r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Feb 19 '25

Wholesome Moments Her 85-year-old neighbour hand-delivered an invitation to his birthday party.

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u/Gemfrancis Feb 19 '25

Oh thank god. I just wanted to know that people showed up.

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u/soulagainstsoul Feb 19 '25

I would have been furious if the neighbors didn’t attend.

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u/amesann Feb 19 '25

I was so scared to click the follow-up because I didn't want my heart to get broken. This is the best possible outcome! Doug is a treasure.

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u/ImurderREALITY Feb 19 '25

Come on. Doug wouldn't have wanted that.

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u/snuFaluFagus040 Feb 19 '25

That's so Doug of you to say. ❤️

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u/JollyReading8565 Feb 19 '25

Ikr , I’m not in a mental state for another “pop pop made all the grand-kids burgers but no one showed up” post 😭

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u/Misophoniasucksdude Feb 20 '25

It reminds me of this heartbreaking video I saw of a young woman (maybe 20-23, if that), who was breaking down making decorations for her younger sister's first birthday since their mom had passed. She was asking for advice making decor and stressing that the RSVPs weren't coming in. Local moms came out in FORCE. There was a mini pony, it was like a kids party from a tv show.

I saw the first video and was so devastated I was too far away to help, but the warmth seeing the update was so amazing (and bittersweet)

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u/Enigma_Stasis Feb 20 '25

Oh God, not pop pop.

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u/Impressive_Main5160 Feb 19 '25

4 people didn’t make it and they better have a good excuse

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u/OwnSuit5785 Feb 20 '25

Sick, injury, or bereavement are the only exceptions

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u/HanaLuLu Feb 20 '25

And someone's wedding or birth.

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u/OwnSuit5785 Feb 20 '25

Or on holiday, traveling

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u/Lisarth Feb 19 '25

I would've been heartbroken forever. I don't think I'd have recovered to be honest.

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u/OkTransition3447 Feb 19 '25

Literally just imagine no one showed up. That would have been the most sad thing ever

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u/Linzcro Feb 19 '25

Me too! But he probably got more than he bargained for LOL

We should be celebrating and giving our attention to people like this who are kind, fun, and silly instead of the shitty people.

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u/Federal-Durian-1484 Feb 19 '25

I love that people on social media sent him supplies for the party. I needed a humans are kind story. I need more content like this!

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u/OkDot9878 Feb 19 '25

It’s like that old post about the grandpa making burgers for the family and nobody shows

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u/pixietricksterxo Feb 19 '25

Aw stuff like this breaks my heart. My mom told me that one time at the grocery store, when I was 4, there was an elderly man (probably a widower) shopping with only a couple of cans in his cart, and I immediately got so sad I started to cry. I'm still like this.

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u/Gritsgravy Feb 20 '25

Well the cops never showed up.

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u/ernestuser Feb 20 '25

Disappointedly, cops didn't show up.

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u/Rasputin_mad_monk Feb 19 '25

Me too. This made me very happy

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u/Blitzwulfe Feb 19 '25

Agreed. I'd be dragging ppl out of houses to avoid the sad grandpa. He looked so happy!

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u/kgreys Feb 20 '25

The whole world showed up! Lol

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u/SirkSirkSirk Feb 20 '25

Same. I saw the footage at the end and was like, this guy put a lot out and... is she the only one that showed up?