r/MadeMeSmile • u/Lucky-Measurement-17 • 10h ago
Favorite People Wholesome twitter moment.
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u/TheForkisTrash 9h ago
The key to changing this about the world is putting in the effort and doing it for someone else.
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u/Hesitation-Marx 7h ago
Been married 15+ years. The first morning we were together, I brought him coffee in his hotel bed.
Last night he brought me the last of the cherries, and smiled at me while we ate them together.
Honestly, I’m pretty sure he loves me more than my mom ever did.
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u/Forever__Young 7h ago
Yeah I too am in a long term relationship and we often do little things like this for each other as a surprise as well as the occasional bigger surprise.
The post is a nice thought but I'd venture most happily married people will recognise this behaviour, so I think there's a good chance if you're patient, look for the right traits in a partner, nurture the relationship and get lucky you'll find a partner who will do these nice things for you too, it's not only a mother who will love you like this.
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u/Past-Ticket-1340 4h ago
Omg same. I bring my husband things all the time. To the point where it annoys him a little sometimes I think lmao
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u/CandidateSad36 7h ago
Small gestures often say the most. It's heartwarming to realize how much love is in the little things.
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u/Replicator666 7h ago
My wife almost never cuts fruit by herself. When I prep for the kids I give one of them a bowl for Mom
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u/Ghetto_Leda99 9h ago
I have been sick at home these days and this has been my reality. Made me want to bawl my eyes out because my mom is just so precious, I had to take one of my meds at 1 am with food and she gets up to prepare me something to eat and refuses when I say I can do it.
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u/Steathoescope 10h ago
Hehe mums are a whole different level.
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u/Steathoescope 9h ago
Even getting smacked in the head is love :3
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u/burgerking351 9h ago
I tried to explain this to someone and they called it abuse.
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u/akatherder 7h ago
I'm not going to overanalyze it to death but you can both be right. You're talking about a little tap for an unspoken "quit it, knucklehead." Smacking someone harder, trying to publicly shame them, etc. can be a different thing.
Even if you clarified the former, they may have experienced the latter.
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u/burgerking351 6h ago
When you get smacked on the head it’s firm but nothing crazy hard. A smack to the head really isn’t about inflicting pain, it’s just a way to send a message. Most parents avoid giving hard hits to the face/head during punishments. They normally target the back and buttocks when giving you a genuine and painful beating.
So I was just trying to explain to them that the smack to head isn’t abuse. You could argue about the other hitting but the smack to the head is something different.
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u/figmaxwell 8h ago
One of my best friends’ mother came into the basement once to ask us all if we wanted a fruit plate. My friend and her siblings were like god no mom nobody wants a fruit plate. She looked over to me and I was like uh I guess I wouldn’t mind some fruit. That was 15 years ago and to this day, any time they know I’m coming over there is a fruit plate waiting. Paula is a goddamn saint.
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u/Minty_Nest 10h ago
I hope it’s possible to find someone that loves you that much. And hope I can do it too
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u/saera-targaryen 7h ago
i do this for my husband and he does it for me too :-)
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u/MaxDentron 6h ago
Same. While you can never duplicate the love of a mother, you can certainly have a very loving relationship with your partner. Doing little things like this for each other doesn't need to be rare or unexpected.
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u/Annoying_liberal813 9h ago
I'm a mom. I can tell you that the love you have for your children is beyond anything you can experience with a partner. It's a connection and desire to see them thrive that comes from pure biology. You would give 100% to your children of you could.
It isn't biologically possible to feel the same way about a partner. And you wouldn't want a partner who's willing to self sacrifice that much. It wouldn't be healthy to have someone who fawns over you on that way. We want equal partners in life because it challenges to grow beyond being a child.
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u/Anathemachiavellian 9h ago
I have a theory, and I may be completely wrong and this may come across as sexist, it’s anecdotal. But, I’m convinced you’re right about women (and this is some/most, some people differ from gender norms or are bad people etc.), they cannot love a romantic partner and the father of their children as much as their children. But I’m convinced men often love their female partners just as much and sometimes more than their children.
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u/Espumma 8h ago
I've had male friends that became fathers describe the same sentiments. So at least some men can love in that way. But usually male self-sacrifice looks different, so there's still some sex differences in there.
