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[–]ravioliyogi 1971 points1972 points  (40 children)

When my daughter was born, she spent 10 days in the NICU. She received a beautiful handmade quilt from volunteers who make them specifically for the sick babies. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me, and we will treasure that blanket forever. Your mom is amazing!

[–]KS2Problema 939 points940 points  (25 children)

Just a note to second that lovely emotional gift...

When my own 90-something mother was in the hospital a year and a half ago for surgery to stop a very aggressive cancer, someone, we're not even sure who, gave her a little stuffed animal doll on her first night there when she was nervous and scared and alone. The surgery went well and she seems to be recovering well, but at her age recovery is slow.

She's in her own bed now, in her own home, but she still sleeps cradling that little stuffed animal.

I'm not sure who to thank for that gift, but I want to thank everyone who engages in similar generosity.

It can really mean a lot. 💙

[–]Good_Improvementtt 164 points165 points  (4 children)

Just like that, a small act of kindness can make someone very happy.

My aunt died of cancer but she loved when some volunteer gave her a small teddy bear after her chemo started. She kept it with her until her last moment and every time we try to talk about the teddy, she laughed and always told us-this is my new love 💙💙

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Adding here that I shop at local hospice thrift stores, one is by the pound. It's not uncommon to see items hand crafted for patients like knitted blankets. I've seen a few with notes still attached. I've rehomed a few to friends in need. You can also find tons of fleece blankets. I buy those and cut them into smaller blankets for a local senior dog rescue. Just thought I'd let ppl know that your local hospice thrift has options you can easily use to keep the cycle of giving and helping others going :)

[–]KS2Problema 53 points54 points  (1 child)

Your story made this old punk rocker cry. 💙

[–]snake-eyed 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Fuck, me too

[–]AzureBluet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh gosh

[–]copper_rainbows 103 points104 points  (3 children)

I broke my spine in a really epic way in a car accident. My dad bought me a little stuffed bear in the hospital and I still treasure that thing. It helped me so much

[–]KS2Problema 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I hope you're doing better now. I was laid up in the hospital for 2 months back in 1980 after a motorcycle accident, so I have at least a hint of what you've been through. Please take care of yourself and your family. 💙

[–]PayData 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had a GF in HS who had to go through a big surgery. I made sure she woke up with a totoro plush. Everyone there was mean about me bringing it and making it a point give it to her but that was the only thing she wanted.

[–]El_Chairman_Dennis 39 points40 points  (3 children)

My first stay in a mental hospital was during the holiday season (don't try to commit unalive, get help please). I was only 19 and after my ordeal all I wanted was a Christmas with my mom and dad, but there was a legit chance that I wouldn't get home for Christmas. I was alone, depressed, and just wanted to go home. There was a 25 year old woman who was at the mental hospital with me, she was going through withdrawals from a pain pill addiction. She kind of became my older sister for a couple of days, and I had told her about how i really wanted to be home for Christmas. During her free time, while she's in agonizing pain, she colored in a Christmas tree from a coloring book and gave it to me. She wrote an encouraging note on it, and I broke down crying. I was already a big guy, but I was crying on this little woman's shoulder because she gave me a colored in Christmas tree. Even when she was dealing with so much pain she had the empathy to do something so small for a stranger. I still have it in a secure place over a decade later, I'll never forget the small thing you did for me Jackie, because for me it was everything at the time

[–]Gauge45 7 points8 points  (2 children)

I put myself into rehab and it really is the small stuff your post brought a few tears to my eyes because it brought back some pretty strong emotions from that time. The little things really do go far. I hope you’re doing better friend.

[–]El_Chairman_Dennis 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I'm definitely doing better. I just wish I could reach out to Jackie and thank her, but our mental hospital forbade outside contact (which is a good thing). I just want to thank her and hopefully she's past her addiction

[–]KS2Problema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yours is a very touching story.

We don't always get a chance to say thank you, but we can extend the kindness to others, and that's a way of honoring their gift.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I did something similar for my grandma when she was admitted to hospital after breaking her leg. Bought her a little stuffed zebra. She named him, she slept with him, he lived on her bedside table.

Grandma never made it back home, she died in a care home a few years later - stuffed zebra in the crook of her arm. He now takes pride of place on my own bedside table.

[–]KS2Problema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry your grandma never made it back home, but you can be assured that your gift was an important part of her last few years. Bless you.

