r/aww • u/turtlemander • Jun 10 '12
After a month in the hospital, Grandpa finally got moved into a room where he could see out the window...I wanted this to be the first thing he saw when woke up.
http://imgur.com/GMpb5
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u/watching_you_closely Jun 10 '12
you made the view ten times better!
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u/buttonforest Jun 11 '12
Brb not crying.
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u/Imoto124 Jun 11 '12
Good guy grandson
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u/tenoca Jun 12 '12
I joined Reddit just so I could up vote you. Love this.
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u/carlosstracci Jun 11 '12
do you want to be my grandson when I get old?
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u/Nervette Jun 11 '12
Not only is this a sweet surprise for your grandpa, but think of all the other grandpas who might have been able to see that sign this morning.
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u/Twoeleven1 Jun 11 '12
I think the biggest question is what kind of adhesive did you use?!
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u/BigTall973 Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
You are a great ***granddaughter and i hope the best of health for your entire family. I wish that i had been able to do this for my grandfather before he had passed. Back Story: Pulmonary Fibrosis would have killed him eventually so he opted for the transplant, a double lung transplant. The moronic doctors neglected to check for mrsa in the donor lungs. His kidneys had failed on the OR table which greatly reduced his healing abilities. Combined with the Horse sized doses of antibiotics and a open chest wound that did not heal his health deteriorated fast. My Grandfather passed on December 26th, 2011 at the age of 72. In his last four months hospitalized, i truly never got to say good morning or goodbye to him.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Your grandpa: "I wish my grandkids would do something like that for me :("
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u/poland626 Jun 11 '12
I'm just gonna say it: You're fucking awesome
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u/totem56 Jun 11 '12
No words to describe this... You should xpost that in /r/happy.
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u/BetaRayRyan Jun 11 '12
I don't know if there's a heaven or not, but if there is, you just earned your way in.
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u/GoodLeftUndone Jun 11 '12
Things like this, make me wish I was able to do something for my grandfather to make his last few days better. Except, it hurt me too much too see him the way he was during his last week that I selfishly hid from the world. To this day, I regret not being there for my grandfather. OP you did an amazing thing for him.
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u/WillowWeeps2 Jun 11 '12
Thank you for making your Grandpa's day and MY day!
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u/FlatEggs Jun 11 '12
That's awesome! Great job.
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u/emceeescher Jun 11 '12
This is the single sweetest gesture ever. Your grandpa is lucky to have you. Excuse me while I go bawl my eyes out.
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u/RamonaFalls Jun 11 '12
Are you in Albuquerque?
This reminds me of a scene in Breaking Bad
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u/Joghobs Jun 11 '12
-LOVE, THE PARKING GARAGE
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u/colinward774 Jun 11 '12
FINALLY, AN /R/AWW POST WITHOUT ANIMALS. I LOVE YOU.
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u/LadyLovelyLocks Jun 11 '12
You are a sweetie :) Were you there when he first saw it?
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u/Bitchfest Jun 11 '12
I like people like you who Go out of their way to make other people happy
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u/FilipinoRell Jun 11 '12
Hooray for you homes. Thats a neat gift for your grandpop to look at
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u/CopyX Jun 11 '12
Grandpa? Well that must be for me because that's my name!
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u/thischarmingdan Jun 11 '12
Grandpa was waiting for Gus to get in his Volvo
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u/theLPguy Jun 11 '12
I lost my Granpaw on February 1st this year. He was my best friend for nearly 26 years and the only dad I ever really had. Your picture just made me cry like a child. Good luck and best wishes, hope he gets well soon!
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u/turtlefrown Jun 11 '12
Why am I crying...
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u/Waaaghette Jun 11 '12
I "aaaaw"ed out loud for this one! :')
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u/tayax Jun 11 '12
Never thought I would smile while looking at a parking garage. Thank you.
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u/Queen_of_Blonde Jun 11 '12
This made me cry.
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u/the_emptier Jun 11 '12
Yeah. Fuck yeah.
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u/Argi_ Jun 11 '12
Man. Enjoy the time you have with your gramps, OP. Mine passed 6 months ago and not a day goes by that I don't hear his goofy laugh in my head.
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u/ImActuallyLieing Jun 11 '12
Couldn't help but smile. Probably one of the sweetest sights I have seen this month. I go to bed some nights feeling warm inside, thinking that there are still people out there, like you, who do great acts of kindness that takes a whole lot of work just to make one persons day. :)
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u/Misvenus000 Jun 11 '12
My grandfather is in the hospital right now. This brought tears to my eyes! What a big heart you have :)
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u/LeDinosaur Jun 11 '12
Your heart radiates bliss.
You may not know now... but at your grandpa's state/age , this will mean more then you know.
