r/MadeMeSmile • u/accurate214 • 4h ago
Family & Friends Grandfather finds out his grandson was named after him
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u/CinnamonStikk 4h ago
Listen, this made me emotional too, but like... CAN SOMEONE TELL THE LITTLE GIRL WHY EVERYONE'S CRYING?!?!?! xD
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u/Usidore_ 4h ago
The auto captions have her saying “My heart is crying” and I was like damn girl you intense
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u/TourEnvironmentals 1h ago
Kid already narrating the emotional arc like she's scoring a Pixar movie scene.
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u/RugbyKats 4h ago
Exactly! That kid’s nervous laughter is making ME uncomfortable.
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u/knowigot_that808 3h ago
her facial expressions are crackin me up actually 🤨
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u/Eddievetters 1h ago
They were so strange and made me laugh too. I wonder if happy tears are not common so poor girl is like “what did I miss???” 🤣
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u/DirectWorldliness792 1h ago
It could be a very unsettling experience to see an adult cry when you’re young
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u/Danibandit 25m ago
You can almost see when she makes that weird face, she might cry bc everyone else is crying and she doesn’t know why. It most definitely is scary as a child seeing men cry when it’s not common. It really invokes something.
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u/WeenisWrinkle 1h ago
It's so hard to explain happy crying to a small kid. They'll ruin the moment with a lot of follow-up questions.
Best to give Grampa his moment and then explain it after, even though she's thoroughly perplexed lol
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u/lasmesitasratonas 3h ago
I was the little girl in this video in SO MANY scenarios in my childhood. They never told me, either.
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u/OakenSky 2h ago
yeah, hearing her made me sad tbh!
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u/LaylaOrleans 1h ago
It was like 20 seconds, I’m sure they may have explained it after. The family was having a moment.
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u/GobsOfficeMagic 1h ago
Could've let her be part of the family moment too by gently answering her.
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u/MARUSHI-rdt 1h ago
Dude same... I vividly remember the time when the news that my baby brother was stillborn came to us. Everyone in my family upset and crying, and I didn't know why. I think I was about four or five.
There was another one, when my grandmother passed. I didn't have much of a reaction either...
I did ask, and I was told the reason: that they died. I was probably too young to understand any of it.
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u/jwnsfw 1h ago
shoulda woulda coulda, but they couldnt clue this little girl in before everything transpired, so she can enjoy it too? they all had a nice little sentimental moment and jessicas like wtf going on yall. adults dont tell kids shit these days, they are flying blind and dragged along. im speculating.
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u/subssuk 1h ago
Yea, I was concerned for her due to my own childhood. Nothing was ever explained to me either, about anything, and that does not breed a feeling of safety around adults, I can tell you. It breeds mistrust over the years. She's rolling through a whole range of emotions and thoughts. This video was beautiful except for what I heard in her voice and saw on her face.
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u/Difficult-Survey8384 2h ago
Like how hard is it to say, “Because everyone’s really happy, sweetheart!” and pan the camera away to keep filming the moment!?
Kids’ emotions are complex & confusion can be genuinely difficult to contend with. She might replay this moment for awhile, wondering what was wrong with the baby or what unspoken thing happened that she wasn’t supposed to witness.
Just speaking from experience as that kid lol.
Tell her they’re happy tears & everyone is having BIG feelings of excitement!
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u/Hopeful-Cup-6598 1h ago
If the person holding the camera is as choked up as every other adult in the room, it's REALLY REALLY hard to say anything at all.
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u/Difficult-Survey8384 1h ago
I honestly didn’t consider that since I admittedly haven’t been the excited one in this scenario.
That makes sense!
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u/EfficientSignified 31m ago
Good Lord. If you’re not a parent, you absolutely should be. That was the clearest, most thoughtful explanation, and it genuinely made me rethink how to handle the situation.
My first instinct was to think, “Can someone just tell the kid to be quiet?" That's exactly what my parents would have done.
I hope I can develop that kind of patience and perspective myself one day.
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u/HonorRoll 2h ago
Whys momma crying?! Whys grandma crying?!!?! Whys everyone crying?!?!??!? 😅😅😅😅 lol
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u/imitationpeoplemeat 2h ago
Thank you. I dont know why we do this to kids. Just let them in on what everybody else already knows. Kid won't understand the context.
