{"slug":"are-ya-winning-son","name":"Are Ya Winning Son","url":"/templates/are-ya-winning-son.jpg","w":1242,"h":846,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Build an Are Ya Winning Son meme. A stick-figure line drawing shows dad opening the door asking \"ARE YA WINNING, SON?\" while the son sits at a computer.","keywords":"are ya winning son meme, dad meme, son at computer meme, winning son meme, dad opens door meme, are you winning meme","year":2020,"origin":"A simple black-and-white line drawing. A stick-figure dad in a hat peeks through a doorway on the left, asking \"ARE YA WINNING, SON?\" (baked in as text above the door). On the right, the son sits at a computer desk with headphones on, one arm raised. The meme works as an object-labeling format where the dad and son are labeled to represent two things: the dad checking in on the son who is doing something unexpected or questionable at the computer.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Dad","x":3,"y":48.7,"w":25.1,"h":35.9,"placeholder":"Who is checking in","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":28,"opacity":1},{"label":"Son at Computer","x":55.4,"y":15.7,"w":44.2,"h":24.5,"placeholder":"What the son is actually doing","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":28,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["My boss at standup","Me watching YouTube tutorials instead of working"],"exampleAltText":"Are Ya Winning Son meme about boss checking in while you watch YouTube tutorials","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-17","howToMake":["Open the Are Ya Winning Son template with the line drawing","\"ARE YA WINNING, SON?\" is already baked in above the door","Label the dad (left) with whoever is checking in","Label the son at the computer (right) with what they are actually doing","The gap between expectation and reality drives the joke","Download your check-in gone wrong"],"seo":{"aliases":["Dad Checking In Meme","Winning Son Meme","Dad Opens Door Meme","Are You Winning Meme","Son At Computer Meme","Dad Son Computer Meme"],"description":"A black-and-white stick figure drawing on white paper. Left: a dad in a hat pushes open a door, pipe in mouth. \"ARE YA WINNING, SON?\" in bold text above the doorframe. Right: the son sits at a computer desk wearing headphones, one arm raised. The drawing style is deliberately simple, almost childlike. The humor comes from labeling who is actually at the door and what is actually happening at the computer.","definition":"A line-drawing dad opens the door asking \"ARE YA WINNING, SON?\" while the son sits at a computer. Object-labeling meme for situations where someone checks in and discovers something unexpected.","useCases":[{"category":"Work From Home","examples":["MY MANAGER / ME WATCHING NETFLIX ON MY SECOND MONITOR","THE DAILY STANDUP / ME HAVING DONE NOTHING SINCE YESTERDAY"]},{"category":"Parental Check-Ins","examples":["MOM / ME AT 3AM DEEP IN A WIKIPEDIA RABBIT HOLE ABOUT MEDIEVAL SIEGE WEAPONS","DAD / ME SPENDING $200 ON A MOBILE GAME"]},{"category":"Unexpected Activities","examples":["MY THERAPIST / ME MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES WE DISCUSSED","MY BANK APP / MY SPENDING HABITS THIS MONTH"]}]}}