2024 'There Was A Healing' Meme Has Only Become More Relevant Over The Past Year

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There Was A Healing is a series of memes where a PNG of big, wet eyes and a pacifier is edited onto images of characters or people alongside a variation of the catchphrase, "There was a healing," including examples using the phrasal template, "There was a X."

The memes are inspired by a September 2024 meme posted by X user @aIexrudd where the big eyes have been edited onto Chris and Peter Griffin from Family Guy. It was further popularized on TikTok between 2025 and 2026 after an upload by @enzoswordskill, inspiring further memes referencing the original.

Origin

On September 26th, 2024, X use @aIexrudd posted an image of Family Guy season 17, episode 13, "Trans-Fat," where Chris Griffin tells his father, Peter Griffin, "There was a shooting at school." The post reads, "does anyone know how to be happy," gaining over 7,500 likes in two years.

Later that day, X user @ commented, "6 beers. 10 cigarettes. New woman by lalisa ft rosalia. Flirt with old man on grindr then block him. Family guy funny moments compilation. IN. THAT. ORDER." X user and OP @alexrudd responded, "imma try that!" and shared an edit of the "there was a shooting scene" where Chris and Peter have been given big, wet eyes and the caption now reads, "There was a healing." The post gained over 550 likes in two years.

Spread

The meme began to inspire variations as early as June 2025.

For example, on June 2nd, 2025, Instagram user joan.of.arca posted a Family Guy image of Peter in drag captioned, "She was a fairy," writing in the description, "There was a healing," gaining over 8,100 likes in a year.

On August 5th, TikToker @enzoswordskill posted an edit of the "There was a healing" meme where the original "there was a shooting" image is transformed into "there was a healing" by a fairy, garnering over 484,000 views in a year.

@enzoswordskill there was a healing❤️ #familyguy ♬ Mermaid – Sade

On October 31st, 2025, TikToker @xinyume posted a video where she lip syncs to "David" by Lorde while wearing cutouts of the blue eyes from the meme, gaining over 34,000 views in seven months.

On November 15th, Redditor u/Content_Debt_8386 made a post to the /r/ExplaintheJoke subreddit asking for the context of the meme, gaining about 80 upvotes in six months.

@xinyume Heal with us ❤️ #halloween ♬ David – Lorde

On April 21st, 2026, X user @beyoncesspamacc posted a video edit of the "thick thighs p---y salad" meme that references the "there was a healing" meme, garnering over 34,000 likes and 8,000 reposts in a month.

You want the yass thighs healing salad? pic.twitter.com/qenm0LSOV8

— expiredkirspies (@beyoncesspamacc) April 22, 2026