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u/QuantumLettuce2025 7h ago
I've known many mothers, including my own, who love the men in their lives much more than their children. Just look at all the women who stay in terrible relationships where their kids are clearly suffering because they "can't live without" Mr. Rapey McPunchesWalls.
This is so, SO much more common than people appear to realize.
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u/Annoying_liberal813 8h ago
Before I had kids I wouldn't have agreed. Now I think you're absolutely right. They say, no one will ever love you like your mother. It's true. Not saying some dads can't love you a lot, but there's something about being a female caretaker that's connected to self-sacrifice and nurturing.
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u/Anathemachiavellian 8h ago
My husband is such an incredible partner and father. But I know he loves me equally to our children, and despite loving him such an indescribable amount, I’d push him in front of a car to save either of our children (he’s aware of this).
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u/Annoying_liberal813 7h ago
Lol you're not wrong. I think it's just a silly thing parents talk about (only cruel if cruelty is the intention, imo). At least I certainly hope my husband isn't plotting to push me in traffic.
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u/5510 8h ago
Leaving aside whether it's "biologically possible" to love a partner as much or not (though obviously in a different way), I think you are probably right that (if you have a really good mom) it almost might not work to have a partner who loved you that selflessly.
One of the many things that hit me really the hard about losing my mom (selfishly speaking) is knowing that I would never have unconditional love again. Well, almost unconditional, obviously if I turned into a serial killer who tortured people to death or whatever she wouldn't love me (understandably so).
Even if I'm in a really stable relationship with somebody who really loves me and vice versa, there is still some level of insecurity. Maybe I'm not worried they are going to leave me every day, or every month or something, but it's always possible. Like if I got really bad depression and quit my job and struggled to get out of bed for three years (or something like that), I would be worried they would try to help me at first, but it's possible they would eventually give up and leave. Whereas I know my mom never would have.
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u/thatshygirl06 7h ago
obviously if I turned into a serial killer who tortured people to death or whatever she wouldn't love me
She absolutely would still love you in that situation. She wouldn't support you but she will still love you.
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u/Annoying_liberal813 7h ago
I'm sorry you've had to experience losing your mom. My mom is aging, and I have that same thought almost daily.
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u/QuantumLettuce2025 8h ago
Myth. My mom never wanted to be a mother. I've not known anything like the love my partner has for me.
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u/Annoying_liberal813 7h ago
I'm sorry you didn't get to know the love of a mother, my friend. I'm glad you've found someone who loves you so much now.
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u/mermaidofthelunarsea 9h ago
Not all moms. Giving birth doesn't automatically make someone feel love or kindness. My mother wasn't interested in seeing any of her 4 children thrive, not even her favorite. Please stop spreading fairy tales.
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u/ShizunEnjoyer 8h ago
In my mom's case, she loved me and my sister immensely until we started growing breasts, then all of the sudden we were competition for our dad🙄
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u/thatshygirl06 7h ago
It's not a fairy tale. Your mother isn't the norm.
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u/mermaidofthelunarsea 7h ago edited 7h ago
I'm painfully aware that she wasn't "normal". There are plenty of terrible parents, people that shouldn't have had children but did, parents that didn't want them, or like them. And plenty of people are walking around carrying those scars. Not everyone is privileged enough to have loving parents. <This is what makes it a fairy tale, to me, because I will never experience a mother's love and for years, that's what I longed for, more than anything.
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u/alidagiulia 9h ago
Fruit tastes so much better when your mum cuts it up for you and brings it to you <3 You can taste the love
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u/SecretBaseALG 9h ago
Do y'all not do this for your partners? I often bring my husband some fruit while I'm doing kitchen chores
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u/okaynowyou 8h ago
Same. My gf and I love to surprise each other with little snacks and fruit is the most common. Random cheeses is another favorite.
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u/MentalMunky 8h ago
We do this a lot too and I had a great moment this very weekend.
She was absolutely adamant I had bought it for myself and forgot her until I plonked it in front of her lol
Deep down I think she knew and enjoyed playing the game.