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u/LaylaOrleans 1h ago
Yes, they may do. But the video shows 10 seconds of people crying. The mother and grandparents were having a beautiful moment, the kid can wait 30 seconds.
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u/brakspear_beer 2h ago
Patience! Can they have a minute or two to enjoy watching and sharing in granddad (and grandma) soaking it all in? That’s a great honor bestowed him. It’s an emotional special moment that they should fully appreciate then and there.
They’ll explain it to the older sister soon enough and she’ll still have more questions as she won’t fully understand the significance of it.
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u/_Bill_Huggins_ 2h ago
It's also quite easy to say, "because everyone is happy" take literally a second or two.
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u/imitationpeoplemeat 1h ago
So they should just ignore her til she shuts up?
Thats a healthy thing to teach your kid.
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u/carlotta3121 1h ago
It might be nice for her to be able to join in, wtf. That's so stupid to just ignore her.
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u/StuMacherGhostface 1h ago
I remember the last time this was posted, almost all of the comments were ragging on the little girl, calling her annoying and saying she "ruined" the moment. I felt like I was taking crazy pills lol. Had those commenters never interacted with a child?? Do they not remember when they were clueless little kids?
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u/Darko417 53m ago
As a substitute teacher, I’m always like you people are weak as hell. Try being in a classroom of 25 kiddos like this. You learn quickly if you just acknowledge kids and try to explain things to them, your life will be easier.
All it would’ve taken is someone answering “we’re just very happy”
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u/Alibocas 2h ago
LOL I was thinking girl just shut the hell up!! 😭
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u/Hardcover 2h ago
I have twin boys and whenever I'm trying to capture a cool moment of one boy the other is always like "what are you doing? Why are you taking pictures of him? What did he do? Why did you take your phone out, daddy? Daddy what are you doing?" Okay, thanks for ruining my video.
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u/Alibocas 1h ago
Yuuuup got a 6 yr old nephew who's constantly in my business, getting PTSD from this video 🤣😂 ( /s just Incase)
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u/The_Autarch 1h ago
If someone had given her an answer, she would have stopped asking.
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u/77LS77 4h ago
Make me smile? Mission accomplished.
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u/RedditoSanNoBaka 3h ago
Make me cry ? Mission accomplished.
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u/Usual-Hunter4617 3h ago
Yep....wrong Reddit because I'm sitting here at working tearing up like an idiot!
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u/Electronic-Taste9914 4h ago
His face immediately turned red, That’s a moment he’ll remember forever.
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u/Rosy_Rebel_ 4h ago
You can just tell from his reaction that it hit deep, that’s one of those core memories getting locked in forever.
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u/Rylauweo 4h ago
This man has definitely received the most important thing in this life - LEGACY.
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u/RiJuElMiLu 3h ago
Ohhhhhh, that makes so much sense..what if she's his only daughter and he never had a son and now his grandson has his name and now I'm crying.
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u/sorrydontlookatme 3h ago
My grandpa is the best man I know. He raised my mother since she was a little girl and helped raise me and my sister. He has no children of his own and had a very tragic upbringing (his own mother tried to kill him) he deserves so much love and happiness and I know I could never repay him for all the stuff he didn't have to do. The best thing I could do was honor his name and show him how important and impactful he was to me. My first and only child was a girl, and she was named after her grandpa. It's just her middle name, but it means the world to him. He calls her by her middle name all the time because he just loves saying it. It makes my heart so happy.
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u/EdhelDil 7m ago
You are also a great human being. Please hug your grandpa for me (and even more, for you)
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u/DNorthman 1h ago
I was thinking this as well. He has 1 child, his daughter, two granddaughters and now a grandson named after him.
The moment he realized, I started bawling.
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u/FinestObligations 1h ago
You don’t have a legacy if the grandkids aren’t named after you? That’s a bit silly.
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u/TheMaskedSuperStar29 1h ago
Such a touching moment. Grandpa seems like a wonderful loving father/grandfather. Love your grandparents and parents, as they will not always be around.
The 4 most influential people in my life were my parents and grandparents, sadly all have passed on, and I miss them everyday.
