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On May 20, Mallori Taylor tweeted how in 15 years from now she wants to have a quintessential life with a husband and two kids, going to baseball games and scrapbooking. Her tweet blew up because people felt the same way about their perfect future life.
LADIES imagine this, it’s 15 years from now—your son is up to bat, your husband is the hot 3rd base coach, your little girl is cheering on her big brother at the fence,&you are team mom, taking pics with a fancy camera,&keeping the scorebook
THAT WOULD BE LIVING MY BEST LIFE
— Mallori Taylor (@mallorii_alysee) May 20, 2018
It was quickly pointed out that even that Taylor’s ideal life is very normal. A tweet pointing this out went even more viral than Taylor’s tweet.
College girls on twitter aggressively fantasizing about being 40 year old moms who do regular activities with their fictional families is one of the most bizarre social media trends https://t.co/QP6VtpnzPk
— KB (@kbnoswag) May 21, 2018
Some people were upset with this response because lusting after a stable and happy life is nothing to be ashamed of. But there is a cringy gender stereotype attached to Taylor’s tweet that is fun to make fun of.
From there Taylor’s tweet was meme-ified and now we can’t escape it. It seems like a billion trillion tweets have been posted starting with “Ladies, imagine this,” and most of them are hilarious.
At first, the meme poked fun at Taylor’s idealized basic life watching her son play a game old game of baseball.
LADIES, imagine: it's 15 yrs from now. your husband chad still has a mild coke addiction from his pike days and your kids thermos and keightlynn both got held back for being illiterate. keightlynn called you a bitch last night bc you wouldn't buy her the new iphone. life is good.
— b (@doyalikebaileys) May 22, 2018
LADIES imagine this, its 15 years from now. youre at your sons baseball game. he just took a line drive to the head, he died. im so so sorry
— feral gamer (@sexualjumanji) May 23, 2018
Like all good mems on the internet, it was taken way too far. People started describing the plot to movies and TV shows through the meme.
Ladies imagine this—in 8 yrs u broke up w/ ur longtime boyfriend & moved into a loft with 3 guys you found on craigslist. Your hobbies are breaking into song at inappropriate times & chugging beer on elevated surfaces, like a True American would
Who’s that girl? It’s you, Jess
— Shannon McKenzie (@realslimshanny) May 24, 2018
LADIES IMAGINE THIS – Your husband is the strongest man in the world and you have 3 children. One is the fastest kid on planet while the other can turn invisible. Your newborn’s power is yet to be discovered and you have a family friend who doesn’t know where his super suit is
— Kyle Cachero (@URBNmusic) May 24, 2018
LADIES imagine this,
its 15 years from now. your son is up to bat. your daughter is cheering him on in the stands. your husband is nowhere to be found, you start to worry he’ll miss the game. suddenly, a tiny red convertible pulls up on the field. its your husband, Stuart Little
— eric curtin (@dubstep4dads) May 22, 2018
LADIES imagine this,
It’s 20 years from now. Your daughter is about to get married. You don’t have a husband but three men that might be her father show up on your Greek island. It’s chaos. Pierce Brosnan is singing. It’s Mamma Mia
— quarantine qt (@jennalinds) May 23, 2018
LADIES imagine this, it’s 15 years from now – you have three kids named Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia, your wife is a beautiful green princess, and you’re little donkey cheers you on from the comfort of your swamp. You’re Shrek. https://t.co/uD2a4glJ3U
— Not Luc (@yeahimemo_) May 21, 2018
It’s even being used to describe other memes and Vines, R.I.P.
LADIES imagine this,
its 15 years from now. your son gets cross checked but it doesn’t get called. the team he’s playing scores a goal. ur husband gets so mad he goes up to the glass and starts yelling. he bangs on the glass and it comes off. another parent goes “way to go Paul”— pammy 🍯 (@pamelaeus) May 23, 2018
The meme did a full 180 from the original tweet and was used to describe a child-free lifestyle with no responsibility and for sure no scrapbooking.
https://twitter.com/emtreas/status/998988977800704000
LADIES imagine this,
It’s 15 years from now. You’re not at a shitty baseball game, you’re in hawaii for the weekend. With your wife. You’re a lesbian. You can’t have kids, so they can’t hold you back. All your straight friends are stuck at kids sporting events. You’re laughing.
— presley (@innerpres) May 22, 2018
To be honest the meme has run its course. Enough is enough. The madness must end.
LADIES, Imagine this:
This meme format is annoying and I’m sick of seeing it
— amm (@smokegremlin) May 24, 2018
Ladies, imagine a life, where this meme died? Amazing.
