19 lovely Irish tweets that will make you appreciate your grandparents

If you still can, go visit them immediately.

By Kelly Earley Monday 24 Apr 2017, 9:00 PM

Apr 24th 2017, 9:00 PM 8,460 Views 3 Comments

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1. They sincerely care about what we’re up to

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3. They try their best to relate to us

Granny: Holly look at these lovely sandals
Me: I'm not sure they're really for my age group
Gran: They are I saw it on TV3 pic.twitter.com/5zrPuO4Igu
— that lasagna looks crisp (@holly_ilex) April 9, 2017

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4. Sometimes they care too much

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5. There’s no other relationship like the one with a grandparent

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7. They can be a little bit weird (but still hilarious)

my nana's back garden was so beautifully fucked up pic.twitter.com/MiPBu2pcDq
— #pamcon (@duurtvader) February 11, 2017

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my nanny came in stoned last night and ate all my nieces easter eggs hahahahahahahahahahaha
— 🦑 (@jessxnolan) March 25, 2016

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11. They were our first real outlet to bitch about our parents

Went "ALWAYS tomorrow ALWAYS tomorrow" actual story of my life son preach it
— Jaye (@Jayesophine) April 22, 2017

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12. And they can be pretty bitchy themselves

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Nanny: she's an awful bitch, never comes down to me
Me: nanny she has Parkinson's she probably can't drive
Nanny: well I'm just saying
— Sivil the Divil (@Siveoc) July 11, 2016

Source: 🌻Sivil 🌻/Twitter

14. But they’re usually right

my nanny's party piece is knowing whether or not an ageing artist ever played to an all white audience in apartheid South Africa. legend
— Bad Sea (@badseaband) March 16, 2017

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15. They remember all the weird things we did as kids

I'm such a food snob apparently at the age of 5 my gran gave me toast with laughing cow cheese and I asked for Brie on a croissant. Not ko
— Jaye (@Jayesophine) August 18, 2013

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16. They do stuff like this (must have added some serious weight to the suitcase – that’s dedication)

My nana brought back an industrial container of holy water from Lourdes....... pic.twitter.com/FGLs8FVnGR
— Churchie LeFemme (@clazbae) July 16, 2015

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17. They have more energy than us

Here my grandad has a girlfriend like what am I doing wrong here that my fecking 70 year old grandad can get someone and I can't
— katie 🍒 (@hamiscrazy) July 20, 2016

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18. Even if they aren’t with us anymore we find nice ways to remember them

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19. That we know they would definitely appreciate

My mum put a decorative bow on my grandad's urn for Christmas pic.twitter.com/jUqpgw21YU
— 𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔫 ℭ𝔬𝔪𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔢 but actually Aoife (@infinityonhi) December 28, 2016

Source: Gnarl Marx/Twitter

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19 lovely Irish tweets that will make you appreciate your grandparents

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1. They sincerely care about what we’re up to

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3. They try their best to relate to us

4. Sometimes they care *too* much

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5. There’s no other relationship like the one with a grandparent

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7. They can be a little bit weird (but still hilarious)

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11. They were our first real outlet to bitch about our parents

12. And they can be pretty bitchy themselves

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14. But they’re usually right

15. They remember all the weird things we did as kids

16. They do stuff like this (must have added some serious weight to the suitcase – that’s dedication)

17. They have more energy than us

18. Even if they aren’t with us anymore we find nice ways to remember them

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19. That we know they would definitely appreciate

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