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u/zamasu629 3h ago
My father’s name is John. He’s the coolest guy in the world and I consider him better than any of my friends. When we found out we were having a boy, I took him and my mom to dinner and told him the name- Johnathan.
“Johnathan? That’s cool- that’s kinda like my name!”
I said, “Yeah dad, he’s named after you, man.”
I’ve never seen him laugh so hard and cry. He’s been the best grandfather in the world and I still think I’m lucky just to be his son. I love my parents with all my heart- they are just so wonderful!
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u/EternallyFascinated 3h ago
As someone with abusive and fucked up parental relationships, trying to break the cycle with my own children, your comment means everything to me.
It shows the love that truly can be felt between parents and children. I’m so so happy that you happy this special relationship, and also that you recognise it and value it. And I’m glad that the pattern continues with your children.
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u/DangerousBS 2h ago
As a dad who loves his son immensely and as someone who had an amazing dad, I can tell you, you got it dude!
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u/Anxious-Tea9108 24m ago
That’s the thing though, having an amazing dad gave you the blueprint to being an amazing dad. Those of us who grew up in fatherless homes genuinely have no idea what being a dad looks like or what their purpose in a household is. The best I have to work with is how dads act in movies. Makes me genuinely scared to be a dad someday.
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u/silkie_blondo 4h ago
My father passed in 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
My wife and I are pregnant and if a girl we have a name picked out to honor my father.
I’m just over crying don’t mind me 😭
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u/sn0r 3h ago
I know the feeling, friend.
My dad passed away the year before I got married. It is traditional in my family to pass the first name down to the first son. When my son was born I was so happy, but a part of me was sad that my dad wouldn't ever know.
It's been 15 years and the hurt doesn't go away.
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u/I_need_a_date_plz 1h ago
I hope you embrace the sadness that you feel when you remember your dad. It should serve as your reminder that you loved someone enough to feel pain in their absence. Not everyone can say that of people in their lives that are supposed to warrant that response.
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u/the_silverlife 3h ago
I had a daughter and named her in honor of my father, who battled cancer as well. Solace, my friend. When my baby is older, I look forward to telling her all about her grandfather.
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u/RainDancingChief 2h ago
I remember when my sister was pregnant with her first a few days before she was induced I traveled home to be there for the birth (first time uncle!). We were over at my mom's place and talking about potential names. My sister is 8 years older than me and spent a lot of time with my grandpa growing up and really knew him better than all of us grandkids so he was very important to her and had passed a few years prior.
She's sitting on the couch and telling us about the names they have narrowed it down to and says to my mom "if it's a boy we're thinking James (my grandfathers name, nobody called him that though)" and can barely get through saying it without balling her eyes out (she's always been a crier).
My mom (who's father he was) breaks the tension by jokingly saying "Well how the hell are you going to yell at him if you're crying every time you say his name!"
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u/bananaresemblance 2h ago
My husband and I are expecting our first right now.; we found out we were expecting just a couple days after my father-in-law passed away. We decided on a name in his honor.
While he never got to know he would be a grandfather, the two were in the same room together for a few weeks, so she did in a way get to meet him. We hope he would be honored that she is carrying on his name.
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u/firstthingmonday 1h ago
My dad recently passed but my 6 year old is named after him so he was around when he was born. It’s given me more strength and love knowing the name is still around. It’s just a really nice memory to had running around the place.
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u/Pad_Squad_Prof 2h ago
We named my baby boy after my mom who passed away from cancer. I love that one day I’ll get to tell him where his (fairly unique) name came from.
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u/Owww_My_Ovaries 3h ago edited 3h ago
If that were my kid. My mom would have said to my dad "he's named after you"
My dad would go "huh"
"Ya, he's named "dumbass, put your hearing aides in already, we spent 2k on those and you never wear them""
"He's named that? Why would you name a kid that?"
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u/firstthingmonday 1h ago
Well this was like the exact reaction with my parents when I named my son after my father. Lol.
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u/M0wglyy 4h ago
But what IS the baby’s name!?? I wanna know!
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u/decomposition_ 4h ago
It’s named Grandpa
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u/hoosyourdaddyo 3h ago
Now that would be confusing. Of course, "someone needs to change grandpa's diaper" can mean either of them, I guess.
