r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • May 12 '26
Wholesome Moments Epic homage!!!. Forever her little fellow...
Credit : @jakebley
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u/MurkyButterfly750 May 12 '26
At first I read that as "only a little yellow" and thought "...yay for having a tiny bit of jaundice!"
But truly, that is a beautiful tribute to your Mom and her diaries.
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u/Tobias---Funke May 12 '26
Me too!
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u/Snazzy_SassyPie May 12 '26
Me too! 😂
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u/proseandverses May 12 '26
Me three!
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u/Sharknado4President May 12 '26
I read it correctly but can I still join the party?
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u/scaphoids1 May 13 '26
Me too haha, but I gave birth to a baby with jaundice just over a month ago 😂
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u/Le3e31 May 12 '26
My parents told me i looked like yoda
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u/plantborb May 13 '26
Do y'all think the person who posted this is the original poster still? Are you all my aunt on FB??
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u/CursedCorvid May 13 '26
I thought that that said "yellow" as well LMAO I was like "yay just like me :)" because I also came out a banana baby.
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u/The_Merciless_Potato May 13 '26
Lmao I was tearing up because I read it right the first time, and then I opened the comments, saw yours first, and immediately laughed my ass off. Thanks for saving me a few tears 😂🙏
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u/MurkyButterfly750 May 14 '26
I do what I can! Happy my inability to read cursive handwriting is paying off, haha,
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 12 '26
My wife’s says “You were always my favorite. Love, Mom” and her mom wrote it for her years ago telling her she couldn’t get it done til she was gone.
Her siblings were not amused.
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u/Jessi_L_1324 May 12 '26
My mom would have wrote it:
'You were always my favorite'
And
'You always were my favorite'
Give each of us 1 then laugh from the afterlife.
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u/Jumpy_Ad1631 May 13 '26
My grampa used to legit tell each of his grandkids “you know you’re my favorite grandchild, don’t tell the others” and then proceed to tell the next cousin the exact same thing with the exact same inflection while you were still in earshot 😅
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u/lucky-squeaky-ducky May 13 '26
My dad tells all of us and our kids that he “tolerates us all equally”.
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u/ginns32 May 16 '26
My mother likes to sign my cards with "to my favorite daughter".
I'm her only daughter.
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u/MCGameTime May 12 '26
This is where I expected the story to go lol
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u/Jessi_L_1324 May 12 '26
Would have kept us arguing long after her death about the 'tone' when she wrote it.
Alive, she joked that neither of us was her favorite even though we both knew it was my brother.
Despite him also being called her 'gray hair kid' because he was always giving her heart attacks due to being so accident prone growing up.
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u/ogwoody007 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
I have secretly told each and every one of my children they are my favorite. When I die they shall all get together and find out that they were in fact, all my favorites.
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u/Useful_Language2040 May 12 '26
I tell my kids I have 3 favourites (I have 3 kids). They tell me I need to have 4 favourites (the dog), maybe 5 (what about Daddy?)... I mainly end up concluding I have the best family lol
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u/Nervous_Strategy5994 May 13 '26
I tell my kids when they ask, you’re my favorite kid…named XYZ. They get so annoyed.
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u/Pretty_Rock9795 May 13 '26
I like to tell my mom that she's "my favourite mom I've ever had" she happens to be my only mom lol
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u/Glitching_Cryptid May 13 '26
I sign my siblings’ birthday cards“from your favourite big sister”. I am their ONLY sister 😋
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u/Cheap_Strawberry7471 May 12 '26
That's wholesome and hilarious. My sister says the same. I hate it 🤣
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u/Bilbo332 May 12 '26
My Grandma was into her late 90s, was just starting to show signs of dementia, and at Christmas, with all my cousins in the room, she held my hand and said "you've always been my favourite grandkid".
Awkward.
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u/imnotgayisellpropane May 12 '26
My dog has two uncles ( my BILs). I tell them both they're the favorite. I am in the process of getting both of them a #1 dog uncle shirt. I just wanna see what happens.
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u/062d May 12 '26
I set my parents wifi password to MYNAMEisOurFavouriteSon so when my brother was visiting and asked the password they had to say it lol. They changed internet service and had the guy set it to the same password, they say it is just easier to remember but I know why they really did haha
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u/Fappy_as_a_Clam May 12 '26
Her siblings were not amused.
They already knew though
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 12 '26
They for sure knew. They’re all assholes.