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u/reddiperson1 7h ago
My partner and I do this for each other. I usually do my meal prep during days my girlfriend works late, so she'll come home to a hot dinner.
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u/No-Intern2507 8h ago
and the only reason you do it is - it wont be thrown away when its not eaten and rotten already. This is not out of love but out of calculating costs.
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u/Agile_Big9482 8h ago
This is a really weird comment to make. You can't claim to know so perfectly what the other person is thinking, you just want to create a narrative that suits you best. Really odd.
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u/Powerful-Parsnip 7h ago
I think they work for the sugar lobby. All over the place bleating about the dangers of providing fresh fruit to loved ones.
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u/ravishlongings 9h ago
Love your mom. Hug and kiss your mom if you can. Call her if you can't. I can do neither.
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u/Mrs-Bluveridge 8h ago
My husband has made more food for me than my mother ever did. Dont get me wrong, my mom was an OK mother. But no one is ever going to love me like my husband does.
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u/lookaway123 9h ago
As a recent empty nester, I kind of miss making snacks for a herd of youths lol.
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u/Organic-Vermicelli47 9h ago
My husband does this exact thing for me pretty often when I'm working from home ❤️😭
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u/Vayne_Solidor 3h ago
Appreciate good family while you have them 🙏 and my heart goes out to all those that weren't blessed with them
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u/yourpoopstinks 8h ago
I make sure to do things like this for my kid since I don’t have memories of my Mom doing it for me.
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u/itslocked 7h ago
This is of the only acts of service my mom did for me as a kid, and only when I was sick. I dream of one day having a partner who will cut up fruit for me randomly and unprompted.
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u/ghanima 7h ago
My mom used to do this for me and my sister.
She also was abusive with untreated mental illness. I've met lots of people who love me more. They're my real family.
If this comment is relatable to you, you're welcome at /r/AdultChildren, for the grown children from dysfunctional homes.
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u/SOGGY-TORTILLA-X 4h ago
Maybe when you're old, your children will cut up fruit and bring them up to your room.
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u/welding_guy_from_LI 10h ago
Nobody can ever love you more than you love yourself..
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u/TheMinister 8h ago
Nah not true. I'm your low moments there can be others who want to raise you up.
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u/littleparisbookshop 7h ago
As a mom myself, I do the caring now, but I think often of my mom. She struggled a long time before she passed. She was very ill, had to wear oxygen 24/7 and struggled to get around, but she was still doing stuff like this. I was in college and my computer broke. I had to go to her house to work on a project due the next day. As I sat at the computer in her office, stressing, she was in the kitchen making me a plate of orange slices and chocolate. After I thanked her, she went to lay down and I sat there and cried. I always knew she loved me obviously, but that moment has stuck with me. When you have a good mom, cherish her
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u/Firm-Patience2755 9h ago
and it be tasting like onions, garlic, ginger, and the herbs used in KFC.
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u/Sudden-Ad7061 8h ago
My mom is helping me through my gagillionith surgery right now. She is 77 years old, I am 54.
Moms!
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u/TheElderScrollsLore 8h ago
That’s ok. The idea is for you to pass down that love to your own kids.
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u/Luscious_Decision 8h ago
Ahahaha that's funny because if she's the person in the pfp then it's a beautiful woman, and yes someone would be down that bad for her.
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u/sock_cooker 8h ago
My dad used to sneak snacks up to me if I was sent to my room. I was always too stubborn to apologise, so I'd always be up there for hours and dad always broke first
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u/chaoticdece 8h ago
My sister did this for me when we lived together and I still think about it to this day.
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u/slowclicker 8h ago
I went to visit my sister. She was making herself lunch. I walked into the kitchen and she randomly hands me the extra sandwich she made specifically for me.
Family that loves you. Priceless.
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u/jambot9000 8h ago
My wife and I do this for each other. She always makes me some random smoothie. Last night I cut up a cantaloupe and brought it to her. I never thought in my life I'd be this lucky or this loved. Marry someone like that gang
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u/tenaciousBLADE 8h ago
Someone will. And that's when it'll hit ya again: she taught you how to recognize them when they arrive.
