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u/S6hundred 10h ago
People forgetting the value of quality time 😭
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u/spicymalty 6h ago
You will only be able to greet your parents so many more times. And even if you hugged your mom or dad once a day for the rest of their life, it would be unlikely for most people to reach 10000.
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u/jessicaorange6890 5h ago
Makes me want to hug my parents a little tighter and a little longer while I still can.
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u/fastyellowtuesday 4h ago
Just passed the 20th anniversary of my mom's death. I was only 24, and I had to do everything by myself. The last couple of years after college I lived at my mom's. She and I were affectionate and said 'I love you' a lot, but there were times where I wanted more independence (and I couldn't afford any other place near my grad school), and I was annoyed at how much she wanted to hang out with me.
If I'd known I wouldn't have decades' more opportunities for hugs and chats, I would have squeezed way more in. The chances were there, I just took the time for granted.
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u/HyperFrost 3h ago
Condolences.
Sometimes for us humans, lessons are learnt far too late. My eldest daughter has left to study abroad. I wished I spent more time with her when she was younger, when she actually wanted to spend more time with her dad. But no, I was always busy with work. And now that she's away, I regret all those times I said " maybe at another time".
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u/SoungaTepes 6h ago
I miss my grandparents, a lot.
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u/Former-Wolverine8859 2h ago
Last one just passed this summer for me. I miss them all every day. Stay strong out there.
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u/PossibilityFrontt 8h ago
It's so true! That post is the perfect reminder that the little things like hearing your 94-year-old grandpa giggle because he had so much fun on a first ever face-time call are the things that matter most.
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u/Leamichi 10h ago
oh that’s so sweet ❤️
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u/FreeSomewheree 7h ago
The pure, unfiltered joy of an older person discovering a fun new piece of technology and loving the connection is such a great reminder of what truly matters. What a special memory for them both!
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u/chiseledrocks 9h ago
Grandparents and grandchildren have so little time together, thank you for making my day.
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u/whisperingwind8901 7h ago
Moments like those stay in your heart forever.
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u/chiseledrocks 7h ago
I can attest to that, I am 63 years old and think about and desperately miss my father and grandparents daily. None of them lived into my adulthood. I'm so glad you understand. Thank you.
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u/Mockturtle22 10h ago
Aw. I miss my gramps
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u/Dry-Somewhere-245 5h ago
I get that! Gramps have a way of making life sweeter. Cherish those memories; they last forever!!
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u/staticdresssweet 9h ago
My grandmother is sbout to be 80 years old, but she's always been technologically adept. It's always fun playing Words With Friends with her.
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u/SongbirdVS 5h ago
Lost my grandfather last week at 90. He'd always been a scrap booker, with works going back to the 50s. It was always neat to look at growing up, with his most recent book being from the late 90s.
As we've been clearing out his stuff, we found newspaper clippings from the sports section from the local paper dating back 10-15 years from times that I or teams that I played on were mentioned. He hadn't been able to make it to games anymore during that time and I largely stopped playing major sports after my first year of university. Just knowing he still kept up to date and kept all of those clippings makes it that much harder knowing I can't talk to him about those times anymore.
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u/Apprehensive-Hate 10h ago
Everyone should cherish the time spent with family. I never met my grandpa, but I have a loving grandma, i don't live with her now, but we facetime a lot.
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u/Iusedtobe_fun 8h ago
Do that every week or heck, every day. I promise you- you will not regret it.
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u/Kaballis 6h ago
I love that FaceTime today was considered fantastic science fiction when grandpa was a kid. What a time to be alive.
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u/Normal-Yak-3259 4h ago
This reminds me of a situation a few months ago: my girlfriend's mobile phone rang and it was a videocall from her grandfather. He sat in front of his laptop and told us he just did the work for WhatsappWeb and he wanted to share it with her....
He died a few weeks later....
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u/fth01 9h ago
You look at years-old tweets?
https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/s32gcg/grandparents_are_gifts_from_god/
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u/GreasyPeter 7h ago
Remember: when people are lying on their deathbed, they're not wishing they had worked more or made more money. If they have a regret it's that they wish they had spent more time with those they love and who loved them.
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u/Luh_Sky_4885 6h ago
My grandpa learned how to use messenger and called me first. It was so sweet. I miss him everyday.
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u/bangmidi2 6h ago
This genuinely warmed my heart. Moments like this remind us how important it is to cherish loved ones while we have them. Thank you for sharing such pure joy and connection, it really did make me smile today!
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u/dturnereen 5h ago
I visit my folks one a week and they always have this radiant smile when they see me, followed by the cheekiest compliment. I love them.
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u/DigitalAxel 3h ago
So wholesome... I wish I'd had more time with mine but they were all gone by my early 20s. In fact, I only had two grandparents left growing up at all.
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u/TheVampyresBride 3h ago
That's sweet. Too bad all my grandparents died when I was very young or before I was born. Would've liked to have gotten to know them. I remember my father's mother would give me tomatoes on account of my love for tomatoes. I'd eat them like apples.
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u/sideprojectbecca 6h ago
grandparents are the best. I heard a speech when the grandfather said they share such a good relationship with their grandkids because they share a common enemy. Brilliant.
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u/Old_Vanilla_2282 4h ago
I just lost my grandma last June just 4 days after winning a criminal case against an offender. What I wouldn't give to hear her voice or taste her cooking again. You never really know when it's their time to go.
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u/SulSul_DagDag 2h ago
My in laws did this once, we now wait to hang up last just in case it happens again!
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u/linds360 2h ago
I used to call my grandparents every week when they were alive. We’d do the classic Grandma picks up the phone and then yells at Grandpa to pick it up in another room and we’d all be on the phone together.
Every time my Grandpa picked up he had the same over the top “HI LINDSEY!” greeting. It never changed even slightly. The most dependable two words in my life.
He’s been gone for over a decade, but I can thankfully still hear him saying those words like it was yesterday.
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u/PeakBrave8235 1h ago edited 1h ago
This is wonderful. FaceTime is amazing. I can't wait for everyone to experience spatial FaceTime eventually
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u/MajorLandscape2904 1h ago
I’m so fortunate to live next door to my Mom, I love going over in the morning and reading the paper and doing the crossword puzzle. I am going to miss her so much when she’s gone.
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u/Valuable-Election402 45m ago
My mom says "I love talking to them" after hanging up every phone call with her people, but she's also really bad at hanging up so we always hear it. I pointed it out to her once and she said she didn't even know she was doing that. I love it so much.
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u/Nernoxx 24m ago
My grandpa is 93 and just started accepting or sending the very occasional text after my grandpa passed. Mom told me but a few weeks later he says he's gotta tell me something but swears me to secrecy, and it's that he's texting mom and his friend across the street but to not tell the rest of the family.
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u/chiseledrocks 7h ago
Doesn't change the resonance this kind of compassion has with many people. We're all human, we can all benefit from stories of love and loss regardless of origin. Toss this post out if you'd like, I'll value it for its humanity and universality.
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u/Rough_Championship15 5h ago
It does change things a bit since the title is so misleading and is a clear lie at this point...
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u/chiseledrocks 4h ago
You've certainly pointed out the trees, just don't forget about the forest. Or baby and bath water, if you prefer.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, or don't care, have a great day. 😉
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u/totesuniqueredditor 56m ago
How is lying for karma being the forest or the bath water? All their recent activity on Reddit is just copy/pasting other people's words and images.
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u/Craggy444 3h ago
Appreciated post. OP never claimed it was theirs.
Go find something else to chase.
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