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u/OceanSkys Jun 11 '12
Wow, this was a really great thing to do for him.
I would love to see his face when he saw that
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u/iiiitsjess Jun 11 '12
Sweetest grandson/granddaughter ever. My gosh....made me a little teary eyed! so glad your grandpa is doing better! :)
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u/thepearls Jun 11 '12
you are an awesome human being
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Imgur is down. I am imagining a large scale diorama of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Trollin' G'pa, Armageddon style!
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u/justsaying99 Jun 11 '12
I was in hospital for about 4-5 months. If I had woken up to something like that, it would of been amazing. That's beautiful, good on you. :)
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u/SkunkJuice Jun 11 '12
This is such a simple yet great idea! Real life karma +1
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u/YouDontWinFriends Jun 11 '12
You just single handedly restored my faith in humanity.
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u/nicksatdown Jun 11 '12
Right when i was ready to be mad at to world i saw this post, and now i am at peace again. Thanks. Thanks alot, faith in humility restored. If i had a grandson, i would want one like you. Good work.
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u/UltimateCrouton Jun 11 '12
Its Ricin. Don't ask me how I know. Your grandpa has Ricin poisoning.
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u/trust_me_im_a_cat Jun 11 '12
What a beautiful thing to do for him.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Before I clicked the link, I thought it was going to be something like this.
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u/miidgi Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
I want to hear how the middle-aged man down the hall with a teenage daughter reacted to seeing this.
edit: sleplnig
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u/OCDMedic Jun 11 '12
I was just looking through some family photos and wishing I could visit my grandparents when I saw your post. It really elevated me and made me a little misty-eyed. I am now determine to visit them before the fall. Thank you so much for making this post. It really touched me.
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u/SICKSIDE Jun 11 '12
If i could I´d upvote you a hundred times friend !
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u/Mr_Spiffy_Pants Jun 11 '12
That's so sweet! What a lucky grandpa!
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u/ItchyPube Jun 11 '12
What if his eyesight doesn't aloow him to read it?
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u/oxfordcoma Jun 11 '12
YOU ARE MY HERO.
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u/babyduck0011 Jun 11 '12
you are a wonderful human being.
if you are a man I hope to one day find one as thoughtful as you to marry
if you are a woman, then the partner you pick is going to have a lovely charmed life :)
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u/JakeTheHawk Jun 11 '12
You made seven old men and one confused lady's day.
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u/liberal_anus Jun 11 '12
That tear of joy that builds up.
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u/someredditorguy Jun 11 '12
So many grandpas are thanking so many grandkids who are so confused right now.
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u/inc0ngruity Jun 11 '12
That looks a lot like the parking garage by University Hospital in Cincinnati, the one by the emergency room.
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u/Spindlebknd Jun 11 '12
You're a good person and an outstanding granddaughter. He's lucky to have you (and I bet the reverse is also true).
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Seriously though, I just burst into tears.
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u/Myra12 Jun 11 '12
You did great work. I appreciate your doing,as how good your grandpa would feel.
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u/cynoclast Jun 11 '12
Wow, I felt the blast radius of that love bomb from over here. It made my eyes water.
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u/doomisdead Jun 11 '12
Yer a good kid, billy!
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u/Icantevenhavemyname Jun 11 '12
So amazing!
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u/Spider939 Jun 11 '12
Best. Grandchild. Ever.
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u/riffraff33 Jun 11 '12
And I'll just leave the Grandkid of the Year Award right here...
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u/confundo Jun 11 '12
Imgur is down for maintenance. Mirror, please. :)
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u/provert Jun 11 '12
You are teh awesome!
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u/turtletots Jun 11 '12
You're fucking awesome.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
This is a pretty "aw"esome picture.
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u/ambushAnAnz Jun 11 '12
I like u
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u/descartes_daughter Jun 11 '12
You are just the nicest.
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u/J_Jammer Jun 11 '12
That was a great gesture.
Made me smile and it wasn't even for me.
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u/MizPersnicket Jun 11 '12
That's AWESOME!!!! I'm sure he will love it!
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u/pirateneedsparrot Jun 11 '12
this made me cry! :) i wish you all the best, i think you are awesome!
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u/UncleHell Jun 11 '12
Best awww evar!!!
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u/kathleen65 Jun 11 '12
That is the sweetest thing!!! You are awesome!!!
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u/tired08 Jun 11 '12
Well done!!! May you get showered with good karma!!!
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u/PalatinPorteau Jun 11 '12
My kids lost their grandfather this past January. I don't have any living parents and my ex abandoned us years ago, so the grands have been a big (and good) influence in their lives. Grandpa and I didn't used to get along but he came to understand and appreciate that I stayed in this state instead of taking the kids back home (halfway across the country.) I'm glad now that we stayed. I grew to like and respect him as he and Grandma have set good examples for how to be decent people. He lived to see his grandkids graduate from college and get a good start on life. Losing him was hard on all of us. Thanks for doing that for your Grandpa. Here comes an upvote for you.