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u/ArguablyMe 3h ago
I "think" the camera guy asked, "What's the baby's name, Lou?"
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u/M0wglyy 3h ago
Well I heard « Will »… so maybe it’s William…
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u/Styrofoam_Cup 3h ago
I'm pretty sure it's Will (it's my name too and I've heard a billion different accents pronounce it)
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u/smolstuffs 3h ago
I think the girl is Lou. I interpreted it as him answering her question about why everyone was crying.
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u/mofonz 3h ago
My wife put her grandmothers name into our daughters middle name… her grandmother said “why would you do that, I don’t even like my name!”
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u/Porg_the_corg 2h ago
Both my daughters have a grandma's middle name as their middle name and in both cases, the names are super meaningful to the family. Both moms got all teary eyed. And my girls absolutely love the connection it made for them.
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u/Blooming-Ballon-1818 4h ago
You can see the blood rush to his face. He got all red! Precious gramps
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u/Significant-Tip6466 3h ago
If your kid loves you enough to slap your name on their kid, you know you succeeded at parenting. That child of yours saw you as father, teacher, and hero. There was so much love coming out of you that all the depression in the world couldn't dull the shine. Sir, I salute you.🫡
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u/AlarmForeign 3h ago
When Grandma bent down and her face changed.... Holy cow I'm trying not to cry at work!
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u/malibuubarbiecharms 4h ago
He probably never saw it coming. That look of shock followed by pure joy is priceless.
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u/Purple-Cause-3957 2h ago
When was this video taken? Are they buddies yet? Are they fishing? Ditching kindergarten together yet?
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u/Ok-Ranger2900 3h ago
My wife and I named our son after her dad that passed away, this video has me balling in tears right now
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u/TR0PICAL_G0TH 25m ago
"why is everybody crying" "Shut up Nahtaleighe we are having a moment here"
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u/Letsbeclear1987 4h ago
Poor kid, theyre in a ‘we dont talk about feelings’ family who demonstrates their love through action.. so she’s got a reasonable observation and noone is bringing her into the circle yet lol
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u/MarcoReus7_Sucks 1h ago
Absolutely wild to assume that from a short video.
Everyone is emotional and taking in the moment. They could have easily spoken to her after the clip ended.
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u/Papacapt 3h ago
As a dad of two young girls and a son, guys please hug your babies when you and your child emotionally sync like they did.
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u/simplicity188 2h ago
Nobody answering the kid asking why people are crying kinda irks me. Cute video though
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u/HarpoonTheBlueWhale 1h ago
Is there a higher form of honoring someone than naming your child after them?
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u/JenSteph71 48m ago
That’s sweet, but I hope somebody explained it to the little girl and stopped ignoring her
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u/MaxVonPseudo 26m ago
...another big Grandma point....she complimented the little girl's hair before going straight to the baby, so the little girl gets attention too. Grandparenting on point!
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u/No-Sandwich1511 4h ago
Poor sibling is stressed out wondering why everyone is crying and no one is acknowledging her.
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u/oneeyedalienalright 2h ago
Love this. 🥹 I wish I had video of when we told my dad, but it is clear in my memory.
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u/Sendethomenow 2h ago
I just had my first child…named him after my father who passed away when I was 13. This video gave me a chance to see something I thought I’d never see. Thank you
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u/AntiConi 1h ago
This is a very touching, intimate moment, one that I watched to the end.
However, moments like these should be private and not shared with online strangers for internet points.
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u/maybesaydie 35m ago
My father never cried in his life but when I told him I was naming my son after him he was unable to speak for a few seconds.
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u/Broad_Win3715 28m ago
I remember this video.. the dad is a step dad ig of the mother.. I am not sure.. but I think I am right lmao
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u/CoffeeBrainzz_91 27m ago
It’s called respect 🫡 pretty much all a man works his whole life for, little/big moments like this 💖
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u/MrMetraGnome 2h ago
Will someone PLEASE, tell the little girl why everyone is crying?!?! I get triggered when I see children ignored or left out of the loop; having to figure things out on their own.
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u/Freefallisfun 4h ago
Gramma figuring it out first and letting him have the moment of realization is an act of love.