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Collected Item: “When You Find Your Meme in Your Kid's History book in 2040”

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When You Find Your Meme in Your Kid's History book in 2040

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

meme

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

We are living through a historical period with COVID-19, there is no doubt about that. This meme is about a dad who was probably a teenager during quarantine helping his child with homework in the year 2040. He discovers a meme he posted in 2020 has made its way into the history book!

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

humor, homelife, school, parents, studying, homework, meme

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Unknown

Give this story a date.

2020
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