About 1 billion people in the world today are grandparents. Because humans are living longer, we are spending more time in the grandparenting role compared to past generations. As a result, more and more people are embracing the silver age of wisdom and the perks that come with it.
So as a tribute to all those perfectly fluffy apple pies only grandmas know how to make, and to these seriously useful handy skills you can only thank your grandpa for, Bored Panda has compiled this joyful list of wholesome grandparents.
From grandparents meeting their newborn grandchild for the first time and crying their eyes out from happiness, to grandma knitting a rainbow sweater after her granddaughter came out as bi, this is the grandlove we all deserve in life.
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#23 This Is The Last Note My Grandfather Left My Grandma Before He Died. He Attached It To His Will Because He Knew That'd The Only Time She Would Find It
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#24 100 Years Apart. My Grandfather On His 103rd Birthday With My 3-Year-Old Daughter. This Picture Is Priceless To Me
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#26 My Grandma Wanted To See The Ocean One Last Time Before Checking Into Hospice. Her Face Says It All
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#27 I Told My Grandma I Was Bisexual A Few Weeks Ago And Today She Gave Me This
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#29 My Grandpa's Cat Passed Away Early December. He Was Crushed And Didn't Want To Insensitively Replace Her, But He Was So Lonely
He let my mom help him find a new kitten after a couple weeks. This is the picture she sent me.
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#30 My Oma (Grandmother) Made Me This Quilt For My Graduation. She Thought The Rainbows Would Be Good Because I’m Gay. My Grandparents Are New To This Whole Gay Thing But They Are Doing Their Best
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#31 My Grandma, 96, With My Grandpa, 100, Hours Before Her Death This Weekend. 77 Years Of Marriage
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#32 A Grandpa Got A Cochlea Implant Tattoo To Become Like His Grandson
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#33 My Dog Gets Really Anxious In The Car, So My Grandma Asked To Sit In The Back With Him. The Whole Car Ride All I Heard Was “It’s Okay, We’re Almost There Brave Boy”
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#34 My Great-Grandma, Who Will Be 103 On Valentine’s Day, Laughing With My 2-Month-Old Daughter
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#35 My 84-Year-Old Grandmother Apologized For Having To Wear Her Nightgown In Front Of Us
I said it was no problem and that it actually looked very comfortable, so she immediately offered one to me. It's not like I could have rejected this generous gift...
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#37 My Cat Ripped Open His Favorite Toy. This Is My Grandma Sewing It Back Together
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#38 My Grandma Can't Protest On The Streets, But She Still Wants To Show Her Solidarity And Support
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#40 Today My 3 Year Old Son And His 89 Year Old Great Grandma Teamed Up To Catch Both Their First Fish. He Hooked It She Reeled It In
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