‘Grandma hug for the win’: Grandmother finds wholesome strategy to put her 14-year-old grandson's bully in his place, teenagers express their gratitude

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Dec 14, 2024 7:00 PM EST

It's not easy being a kid, and sometimes a kid having a rough time can lash out at other kids who aren't having as hard of a time as them. That is where bullying comes from. What do you do if you see a child in your life getting bullied? Well, in the case of this Reddit story, you just have to call your grandma! 

We find petty revenge stories online all the time, but this one is definitely the most wholesome. Here we see a grandmother coming to the rescue of her 14-year-old grandson. She writes that they have always had a strong and healthy bond and she very much enjoys spending time with him. Even now as a teenager, they are close. So when she went to his sport event, he was extremely happy to see her! He went and gave her a big happy hug and that's when his bully decided to strike. The bully started to tease him for hugging his own grandma. So what did the grandma do? She called the bully over in front of everyone because with all the ruckus he was causing, it was obvious he needed a grandma hug too! It really put him in his place and all of the other kids he bullied where happy to see this grandma show the bully what's up. Read the entire wholesome showdown below!

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    "Some bullies just need a Grandma hug."
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    Some bullies just need a Grandma hug I have a grandson, I'll call him Sam, 14. We've been pretty close through the years. Since he was just a few months old, my husband and I have kept him overnight, taken him on weekend trips, watched him for several days at a time while his parents vacationed, etc. Even when we had to move a few hours away, he'd come visit for two or three nights a few times a year.
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    His parents divorced and as he became an adolescent, he became withdrawn and distant. But I found that he seemed to love to hear stories of the hilarious things he'd said and done when he was little. He would sit and listen and be engaged with me for at least a while. I've tried hard to keep a connection without being pushy.
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    He's been playing sports for years and we make it to at least a game or two per sport each season to see him play. He'd come give he a hug after each game. My stepdaughter (his mom) told me she was amazed that he would hug me in public; I was the only person he'd hug at his games, including her. I was pretty proud of this. But it almost came to an end after one game last summer.
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    My husband and I showed up and Sam was very happy to see us. After the game he ran out and as he gave me a hug, I heard a nearby voice, "Look everyone! Isn't that sweet, Sam's hugging his Grandma!" I felt Sam tense up and he immediately ended the hug. I was not going to let that little ruin those special hugs, so I turned to the kid who'd taunted Sam, grabbed him in a bear hug, and exclaimed, "Oh, are you jealous? You must need a Grandma hug, too!"
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    The kid just stood there stunned for a couple seconds, long enough for a couple of Sam's friends to start in, "Jake, get your own Grandma!" "Dude, you're creepy." He turned beet red and ran off. We heard through my stepdaughter that Jake was kind of a j who always found reasons to pick on his teammates and Sam and his friends thought what I did to him was hilarious.
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    So far, Sam still gives me hugs. Grandma hug for the win.
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    daisymaisy505 This is so petty AND wholesome! Love it!!
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    Complete-Ad32 I NEED A GRANDMA HUG NOW, too bad that I lost mine when I was 12, she was the best thing, I always spent my weekends with her and I'd tell her everything, God I can't believe it's been four years and a few months. My friend's grandmothers love me though (grandmas>>>>>>>>>)
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    Pale Skin8881 Those grandma hugs can be powerful
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    Unable_Maintena... Awww, what a beautiful revenge story Your a wonderful Grandma.
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    yourmomsajoke We're not a physically affectionate family but I used to sneak cuddle my favourite gran even when I was way past grown, she loved it as much as I did. When I have grand babies I'm going to try so hard to be a hugger or at least explain my
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    sensory issues better than I did with my own kids, you can't explain what you don't know, I go by know better do better I love that sam hugs you and you made jake reap what he sowed.
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    Chaosmusic Grandma relationships are special. My nephew is pretty quiet and says the bare minimum in most cases. But when he's talking to Grandma he becomes a talking machine.
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    sldcam Perfect response to the heckler you taught him a lesson he will never live down
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    someone447 When I was a kid, I was the only white kid on my football team and one kid hated me for that. He had a terrible home life and his parents never went to any games. He would constantly cheap shot me and try to injure me. He eventually moved in with his grandma, and she started coming to all of his games. He went from being a horrible bully to one of the friendliest people i knew. Some bullies just need a grandma hug.
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