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Grandparents’ Emotional Reaction To This Girl’s Tattoo Touched Many Social Media Users
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Grandparents’ Emotional Reaction To This Girl’s Tattoo Touched Many Social Media Users

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If sometimes our world seems to be a gloomy and scary place to live in, here’s a heartwarming story that might brighten up your day!

Let us introduce you to Agustina Wetzel (if you haven’t heard about her already), an Argentinian girl who decided to surprise her grandparents, Marcos (92) and Celoy (89), by tattooing their names on her ankle. She filmed herself showing her new “accessory” to the family and their response to it. The grandfather’s emotional reaction touched many social media users. The video went viral and now has more than 2 million views on Twitter!

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    Here’s Agustina with her grandmother Celoy and grandfather Marcos

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    Agustina’s grandparents are very dear to her, so she wanted to make a nice gesture for them

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    She thought of tattooing her ankle with their names on it

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    Agustina told Bored Panda that some time ago she tattooed her idol’s signature and so she thought it was a nice gesture to do something similar for her grandparents. She shared that they are very important to her. “I was going to make a drawing made by them but my sister and my parents had the idea of having my grandparents’ names written by themselves, I thought it was an excellent idea!”

    It all started when Agustina asked both of her grandparents to write their names on a piece of paper

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    Her excuse was that she needed it “for college”

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    After Agustina got the tattoo, she went to see her grandparents so that she could show it to them. “Remember writing your names for me some time ago?”

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    Augustina shared that everyone in her family was very excited, happy, and anxious for her grandparents to see the tribute that the woman made to them.

    “My grandparents were the first people from my family I did this tattoo for, but I would do it to anyone I love without hesitation. My family is very important to me.”

    So she revealed what that was really all about

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    The grandma was thankful for this unique gift. However, what really touched the hearts of many people was Agustina’s grandfather’s reaction

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    Marcos couldn’t understand his granddaughter’s gift at first glance

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    He took another look at it

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    When Marcos realized what it was…

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    He couldn’t hide his emotions. The elderly man started crying tears of happiness

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    Agustina revealed that she had no idea her grandparents would be so excited! “My grandfather doesn’t like tattoos, whenever he sees a tattoo on me I say that it is temporary but when I told him that this one would last a lifetime, he was so thrilled!”

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    He got up from his chair to give his granddaughter a big hug

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    “I am very lucky to have my grandparents because they are really amazing”

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    “Grandparents always mark a before and after, they pamper us and teach us a lot since we are little kids. They are our superheroes, I call them that. You are lucky if you got the chance to meet your grandparents. They are really amazing.”

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    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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    Hidrėlėy

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    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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    Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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    Gabrielė Malukaitė

    Gabrielė Malukaitė

    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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    LongCoolWomanInABlackDress
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is wonderful. I'm usually not in favour of tattooing someone's name on you but this is just sweet and will make a great memory

    Monday
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's extra special that it's in their own handwriting too. She'll always have a little piece of memory with her.

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    Mary Bricklin
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those onion ninjas are bothering me now. Man, this is so freaking sweet and is something I wish I'd done while my grandparents were still alive.

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    LongCoolWomanInABlackDress
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is wonderful. I'm usually not in favour of tattooing someone's name on you but this is just sweet and will make a great memory

    Monday
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's extra special that it's in their own handwriting too. She'll always have a little piece of memory with her.

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    Mary Bricklin
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those onion ninjas are bothering me now. Man, this is so freaking sweet and is something I wish I'd done while my grandparents were still alive.

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