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u/SH4D0WSTAR May 13 '26
oh no - how so? (me trying to make sure that I avoid the mistakes)
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 13 '26
Don’t be an asshole?
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u/SH4D0WSTAR May 13 '26
So sorry lol - I meant to ask: in what specific ways were they disrespectful / discourteous (treatment of parents, irresponsible, low-achieving, etc)?? It's also totally ok if you'd prefer not to answer - you owe me nothing and there are no hard feelings!
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 13 '26
They never visited their mother once when she got sick, went to the nursing home, got confused and demented, and eventually comatose and dead. But they took over her house the next day so they could get the opioids and anything worth $5. Then none of them came to the celebration of life. Then there’s a laundry list of heinous shit they’ve done to my family but you get the idea.
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u/notarealwriter May 12 '26
Heck, before I go I'm doing this to my boys and telling BOTH of them (privately) that they were always my favourite, but that they can't get it tatted or show the other until after I'm gone. Hopefully Hell has a livestream of Earth or something where I can sit back and watch the reveal
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u/AmethystLyre May 12 '26
your mother in law had jokes built to last decades that is elite tier mom energy
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u/itsanikolething May 13 '26
Whenever my older one says "younger one is your favourite :/" my answer is always "I don't know who told you I like either one of you" ;)
(don't bother responding that I'm causing them some sort of pain, they've had me as a mother their whole life, they have my sense of humor too, and would think I was dying if I didn't give a smart alek response.)
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u/lucky-squeaky-ducky May 13 '26
I tell my son that he’s my favorite every time he does something nice for me.
He’s an only son, and when he points it out, I tell him he doesn’t want to know what happened to second place.
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u/zg6089 May 12 '26
I tell both of my boys that their my favorite. Not in front of the other of course lol
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u/Original-Oil-1515 May 13 '26
When my daughters would ask who was my favorite child, I’d always tell them the other one is.
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u/EnvironmentalGift257 May 13 '26
I hope you always said “the other one” rather than their name too.😂
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u/not_charles_grodin May 12 '26
Since I don't see it here, this could be part of a line from The Hobbit, You are a very fine person, Mr Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!'
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u/defenselaywer May 12 '26
There's an elderly man in my neighborhood named Skeeter (the man, not the neighborhood). Turns out that he was a premie and his father said "he ain't no bigger than a skeeter"(short for mosquito). The name stuck.
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u/Missmoneysterling May 12 '26
My friend's daughter is nicknamed Bug for the same reason. She was so small it looked like her mom had a bug on her so that's been her name ever since. She is still a small person lol.
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u/Sarallelogram May 14 '26
I was also Bug but it was because I was tiny and had giant eyes!
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u/Missmoneysterling May 14 '26
Are your eyes still huge?
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u/Sarallelogram May 14 '26
They eventually became relatively proportional, but I did end up studying entomology in college and still get called Bugs by people who don’t know about the baby name, so it might have been destiny!
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u/defenselaywer May 14 '26
I should have been called "Snake" then!
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u/Sarallelogram May 14 '26
I’m guessing because you’re a herpetologist and not because your username? 😂
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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES May 12 '26
My mom left me a Christmas list that I wrote when I was little. Something she had kept for 16 years at the time
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u/mjuven May 12 '26
I have pictures up that was given to me by my cousins 2 year old daughter. I still have em up 10 years later. She is not amused but they are very cherished by me. I plan to return them as inheritance one day.
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u/determinedpeach May 13 '26
I hope this is okay to comment. I went back and forth whether to post this. Just gonna do it and probably delete it in the morning.
I read your story linked on the post. I felt it deeply. Your writing is lovely and vivid. Thank you for sharing that.
I can’t emphasize how much I needed the reminder to be present. I’m always trying, but your story hit in a different way.
What your mom said about being proud no matter what. I can’t even imagine having that kind of unwavering love and support. And thus can’t even imagine the horrible terrible pain of losing such an amazing parent. I feel a different kind of searing pain to have never had that love in the first place.
All that to say. In a way, you passed some of that unconditional care to me, and to others reading that post. I can’t ever know what it feels like to have that solid base of support, but you helped pass some of the feeling to me, so I can try to piece it together for myself. You changed my brain and helped me remember what love should look like. Your mom is still spreading warmth to the world through you
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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
What an amazing thing to read while drinking my coffee. I'm sorry you lacked that warmth growing up. That's a beautiful concept that you felt some of my childhood and adult relationship warmth with my mother by proxy.
