Every morning, without fail, as my Metrolink train pulls into the station where I disembark, a lone elderly man stands on the platform with an empty umbrella stroller.
Among the passengers exiting the train is a young lady with a cute little girl, no more than two, in her arms. She hands the little girl over to the elderly man, who I assume is the grandpa, and gets back on the train.
The little girl and the elderly man are always happy to see each other. Every day the little girl has a huge smile on her face and always gives the man a big hug. He places her in the stroller and slowly walks off the platform.
Every evening he and the little girl are there waiting for the train to come. He holds her and they wave to the train’s engineer as the train pulls into the station. The mommy exits the train, and the little girl gives her grandpa a kiss just before she’s handed back over.
These simple acts, and the sight of such pure, obvious love between a grandpa and his granddaughter, put a smile on my face every day.
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#1 by VegasDad on June 4th, 2009
That’s a sweet story. Thanks for sharing.
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#2 by WeaselMomma on June 4th, 2009
Awwww, that is sweet.
Way to turn tweets into a post.
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#3 by terri on June 4th, 2009
You impress me with the way you notice the things that are really important in life. Too many people hurry through life not noticing anything or anyone around them.Seeing that scene every day would put a smile on my face.
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#4 by Gaby on June 4th, 2009
Not only did this put a smile on my face but tears in my eyes! How cute!
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