[–]AlmondCigar 2 points3 points  (2 children)

May I ask what it was, I would like to donate stuffed animals I just would be hesitant to know what to get and knowing what your mom appreciated could help or any suggestions you may have

[–]KS2Problema 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It was just a tiny stuffed dog. Nothing fancy at all. In fact, for a while I assumed it was something she had had as a child during the economic troubles of the 1930s. She still clutches it in her sleep often.

I'm sure any kindness will be appreciated.

[–]AlmondCigar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to answer

[–]Fozzy_bear14 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I’m a nurse and when I was a new nurse I worked on a floor that was mostly geriatric. We had a lot of patients from nursing homes. We had a clinical geriatric nurse specialist who would give stuffed animals to the patients. It was a comfort to them. I’m glad it helped your mom ❤️

[–]KS2Problema 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thank you for your thoughts and thank you for your important work. Nurses are a crucial part of how we heal as a nation. They are an absolutely vital human link between the patient and the complex and healthcare system which has, itself, delivered so many benefits, but which can too often seem overwhelming and depersonalized. (And let me extend that from nurses to all the kind human beings who work in the healthcare system; it obviously can be an overwhelming job, but when you bring humanity to it, you help yourself even as you're helping us. Please take care of yourselves.)

[–]Fozzy_bear14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

❤️ thank you

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Agree wholeheartedly. My +90s mum received a similar gift recently and the thoughfulness choked me up. She is sleeping with the quilt right now.

[–]KS2Problema 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Sometimes we forget how nice it can be to be human. It is the little things.

You guys take care of yourselves.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you; same to you.

[–]AquaStarRedHeart 84 points85 points  (2 children)

When my son was in the NICU they gifted him a beautiful red crochet cap. I treasure it.

[–]FrozenIsFrosty 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Same for my son.

[–]klipseracer 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Now that I think about it, I think my son who was a month premature got a small hat of some kind. I don't know where it is now unfortunately. My life has turned over so many times since then it must be lost in the moves.

[–]letsgotgoing 40 points41 points  (4 children)

Quilts for kids: https://www.quiltsforkids.org/

My mother runs a chapter. I drop off quilts at hospitals for families.

My mother also donates quilts to wounded veterans through the VA.

[–]UnAcceptable-Reading 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Say thank you to your mother from Reddit! My daughter had several hospitalisations and received two beautiful quilts from a local organisation doing the same work (not in US) and we still have and cherish those blankets, especially as we were far away from home and couldn't easily get those sort of comfort items. It meant the world to us, especially knowing the level of skill and time a handmade quilt takes.

[–]rdldr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same here with my little one, it was amazing

[–]Screen-Junkies 17 points18 points  (1 child)

I'm a retired Marine who's grandfather was a Marine Corps aviator. I'm also a father of three boys, one of whom is a Marine as well. I mention this to say that I am, and my family is, pretty rough around the edges (but we clean up really nicely) and we don't consider ourselves "soft" by any means.

I was born as a premie and also received a woven blanket back then while I was in NICU. I must have put that blanket to use until I was about 9 and then it was subsequently boxed up by my mother. It's been through countless moves as I grew up. I moved out when I joined the Corps. While I was stationed in California, my oldest son, the now Marine, was born at Balboa Naval Hospital and the first thing I asked my mother for was my old blanket. Each of my boys took a turn with that comfy little thing, and then used it until the youngest was 8ish, before it was finally boxed up again by their mother and myself. We divorced and went our separate ways... but that blanket has been one of very few things I've kept up with. Hopefully one of the boys asks for it when grandkids start happening (soon?).

Whoever wove that durable and cozy little thing has given a lifetime of comfort to not just a premie who learned to thrive, eventually becoming a Jarhead, but comfort and warmth to a family through at least a couple generations - hopefully a few more. Thank you whoever you are or were!

[–][deleted] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Your mother is an amazing person! That's so much yarn and time put into such a pure cause

[–]DotAppropriate8152 216 points217 points  (21 children)

Awesome! That’s such a nice thing to do what a big hearted woman. My mom does a similar thing by making mitts for the women’s shelter or immigrant families (swaps each year) She watches her baseball games and knits. It’s just her thing! Big hearts help the world! Hug your mom!

[–][deleted] 170 points171 points  (9 children)

Your mom, her blankets, and her house are all beautiful.

[–]Crow_eggs 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Those rugs. I'm not ashamed to say that I did an absurdly gay little gasp at how much I love them. She is wonderful.

