WHEN PARENTS TEXT

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Happy Birthday, Stranger

DAD: I know Matt’s busy at work, but we’re going to call to say Happy Birthday anyway!

ME: Ok

(5 minutes later)

DAD: Can you send me his number again? Your mother and I just sang happy birthday to a stranger.

ME: YOU’RE KIDDING.

DAD: No. The guy who answered was very confused. Number please.

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Planet Hillary, 2014, 2014

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Beyonce “XO,” 2013, 2013

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Doge 2013, 2013

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Now through Friday save 20% on all prints! Discount will be applied at checkout. Happy Holidays! 

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The When Parents Text Finale

Today marks the 3rd year of When Parents Text.

When we started the site in 2010, we had no idea what it would become.

In three years we have published over five thousand texts, welcomed over 70 million visitors, designed an app, and published a book (now in its fourth printing).

The transition from friends to business partners was fun, but not always easy. And after three years, we have decided to go back to being just friends.

This is the When Parents Text Finale!

We will leave the archive of texts up on our site and our app, and continue our Tumblr and Facebook pages. Continue to share your texts and enjoy the hilarity. We’ll still post occasionally.

This past weekend we went to our hometown and the Panera where it all started. You can see more pictures here.

Feel free to follow our other projects.

Lauren Kaelin is an illustrator and paints memes.

She started Benjameme.net as an excuse to paint the internet. Prints are available for purchase here.

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Sophia Fraioli works as a Production Manager for Stylesight.

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Thanks for everything. Keep texting!

Bowtie man 4eva ;-)8

Lauren and Sophia

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YMWTK

DAD: Where are you? YMWTK

ME: I’m at Starbucks. What is YMWTK?

DAD: Your mother wants to know.

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Barking Mad

DAD: You know how I like to stop and stoplights and bark at the dogs next to me to see if they’ll start barking? I just did that and the lady driving looked over and caught me in the act.

ME: …I did not know that that was something you liked to do…

DAD: Really? You can bark silently- act like your barking- and about 50% of dogs will bark back

DAD: Try it

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David After Dentist, 2009, 2013

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs

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Uncles

ME: If there are a bunch of ants on my floor, is that cause for concern?

DAD: Any uncles?

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Stand WIth Wendy, 2013, 2013

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I work fast. 

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Mixing It Up!

MOM: You are my moonshine, my only moonshine. You make me tipsy when skies are dark.You’ll never know deer how much I hunt you and I hope that I don’t miss my mark.

ME: what the heck?

MOM: Just mixing it up a bit. You don’t like?

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Painting Your Favorite Famous Internet Memes

"A successful meme is by definition reproducible, shareable, and recognizable," Lauren Kaelin says on her website.

Benjamemes on HuffPo!

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Sneezing Baby Panda, 2006, 2013

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Fan Art of the Day: Lauren Kaelin’s Meme Paintings

Click through to check out artist Lauren Kaelin’s meme-themed painting series Benjameme.

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Sassy

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poor at best

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10 Meme Paintings to Class Up the Internet [PICS]

Artist Lauren Kaelin has created a series of meme paintings, each featuring a different meme or viral star of the Internet.

Thanks Mashable for posting about my new project! 

Prints available: http://benjameme.net/shop