The first thing many of us remember when we think about our childhood is the time we spent with our dear old grandmothers. Whenever we see our sweet grandma, all we want to do is give her a warm embrace and thank her for all the kindness and love she showed to us.

Here are a few illustrations from SmallJoys which we think perfectly express how wonderfully valuable our grandmothers truly are.

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“Grandmom put out this ’bunny’ as an Easter decoration.”

Eric’s grandma adopted 3 cats. When he came to see them he realized one of them was a possum.

Modern innovations have nothing on granny’s imagination.

“My granny says I’m too skinny.”

“My grandma packs her own bacon because she feels like the restaurants never put enough on her sandwiches.”

“My granny knitted a sombrero for my hamster!”

Because all surfaces should be covered.

 

“This is the way my granny protects her strawberries and scares away the birds. These used to be mine…”

Because grannies are sure their grandchildren are always hungry.

“Had to explain to my grandmother that USB sticks don’t need to be charged.”

 

“Grandma’s delicious 21-layer Jell-O”

“My grandma, who is 87, was always admiring the pants of my daughter, who is 17, and then it was her birthday…”

“My grandma bought this pig because she felt sorry for it.”

“Gave my granny a computer… She decorated it.”

“My grandma ’fixed’ my fashionable jeans…”