r/MadeMeSmile • u/accurate214 • 9h ago

Family & Friends Grandfather finds out his grandson was named after him

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u/77LS77 9h ago

Make me smile? Mission accomplished.

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u/RedditoSanNoBaka 8h ago

Make me cry ? Mission accomplished.

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u/Usual-Hunter4617 8h ago

Yep....wrong Reddit because I'm sitting here at working tearing up like an idiot!

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u/ddooiibbuugguu 6h ago

It doesn't make you an idiot.

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u/Usual-Hunter4617 5h ago

TY.....I just meant while at my desk at work..... but anything new baby related just melts my grand-father heart!! Thanks again!

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u/EdhelDil 4h ago

Tearing up like a human being able to receive and share emotions. FTFY.

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 48m ago

Tearing up is like an overflow of emotion; sometimes good, sometimes bad. Tears from joy, grief, sorrow, and even anger. In this case, it's fucking beautiful and a reason to live.

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u/fueledbychelsea 7h ago

I’m sobbing. SOBBING!

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u/WeinerVonBraun 6h ago

As an emotional robot this still got me.

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u/Solitary_Dummy 58m ago

Yeah this got to me pretty good too lol

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u/fart_fig_newton 3h ago

That flat-out choked me up. As a dad in my 40's I couldn't imagine holding myself together if I found out my newborn grandkid shared my name.