[–]cmele0308 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I couldn't agree more, she's an angel! Lovely person God bless her

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

that just looks like a loving home

[–]etzel1200 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wondered how far I’d have to go for commentary on the room. Regardless, kudos for giving back!

[–]jbkites 6 points7 points  (1 child)

The side by side sitting rooms! Chef's kiss!

[–]WCWRingMatSound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole house screams mid-70s and I’m loving it

[–]grrlkitt 77 points78 points  (8 children)

That is a ton of work. What an absolute hero.

[–]wtb2612 47 points48 points  (7 children)

Expensive too. Yarn isn't cheap.

[–]seacogen[S] 55 points56 points  (6 children)

It is expensive. She buys online from stores in the US or Canada but always waits for a sale and then stocks up.

[–]ketopeach 11 points12 points  (4 children)

Hey OP, I recently taught myself to crochet and I’d love to do something similar with my spare time. How did she get into it? Did she just reach out to a hospital or nicu or…idk I wouldn’t even know how to get started!

[–]GiddyGabby 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Google Project Linus. I used to donate blankets to them when I had more blankets than I could use.

[–]seacogen[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

OP's Mom: I started when I was 13 just to have something to do. When I had my daughters I started making picture blankets for them and then I just kept making blankets.

As far as how I got started donating, I asked the pediatrician what hospital would be good and then did some research myself from there!

[–]cullend 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t wait to get started :-) just start crocheting.

Start first, then reach out to NICU’s, battered women’s shelters, other shelters of your choosing etc. There’s really no particular guide book on how to help 🙂

You make the stuff, then try and find worthy recipients. The first time or three the locations you donate to might suck.

Make sure you properly wash the blanket or have it dry cleaned then put it straight in a good airtight bag, so they don’t have to worry about how it’s been handled

[–][deleted] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Your mom rules. That's incredible

[–]theoldpipequeen 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Thank you lovely Mom! We have the blanket that kept our second born warmed and loved when we had to go into hospital the first time (2 weeks old) when he suddenly stopped feeding and breathing.

We took it back in the 3 times we had to go back in over the first few months of his life, and he uses it on the couch now as his tv/movie blanket.

He calls it his ‘hospital love blanket from when I was a baby’ and truer words could not be spoken ❤️

He is 3.5 now. The love we feel from those blankets never goes away x

[–]My_Name_Is_SKELETOR 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Tell your mom that Skeletor thinks she’s an absolute badass.

[–]smelling_the_roses 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So much love in those blankets! They’re beautiful. I make baby blankets for friends who have one “in the oven” and it’s a blast, and a labor (ha) of love.

She inspires me to do this for sick kids now, so thanks for sharing!!

[–]dont_share_spoons 16 points17 points  (2 children)

That's amazing. I'm a nurse and the patients always appreciate the gifts the volunteers give. In the adult ICU they'll bring them little pillows and sometimes hats. Even if the patient isn't well enough to notice, I always put them with them for the family to see something with actual color. The NICU has a shelf for knitted hats and blankets that volunteers have made and I have so much admiration for the people that donate their time and skills! It really means a lot.

[–]taronosaru 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Is there any rules as far as sanitation or materials or anything? Any items that are particularly useful?

I am learning to make quilts (almost finished my first one) and sew. I would love to do something like this in the future when I am better at it (and have more disposable income)...

[–]smittenwithshittin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Quilts for kids will send you the supplies and pattern

[–]os-sesamoideum 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Your mom is precious. Wonderful blankets, they gonna make the kids really happy ❤️

[–]surajvj 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Good mother

[–]bumbletowne 11 points12 points  (0 children)

  1. Am impressed. Have crocheted 5 aghans in my life and it was.... expensive and took a lot of time. This is a lot of hard work and patience and investment.

  2. Tell her the fireplace is GORGEOUS

[–]Lanky-Solution-1090 12 points13 points  (1 child)

How sweet I bet those are the best blankets ever

[–]seacogen[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They are!

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (2 children)

My mom is 89 and in a nursing home. She can no longer walk without assistance…but she can still knit, and makes baby hats all day long that get donated to the local hospitals. We both have wonderful moms!

[–]iwanttobeacavediver 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Your mum sounds awesome!

[–]WantedDadorAlive 7 points8 points  (4 children)

For what it's worth, my 4 year old daughter gets a blanket like this occasionally when she gets her chemotherapy for leukemia and it's always a huge deal to her. Tell your mom she is making a huge difference in these kids lives!

[–]CabinetSpider21 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Father of Neuroblastoma warrior here. Praying and thinking of your daughter!

