

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Their impact is still felt today

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Let's swing it out, bud

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There's a lot under the surface

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We're in it together

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Say that to me againnnn

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Two roads diverge in a yellow wood

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Shake that thang

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'This and yap': 22 Relatable memes to heal your inner child

Does your inner child need healing?

Bro is ready for Normandy

Ahhhh my best friend, my salad fingers

Just me and the homies

Their impact is still felt today

Let's swing it out, bud

There's a lot under the surface

We're in it together

Say that to me againnnn

Two roads diverge in a yellow wood

Shake that thang

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