https://twitter.com/kelssseyharmon/status/710257327031451648
Northeastern State University student Kelsey Harmon took to Twitter this week to post this very sad photo of her Papaw, who had cooked hamburgers for his apparently very ungrateful five other grandchildren who could not be bothered to show up. Not even for Papaw and hamburgers! While it seems as though Kelsey is throwing her cousins under the bus (who may or may not deserve it), she insists that she simply wanted to send a reminder to those still lucky enough to have grandparents to appreciate them while you can.
@MadiPaigeG23 bc people need to appreciate their family ok I was so sad ☹😭😭😭💔
— kelsey harmon (@kelssseyharmon) March 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/kelssseyharmon/status/710486091564867584
Still, her words and photo really struck a chord, and the outpouring for Papaw on the internet was swift, with the photo drawing over 50,000 rewteets and nearly 100,000 “likes” less than 24 hours after posting, as well as endless heartfelt and funny responses like these:
https://twitter.com/quitebradical/status/710335415010652161
https://twitter.com/Nessa_Garcia11/status/710334152881479680
https://twitter.com/empiredynasty_/status/710336160959062016
@kelssseyharmon this is so sad pic.twitter.com/a3uVfEitiA
— kay (@shakingmila) March 17, 2016
@kelssseyharmon @Thunderwood85 tell ur papa I'll be more than willing to eat a burger with him.
— kyle (@kaycutty) March 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/Bunbunnyny/status/710338744285585409
https://twitter.com/FuckTvitterHoes/status/710336998838542336
.@kelssseyharmon @Scufy6 pic.twitter.com/TWlxybg7Zo
— Jay Squidz イカ 🦑 (@SQUlDZ) March 17, 2016
@kelssseyharmon IM ON MY WAY I WILL EAT THE REST OF THE BURGERS
— kail (@ohkailno) March 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/bonsangus/status/710358288131461121
https://twitter.com/Rachelklingg/status/710453927142170624
https://twitter.com/zouuerrie/status/710337234969296896
@littlelexyrene @kelssseyharmon NOOOOOOOOO POOR PAWPAW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— D-Will's🐝 (@Dustin_Danny93) March 17, 2016
Might I suggest throwing a ginormous barbecue for Papaw, kind of like the British dancing man who got body shamed on the internet but then finally got to have a huge dance party of his own? Papaw must know that we care about him! He is all of our Papaws!
IMPORTANT UPDATE! Another of Papaw’s grandchildren surfaces:
GUYS DON'T WORRY!!!! I CAME TO PAPAWS HOUSE AND AM HAVING A BURGER!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/2EHVllGG2U
— Brock Harmon (@BHarmon_10) March 17, 2016
I asked PaPaw what it felt like being the coolest grandpa in the world and he said its nothing new that he's been the coolest one for awhile
— Brock Harmon (@BHarmon_10) March 17, 2016