This Grandfathers Adorable Gift to His Granddaughter

Is Bringing the Internet to Tears

Some teens dream of a new car or over-the-top party for their sweet 16,
but one grandfather spent years making a way more thoughtful gift for
his granddaughter.
When Lauren Ren Blank was two years old, her grandpa started taking
notes every time they got to spend time together. He kept the habit up
until she was five years old, filling up three notebooks over the three
years.
On Blanks 16th birthday, her grandfather decided she was old enough
to fully appreciate the meaning behind the books, and gave them to her
as a present. When Blank realized what the gift was, she was in total
shock. Then my emotions sunk in, and it really touched me, she says.
The rest of her family was just as surprised because her grandpa hadnt
told anyone about his plan.
Blank posted a picture of the present on Twitter, and the tweet has
received more than 600,000 likes.
The notebook entries detailed specific things Blank had said or done,
along with her emotions to really connect my memories to how I was,
she says. Her grandpa recorded his memories of the two of them
laughing and playing made-up games. Throughout the stories he would
repeatedly add how much he loved and cared for me, says Blank.
Blank says shell cherish the gift foreverway more than any other
materialistic present. The gift will forever be the greatest gift Ive
received because of how much value and meaning it has behind it, she
says.
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Algunos adolescentes suean con un nuevo auto o una fiesta exquisita

por su dulce 16, pero un abuelo pas aos haciendo un regalo ms
pensativo para su nieta.

Cuando Lauren "Ren" Blank tena dos aos, su abuelo empez a tomar
notas cada vez que pasaban tiempo juntos. l guard el hbito hasta
que ella tena cinco aos, llenando tres cuadernos durante los tres aos.

En el decimosexto cumpleaos de Blank, su abuelo decidi que tena la

edad suficiente para apreciar completamente el significado detrs de los
libros, y se los dio a ella como un regalo. Cuando Blank se dio cuenta de
lo que era el regalo, estaba en estado de shock total. "Entonces mis
emociones se hundieron, y realmente me toc", dice. El resto de su
familia estaba tan sorprendida porque su abuelo no le haba dicho a
nadie acerca de su plan.

Blank public una foto del presente en Twitter, y el tweet ha recibido

ms de 600.000 gustos.

Las entradas del cuaderno detallaban cosas especficas que Blank haba
dicho o hecho, junto con sus emociones de "conectar realmente mis
recuerdos a cmo estaba", dice. Su abuelo grab sus recuerdos de los
dos riendo y jugando juegos inventados. "A lo largo de las historias l
repetidamente agregara cunto me amaba y cuidaba", dice Blank.

Blank dice que apreciar el regalo para siempre, mucho ms que

cualquier otro regalo materialista. "El regalo ser para siempre el regalo
ms grande que he recibido debido a cunto valor y significado tiene
detrs de l," ella dice.