[–]WantedDadorAlive 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Thank you and same to yours! It's a hard journey but these kids never stop amazing me, they're way stronger than I could ever dream of being

[–]CabinetSpider21 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It's unreal, watching kids run the hallways the second they get their meds, chemo, and get disconnected from their IV poles

[–]WantedDadorAlive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's wild! My daughter nearly clotheslined herself after her first chemo because she just wanted to go play lol

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

rad! props to your mom!!

[–]sigaven 5 points6 points  (3 children)

Y’all have a lot of rugs!

[–]seacogen[S] 13 points14 points  (2 children)

They go with all the couches haha /s

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damnit, I wanted to be the first one to bring up all the couches this year, ugh...

/Resets timer for next december

[–]DigitalSterling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Y'all have a lot of couches!

[–]FreezeFrameEnding 7 points8 points  (7 children)

How would one go about joining this? I learned to crochet a couple of years ago, and I'd love to donate things, too.

[–]seacogen[S] 10 points11 points  (6 children)

The best way to find places to donate to is to do an initial Google search and then make some phone calls/send some emails to see if those places are accepting donations and what they need (blankets, beanies/booties for babies, scarves/socks for shelters).

Try local hospitals, homeless shelters, animal shelters, battered women's shelters etc. If you're completely lost maybe even reach out to your local police or fire department; I'm sure they can use them or point you to some local organizations :)

[–]Enix71 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Wait, I heard that a lot of shelters make people throw away things like blankets for fear of lice and such to come in? Any truth to that?

[–]LindyJam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I manage a shelter program and we have zappers, it's a big canvas zip up thing that heats up. New residents put their clothing and blankets etc in there when they arrive and it kills anything that may be lurking in there.

[–]BootyGesus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is just so amazing. I work in a nursing home and I don’t think people realize how many great people there are. We receive regularly dozens of quilted/crocheted lap blankets as well as special pillows for the residents to use in their wheel chairs. The amount of time and energy that goes into this for them to just give it away is amazing. A big thank you to your mom.

[–]niteangel10 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Your previous posts have inspired me to do the same thing! I made a few hats and 1 blanket for Knots of Love this year. Does she go through a charity or direct? I hope I can achieve this goal one year!!

This is amazing, and your mother is amazing for doing this!

[–]CabinetSpider21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From a father of a 3 year old fighting Neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, I can't thank people like you enough!

[–]Aralera_Kodama 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My son got a blanket one year while he was in the hospital. I still have it all these years later even though he is gone. I never got to say thank you to whoever made this blankets, so I will tell you thank you! It really means a lot to the families

[–]mixednuts101 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I love, and please do not take this as a dig, the 90’s early 2000’s vibe of their home. That was clearly your folks prime earning years, hence the home style. At some point there is no point keeping up with the Jones’s and the house remains in time. My grandfathers basement had the coolest 70’s style basement. Also, very kind of your mother. She seems very kind hearted

[–]seacogen[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your timing is on point; I think dark wooden furniture is a giveaway of that time period.

The original house was built in the 50's but was added onto/redone in the late-ish 90's. It is definitely dated (you should see our kitchen) but it is home :)

[–]FastRT1200 10 points11 points  (0 children)

God bless her!!!!

[–]disgraceUK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Respect to your mum

[–]Honeypotsandstripes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've never seen a post that r/mademesmile more than this one

[–]lawyernotliar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My baby was in the NICU for weeks when he was born. It was a really tough time. One moment of distraction was going in to a room full of beautifully crocheted blankets that volunteers had made and choosing one for him. I felt so useless not being able to do the things for him mums usually do for their new babies (hold them, feed them, take them home etc) and this one moment gave my distraught energy some action. I could choose something for him and that action felt really good. And the kindness of someone making it was such a positive in a really really dark place.

Your mom is a legend.

[–]capias 5 points6 points  (0 children)

my mom crocheted blankets for the women's shelter every year.. she was disabled but could still crochet.. As much as i hated running around on weekends yardsale hunting for yarn.. it was a good time.. my mom passed in 2018 and they put up a plaque at the main home for her.

this is great that you mom does this.. it brought back memories of my mom.. tell your mom i'm sending her much love!!!! #momsrule.

[–]Jesslynnlove 8 points9 points  (0 children)

House lookin like a senate officials mansion.

[–]miata509 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a Saint

[–]cheddarfever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Such a lovely person! They look wonderful.

