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I Lived Bitch
About
I Lived Bitch refers to a quote from a text message containing a photograph of a man recovering in a hospital room and text message reading "I Lived Bitch." Online, the phrase "I lived bitch" has come to describe overcoming a physical or emotional hardship.
Origin
In December 2014, Twitter user @lolcalista[1] tweeted a photo of a text message exchange (shown below) underneath the caption "my stepdad had surgery this morning and he sent me this." The account has since been closed and taken over by a new user. However, on December 4th, 2014, Twitter user @polarizangie rewtweeted the post.[4]
![my stepdad had surgery this morning and he sent me this calista @lolcalista my stepdad had surgery this morning and he sent me this 8000 AT&T LTE 3:00 PM ④ 5596. <Messages (1) Brent Details Today 2:04 PM l lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/274/a0f.jpg)
Spread
On April 24th, 2016, the Instagram account @cohmedy[3] posted the original @lolcalista tweet to receive more than 129,900 likes in the first year. Several months later, on December 30th, Twitter user @spliced_[6] posted a variation of @lolcalista's tweet (shown below), posting the same picture but rewriting their tweet to read, "My dad, who has been in a coma for 3 months and presumed dead, texted me this." The tweet received more than 137,800 retweets and 405,400 likes.
![My dad, who has been in a coma for 3 months and presumed dead, texted me this chris @spliced My dad, who has been in a coma for 3 months and presumed dead, texted me this I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/286/b37.jpg)
Several days later, on January 7th, 2017, Twitter user @mytomholland[5] posted a variation on the meme, placing actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the image. They captioned a picture (shown below) of DiCaprio standup paddleboarding "my husband, who drowned in the ocean 3 years ago and presumed dead, texted me this." The tweet received more than 16,000 retweets and 27,000 likes.
![my husband, who drowned in the ocean 3 years ago and presumed dead, texted me this shana @mytomholland my husband, who drowned in the ocean 3 years ago and presumed dead, texted me this .oooo Bouygues 5:16 PM 36 % Jack Dawson iMessage Today 5:15 PM I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/298/82f.jpg)
On February 3rd, 2017, the Twitter account @Knuckle_Echidna[2] tweeted "I lived bitch" (shown below) and received more than 10,400 retweets and 13,600 likes in the first three months.
![Knuckles I lived bitch Knuckles the Echidna @Knuckle_Echidna I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/281/3e3.png)
Various Examples
![he lived babe 오▼ 步Follow Jack @SamuraiJack This robot, who I killed 5 episodes ago, just texted me this Messages Scatman Contact Today 2:04 PM lived babe](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/246/444/86c.png)
![Alternate to the 'Dragons' Short hanao 2251 my brother, who thought i murdered years ago, texted me this. 〈Messages Genji Details Today 2:04 PM I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/226/380/a75.png)
![my stepdad had surgery this morning and he sent me this liv! | 56 @markibach my stepdad had surgery this morning and he sent me this i lived bitch 1:57 PM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/276/342.jpg)
![my dog, who has been in a coma for 3 months and presumed dead, texted me this I lived bitch My dog, who has been in a coma for 3 months and presumed dead, texted me this 17:17 @イ44%ED+ Dog Text Message Today 17:17 i lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/277/b60.jpg)
![my minion who i thought i crushed fifty years ago text me this i lived bitch My minion who I thought I crushed iiiiy years age) icxǐxi rile itis ooo AT&T LTE 3:00 PM @ 55%屺 Messages (1) Demongo Details Today 2:04 PM I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/278/5b5.png)
![the samurai who has been missing for 50 years and presumed dead, texted me this i lived bitch the samurai,who has been missing for 50 years and presumed dead, texted me this I lived bitch](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/248/279/deb.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Me.Me – @lolcalista's tweet
[2] Twitter – @Knuckle_Echidna's Tweet
[3] Instagram – @cohmedy's Post
[4] Twitter – @polarizeangie's Tweet
[5] Twitter – @mytomholland's Tweet
[6] Twitter – @spliced_'s Tweet
Top Comments
aceofscarabs
Apr 28, 2017 at 07:58AM EDT
gnomechild
Apr 28, 2017 at 06:58AM EDT