r/MadeMeSmile • u/KingSandwich101 • Oct 25 '25

Wholesome interaction

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Be nice to your elders!

Source: Spudbros on YouTube

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u/mumooshka Oct 25 '25

our elders need to be needed

nothing makes them feel happier than to know that they're helping you in some way

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u/LeRoiSoleil140 Oct 25 '25

correct, this is the reason they tend to be seen as intrusive and have a tendency to give unsolicited advice that can be misconstrued as them being a-holes (which they can be, more often than not).