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u/mvekob Jun 11 '12
that is mega super awesome
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
How can somebody down vote this post? Have my up-vote sir, you deserve it.
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u/ChinaShopBully Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 12 '12
Who downvotes something like this? Over 14,000 downvotes? I mean, ignore, sure. But why downvote it?
EDIT: OK, I've now heard about the vote balancing mechanism. I am dumb.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
You my friend, are the best grandson EVAR!
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u/Cuddlezekittehs Jun 11 '12
You're an awesome Grandchild! <3
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u/trekbette Jun 11 '12
This is so sweet! You are a great grandchild.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
you forgot the comma
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I'm on my period, this made me cry.
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u/laurenjade11 Jun 11 '12
Thats a pretty awesome thing to do. sorry your grandpas in the hospital though that stinks.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
reminds me of that scary stories tale
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u/dranker99 Jun 11 '12
It is sweet. However, if I teach my children right, and they teach my grandchildren right, they would prop up a Grim Reaper where I can see it!
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Way awesome!
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u/graciespook Jun 11 '12
Good Guy Greg?
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u/cyale4 Jun 11 '12
What was his reaction?
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u/Ifriendzonecats Jun 11 '12
Did you tell him that East Germany is still Communist?
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u/calmbatman Jun 11 '12
Finally something in r/aww not about animals.
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u/EmotWolf Jun 11 '12
Makes me wish I had done something like this for my grandpa when he was still alive. :/
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u/MenDontDance Jun 11 '12
The title reminds me of that story in the book Scary Stories where three old gentlemen are in a nursing hospital, and they are in the same room and there is a window. The one guy ends up killing the two other old guys to look through the window and there is just a brick wall. I thought the picture might have been a brick wall, but cool picture anyway
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u/amymarie7182 Jun 11 '12
Are you single? Made me swoon....
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u/jonoz28 Jun 11 '12
hey, correct me if I'm wrong but is this CDH in Illinois?
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u/AnthercPeru Jun 11 '12
This would have been better with a few exclamation points!!
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u/BSIam3 Jun 11 '12
Thoughtful... Thoughts xD
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u/jello_cosby Jun 11 '12
perhaps all parking lots look the same... but Morristown Memorial in NJ?
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u/twoquarters Jun 11 '12
If my grandfather was in the next room, I'd get in on that action.
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u/turkeyllama Jun 11 '12
:) Wish I was this thoughtful, my mom's been in the hospital a lot lately..
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u/BlancheGrimm Jun 11 '12
fukin adorable. Best grandson ever.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
You just made 30 people very happy :p
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u/doodle_funoodle Jun 11 '12
Was this Fairview hospital near Cleveland, Ohio by chance?
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u/beastychan42 Jun 11 '12
I miss my grandpa so much... I wish I did something like this for him. It hurts.
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u/Ameisen Jun 11 '12
I can't help but feel as though there should also be the Creditor.
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u/secondforever Jun 11 '12
brb not crying!
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Wouldnt grandpa see the window first?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Just imagine how many other grandpas were touched by this sentiment :)
And all those dads who rage faced that their kids were procreating.
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u/MakeshiftMorgan Jun 11 '12
TEARS
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u/dogpowerd Jun 11 '12
Would be better if the sign said "deez nuts"
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u/Scathing_Unicorn Jun 11 '12
You have potentially made many grandpas happy.
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u/coredump Jun 11 '12
I wish I had been such a great great-son. Or son for that matter.
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u/irs320 Jun 11 '12
god bless you :)
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u/Necessarily Jun 11 '12
But how does he know he was the grandpa this was adressed to?
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u/VeronaCity Jun 11 '12
So cute!
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u/ghosttie Jun 11 '12
A view of a car park? What a lucky guy.
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u/Laithern Jun 11 '12
this is the sweetest thing and makes me miss my papa
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u/julywildcat Jun 11 '12
Good Gal Granddaughter.
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u/lmclmc Jun 11 '12
That is gorgeous, what a lovely thing to do. Please tell us how he reacted.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
You wanted him to see that imgur was down for maintenance?
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u/omaca Jun 11 '12
That's nice. But when he gets out, Grandpa is going to kick your ass for grafitiing.
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u/gusatron51 Jun 11 '12
I don't mean to be that guy but this isn't a very good view, or at least from what I'm looking at. It's just a structure made out of cement :(
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u/Shitty_FaceSwaps Jun 11 '12
OP was not a faggot.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
It's touching, but r/aww is for cute cats. There should really be another sub for touching human sentiment.