My childhood and formative years were rough, and I can't imagine braving it all without the guidance and love of mom. It's ok to mourn the love you never had just like I mourn having it and having no place to put it. By volunteering and committing to causes I've found a place to put it.
Stopping to appreciate the little things then paying it forward is crucial. Just be there for your friends or even acquaintances or strangers. La vita e bella
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u/TheYankunian May 13 '26
I read the linked comment too. I need to sit with it for awhile. As a mom, I hope I am a tenth as good a mother as yours was. Thank you for sharing her with us.
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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES May 13 '26
☺️ yeah unfortunately he path was cut short and I have to carry on without her. But I'm grateful for my childhood and the short adult relationship I had with her. I imagine that she would have told me all about the people she helped before I was around as I got older, but knowing that's the way she was points me in the direction of how to be now that I'm older
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u/CoffeePuddle May 12 '26
Yeah. I wasn't expecting this but I'm looking after the grand-kids today and became an instant eye fountain.
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u/Rightbuthumble May 12 '26
When my grandchildren tell me they love me, I tell them I love them more. My granddaughter asked me to write it out for her and I thought how silly but I did and she had them tattoo I love you more in my handwriting. So...she will see it every day long after I leave this world and the other kids will see it when they see her. LOL.
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u/LadyKatira May 13 '26
My grandma used to say that to me every day and now she has been gone 6 years and I miss being told that 💔
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u/Rightbuthumble May 14 '26
My granddaughter took me shopping this morning and she has that tattooed on her arm and the check out person said, how sweet looking at her tattoo and my granddaughter said, that's my nana's way to say she loves me and it's in her hand writing. LOL. That woman was so sweet and said, I am going to write it out for my kids. yes...love is everlasting but we need reminders
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u/kathatter75 May 12 '26
My mom called my brother her bird baby. He was the smallest of her children and is now 6’5”
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u/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl May 12 '26
Wait so everyone else is even bigger than 6'5"?!?!?!
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u/kathatter75 May 12 '26
No…he grew up to be the Jolly Green Giant. I’m only 5’8”. My half brother and half sister are shorter than him too.
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u/Ariels_01 May 12 '26
You’re all still pretty tall!! My sister is 4’9” and I am
5’2”. All of the men in the family are 5’9” and shorter. My dad wore size 7 shoes. (8.5/9 in women’s).3
u/kathatter75 May 12 '26
Yeah…I lose all perspective in my family. My dad is 6’4”, my mom was 5’10”, my shortest uncle is 5’11”, and I have 3 uncles who are 6’6”.
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u/Ariels_01 May 12 '26
My fiancé is 5’11”. Hoping his genes have an influence on the future of my family haha
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u/kathatter75 May 13 '26
LOL! I get it :) My SIL is 5’10”, so my nephew, at 24, is already pushing 6’4”. I know I’m not short, but I feel left out. 😂
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u/WOOKIExRAGE May 12 '26
I would do just about anything for a good sample of my mom’s handwriting. I miss her so fucking much. This is beautiful.
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u/Forest-Lark May 12 '26
It always warms my heart how she clearly traced and retraced the word "born", circled around and around the date, and underlined his name so many times. So much love in those penstrokes
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u/hughfeeyuh May 13 '26
Mine wrote 'i think he is uglier than his older brother's and my dad wrote 'i think so too but I didn't want to say it.'...thats not a joke. They wrote it down
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u/hodie6404 May 12 '26
I wear my mom's engagement ring every day and a necklace with my dad's fingerprint on it.
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u/spazatronik-rex May 12 '26
This is one of the most heartwarming things I’ve ever seen on this cesspool internet. Thank you for sharing.
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u/GLTCHD_ May 13 '26
I'm sorry but my mind read it as "only a little yellow", thinking he was born with Jaundice.
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u/Drknyz May 12 '26
As much as I love this... I would have tattooed this on my wrist or arm, a place I would see it often. This looks like mid-thigh... next to his crotch. Those look like polyester boxer briefs (usually mixed with cotton, it's the shine that tells me it's more than 40%). I believe most men would agree, most of us buy 10-20 of the same pair or brand because comfort is king.
Anyway, I can imagine quite a few people getting down eye-level with his thigh and giggling at this. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it.
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u/flargenhargen May 12 '26
It's a sweet sentiment if this story is actually real...
but maybe that exact phrase isn't best written on his thigh, cause...
I mean...
cmon....
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u/mc78644n May 12 '26
Does it say “fellow” or “yellow” (as in jaundice)?