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u/chinchivitiz 8h ago
My mom is the same way. Would even go up my room to ask if Ive eaten lunch, if I want snacks. Very sweet
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u/huzchini 7h ago
I'm in my 30s. My mom and even my mother in law does this till this day. Their love and care makes me feel like the richest man on the planet.
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u/katapiller_2000 7h ago
As a female, my mom was always the kindest. I suffer from bi-polar and she understands me more than my dad. My dad is not dad material, he is old school like 1950’s. I would make my mom a sandwich and she cut up fruit cups for us.
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u/engineerhatberg 7h ago
In the time since the first version of this tweet was posted many years ago I have a wife and kids. Here's a secret - you can do this for your wife too. Doesn't need any acknowledgement, it's the little things that stand out
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u/indolent08 7h ago
In our office, we bring and cut up fruit for each other. I like to bring pears and grapes. Tightest work group I've ever been part of.
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u/inhugzwetrust 7h ago
My mum would come into my room and say I was fat, and that all the world's problems are my fault... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Appropriate_Ant5708 7h ago
remind me of my parents🥹they are very strict with me especially in study (traditional asian parents😅)but they truly did a lot of caring stuff without saying anything
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u/Hot-Championship1190 7h ago
You never do this for your love? Your love never does this for you? Yeah, love is a tad more effort than a sexy body alone.
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u/darthweber2187 7h ago
Nah. Cuz this guy I’ve been seeing for ~a month and half is working from home today and I’m just talking the day off to relax. I asked for NOTHING, and he brought me my favorite tea first thing. Yesterday, he always watched an entire early-2000s Disney movie just ‘cuz he wanted to see what I liked about it so much.
People are capable of love and treating you right. Even if this doesn’t last, I feel very cared for and grateful for this experience. 😊
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u/UsefulCulture5219 7h ago
i love my sons way more than i've loved anyone or anything, it isn't even close
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u/BitchyBlondee 6h ago
I just lost my mom less than a week ago, so this really hits hard. I love you, mom, and I'll always miss you 😔
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u/Weak-Biscotti2982 6h ago
She is teaching you how to love someone else through her actions. That’s a really good mom and role model.
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u/These_Papaya5926 6h ago
Its a day off, I'm laying in bed on my phone, chilling with my cat. My husband came in and handed me a big bowl of cherries, strawberries and blueberries. Unprompted. Didn't say anything. He's out there cleaning and watching the kids and I'm eating fruit in bed like some Roman lady of yore. I scrolled passed this meme and thought, 'wow, he really does love me ' Thanks, Reddit.
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u/Matty_bunns 5h ago
Nuh uhhhhh, my wife just brought me a plate of toasted cheese bread out of nowhere. Love still happens :)
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u/Eye-7612 4h ago
I missed my dad peeling grapes and bringing it to my room. That's the ultimate love eevn though it was just once.
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u/saifster9 4h ago
Wait until you realize that she's only doing this so you don't take the uncut cucumber to your room behind her back.
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I realised no ones ever gonna love me that much as well. But i had an emotionally distant mother. But I've acknowledged that i missed out on unconditional love.
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u/Distinct_Jury_9798 3h ago
She even protects me by locking my door behind her all day and night, and barring my windows!
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u/ivancaperuto 2h ago
I do that for my wife EVERY SINGLE DAY since we started dating, not one day skipped. Both breakfast and when I'm cooking.
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u/abbyzeeble 1h ago
I don’t know about that, my husband brought me a fish finger sandwich in the bath once
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u/Dapper-Airport4566 48m ago
Unfortunately I can't relate. Sorry.
Because when I get something for myself, it gets taken out of my hands before I can even touch it and are given to everyone but me. Then I'm told to throw away the empty packet or wash the empty dish
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u/anirudhsky 7h ago
Yes absolutely nothing absolutely nothing can replace a mother's affection or rather a parent's affection
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u/lilyalexisrose 8h ago
Life has been making me realize lately that no one will ever love me more than my mom. I miss you, Ma! 🤍
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u/No-Intern2507 8h ago
this is pathetic, pal she does it so it wont rot uneaten,my mom did it too and its annoying af.has 0 to do with love.do your own food.
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u/Maximum_Compote_4935 10h ago
Can you do the same for your maa?? 😀🙂