She Took The Fucking Kids
About
She Took The Fucking Kids is a catchphrase used online to facetiously express the pain of losing custody of one's children in a divorce or separation.
Origin
While the expression has been used offline in the past, one of the earliest known usages of the phrase was posted by Twitter [1] @MarcGatland1 on February 11th, 2012. They wrote (shown below), "My wife left me last week and I haven't had sex since. She took the fucking kids."
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On March 16th, 2018, Redditor [4] tryingnottotouchmyse posted "she took the kids. i need help" in the /r/NoFap subreddit.
On March 26th, GoFundMe [2] user Alex Jacobs posted a fundraising campaign entitled "She Took The Fucking Kids." The page featured an image of doge with the caption "she took the fucking kids," which was reposted by the Facebook [3] group dogeiscoolandawesome. When reposted, the image (shown below, left) received more than 40 reactions and 5 shares.
On May 7th, YouTuber adamlolsue posted a variation of Steamed Hams using the title "She Took The Fucking Kids." Within four months, the post (shown below, left) received more than 400 views.
On July 24th, Redditor[7] posted a variation of the meme, featuring a Ditty animation of Frankenstein's monster dancing as the text about a woman taking the kids played. The post (shown below) received more than 6.400 points (98% upvoted) and 90 comments in less than three months.
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On July 28th, Instagram [5] user @salty.memesters posted a video of the cartoon characters Shaggy and Carl Wheezer dancing the "Macarena." The video was captioned "Hippity hoppity she took the fucking kids." The post (shown below) received more than 1,100 likes and 9,000 views in less than two months.
Several days later, on August 4th, Redditor[6] TheBabyEatingStork posted a photoshop parody of a box of the margarine spread I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, which reads, "I Can't Believe She Took the Fucking Kids." The post (shown below) received more than 1,300 points (99% upvoted) and 15 comments in less than two months.
On September 13th, Redditor[8] asked about the meme in the /r/OutOfTheLoop subreddit.
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External References
[1] Twitter – @MarcGatland1's Tweet
[2] GoFundMe – She Took The Fucking Kids
[3] Facebook – dogeiscoolandawesome's Post
[5] Instagram – @salty.memers's Post?
[7] Reddit – Ok now this is cool
[8] Reddit – She Took The Fucking Kids Meme
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