It’s never too late to experience something you’ve always wanted — just ask this grandma who finally received a doll for Christmas! In a heart-melting video on social media, one young woman explained how her grandmother never had a toy like this as a little girl. So, the 90-year-old’s family decided to make her childhood dreams come true! Grandma’s reaction to the thoughtful gift was way too precious.
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This sweet clip shows the elderly woman opening one of her presents on Christmas, not knowing what she was about to find inside the box. When Grandma saw the beautiful doll her family had given her, she became overwhelmed with emotion. She couldn’t believe that, after all these years, she’d finally received the gift she never got growing up. The woman broke down crying as she held the curly-haired figure on her lap!
“My 90-year-old grandma always told stories of how she never got a doll when she was a little girl,” wrote the woman’s granddaughter in her social media post. “She grew up during the Depression on a farm and her family couldn’t afford much. So we thought we should finally give her what she never got.”
We’re all crying over this grandma’s reaction to her Christmas gift!
This beautiful video has received over 16 million views online. Commenters were incredibly moved by this special holiday moment!
“All I see is a little girl opening a box with her first doll,” wrote one user.
Another added, “You healed the little girl inside her.”
A third chimed in, “I love that it’s a classic doll style reminiscent of her childhood era.”
In her reply, the elderly woman’s granddaughter explained that she had gone out of her way to find just such a doll for her grandma.
“Yes this was exactly my intention!” she wrote. “I got it at an antique store so that it would look like something she would’ve gotten as a child.”
What a thoughtful present! We’re sure this grandma will never forget the Christmas her family surprised her with the doll she’d always wanted.
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