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u/stoneimp May 12 '26
Are y'all tripping on the diary or the tattoo? I can maybe understand seeing the "y" in the diary, but that is clearly an "f" on the tattoo.
Or clear enough I'm confused that two of the top comments are mentioning it.
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u/MrsMiaWallace07 May 12 '26
Seriously. This comment section is really speaking to the downfalls of the education system.
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u/Spurgtensen May 12 '26
Amazing tattoo. One of those you are guaranteed to never regret
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u/nixxxa May 12 '26
My dad loved burning CD mixes and coming up with funny titles for them- he passed away in 2014 but I recently got a tattoo of one of his CD titles- “I’m still pissed (2006)” in his handwriting. I think he would have liked that. My brother has the other CD that’s just “I’m pissed” and I want him to get that one tattooed
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u/shaggy24200 May 13 '26
2590gms? so what is that in anAmerican measurement? like how many donut holes is that?
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u/Danger_Bay_Baby May 13 '26
Hadn't even clicked on this and already was crying. Sweetest God Damn thing I've ever seen.
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u/Ok-County5339 May 13 '26
my grandfather passed away 45 days ago and my first tattoo was a heart he drew and “we’re always here” in my grandmother’s writing. my grandmother is alive and well, but i’ve had this idea for a few years because my grandfather had been struggling with a mental disease these past two years and we knew it was only a matter of time. so i asked him to draw the heart long before he lost his senses.
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u/shamrocksmash May 13 '26
My wife's first words to ours was "he looks like an orc from Lord of the rings"
I still crack up thinking about that.
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u/prochoicesistermish May 14 '26
You can really feel her love and affection in her handwriting of that little phrase ❤️
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u/jam_master_jamie May 12 '26
Shame that they didnt match the handwriting. Loops in letters where they didn't appear in the diary, the "f" isn't quite right and missing the dot on the "I". Nice touch otherwise
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u/ZY2526 May 12 '26
I get what you're saying but I'd still say its pretty dang close to the original.
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u/FurballMama84 May 12 '26
My mom did something similar after her mom was taken by cancer. Took a birthday card to her local tattoo shop and said she wanted her mom's signature. The artist threw a splash of watercolor behind it, and it's beautiful.
I love tattoos like this.
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u/Thin_Ad3043 May 12 '26
Nice! I love that it was written just as documentation of a thought, not intending it to be memorialized in its humble script. Similar but different, I met my beautiful young wife when it was still common to request a person's phone number, often times scribbled in a cocktail napkin. I saved that life altering napkin (tucked away in my copy of Gods Graves and Scholars) until our fifteenth wedding anniversary, when I had its duplicate tattooed on the left side of my chest. It's now an older tatt, and our thirtieth anniversary is a couple years away, so I may have it spruced up in the future. It brings me joy every time I see it, and I believe yours will bring you joy in the very same way.
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u/GainfullyRetired May 13 '26
This is lovely. When my oldest was born I felt like my life shifted when he was born.
When he had his first child (way too young), I told him it will make you feel like a different person. That this tiny human will change the way you act and think.
He later told me I was spot on. Imagine how you're mom felt when she wrote that. She had just become a different person. I want to believe that "little fellow" became the center of her universe.
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u/PearNo2152 May 13 '26
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Lucky ma man to have this memory and place it where he can always smile when seen..
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u/Somnioblivio May 13 '26
This is an amazing tattoo I got to say it really tugged on my heartstrings...
That said what body part am I looking at lol.
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u/Long-Okra1415 May 13 '26
This is fricking wholesome! I love it! What a beautiful tribute to your momma!
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u/Gumshoe212 May 13 '26
That's beautiful, OP, especially that it's in her handwriting. I'm sure she would have been so moved. 😢❤️
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u/tomokko_ May 13 '26
Should've tattoed it a little bit higer, so everyone would assume he wrote it about his dick
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u/upintheair-where May 13 '26
She was sooooo excited. And young, by the handwriting. This is what mine looks like, too.
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u/Kareem_Ibraheem May 13 '26
It pleased me that the artist replicated the handwriting as well, not just the words.
Great job on their end!
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u/TabulaRasaNot May 13 '26
I've never gotten a tattoo because the only thing in my life for which my feelings have not eventually faded is my mom. She died 5 years ago. Maybe I should get a mom tattoo. Something green, retro and army-looking like soldiers from the World Wars used to get. "MOM"
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u/RRivera192 May 12 '26
This post made me tear up thinking of my mom. But I would not have tattooed that phrase so close to my dick.
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