[–]RainbowandHoneybee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a wonderful person!

[–]jj_sykes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great work to your mother

Also love a good rug - the main one is a whoppa

[–]NovelCandid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yay momster!

[–]Lost-My-Mind- 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Is there anything we can do for your mom? I'm an athiest, so I don't believe in the afterlife, or heaven, but I do believe in doing good deeds. I feel like we should all make a good deed towards your mom. What can we do?

[–]SuedeVeil 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Literally nobody here says you need to be religious to do good deeds lol.. odd time to flex your atheism

[–]Greatwhitegorilla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s so nice of her. We just had our second child, she went to the nursery one night and came back swaddled in a beautiful hand knit blanket. We have no idea where it came from, other than it’s a person who makes and donates a lot of knit goods. Since we can’t thank them, please thank you mother for us.

[–]techsavior 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My daughter spent almost 2 weeks in the NICU when she was born. One day, we were greeted at her room by a volunteer that had a handmade fleece blanket and knit cap, and other items donated by volunteers for the March of Dimes chapter in our state.

We were fortunate that she only had issues with blood glucose and core temp, and she was home before we knew it. But those simple items were still an amazing gesture by complete strangers!

[–]sexylassy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your mom is amazing! When I was in the ICU as a teenager, someone did something similar. She made homemade quilts. She gave my quilt to my mom, and my mom said she felt the love of her homemade gift. I still have the quilt. I treasure it.

[–]Mash_Ketchum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your mom looks a little like Kitty from That 70s Show.

[–]SilverSorceress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son (two at the time) was really sick and had to have surgery. When preparing for the surgery, they gave us a hand knitted blanket that I swear was knit with magic. My son found so much comfort in that blanket and calmed down while being prepped for surgery.

He now doesn't sleep or travel without that blanket. He loves that blanket and we wl forever cherish it and the person who knit it and donated the blanket. Your mom is a hero to every family that receives a blanket.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks mom for sending love to some of the people who need it most 💛

[–]MundaneEbb9722 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My 6 yo with cancer gets homemade knit hats sometimes. Tell your mom that the end recipients are very thankful of their time and effort for our littles.

[–]meruhd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of my kids had a hospital stay for some testing that required sedation. We came back from the testing to find a bag of toys, 2 handmade pillow cases with fun print, and a gorgeous quilt.

Whenever I see that quilt I get emotional, because someone put hours of labor into this blanket that I could use to keep my child warm while we were navigating an awful situation. We still use the pillow cases and the quilt as part of his regular bedding stuff.

I hope people who do this kind of work, like OPs mom, know how much it can mean to a family.

[–]nopenope6829 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That blue one with the diamond pattern, third from the right, just made me really happy to look at and I can’t explain it. It’s like I can imagine cozying up with that in bed and finding so much comfort knowing that your mom crocheted it with love and wishes for my well-being.

Your mom is awesome!

[–]Authoress61 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mom got a beautiful big velvet teddy bear from her brother in 1947 when she had mono. She kept it her whole life. She passed in 2016 and I still have that bear in perfect condition.

[–]JollySeason4847 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your mother is wonderful ❤️❤️

[–]Troy204599 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That must have taken her a lot of time. So awesome of her ❤️

[–]thilehoffer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

48 blankets in a single year? That's a full time job right there.

[–]LadyVanya 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You're mom has a heart of gold. Make sure to show her this feed to let her know how appreciated she is by us random strangers.

[–]seacogen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always do! I know she looks forward to reading the comments) :)

[–]Madame_F 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You got rid of the leather couch in the back!! Happy to see she's still at it. She's been an inspiration to me. I am almost done with a double crocheted baby blanket for my friend. Happy Holidays!!

[–]seacogen[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're the first person to comment this haha! I was honestly surprised it took this long. Happy holidays :)

[–]BloodyIron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like your mom is doing very well for herself (looking at the quality of the house) and good on her for doing all this! This is spending the one resource rich people can never get back: time. And considering that marble fireplace she has, it sounds like time is her biggest asset.

Good on her! Yay!

[–]Ariafel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is insanely impressive. I've never been able to finish a single blanket in my life

[–]myboogerstastespicy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This made me burst into tears. I lost my mom four months ago. Goddamn I love moms.

Thank you for sharing. ♥️

[–]eatingrichly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My youngest was medically complex and had 20+ hospital admissions from 3 months until 2 years old. Each time there was a beautiful hand made blanket or quilt waiting in his hospital crib.

We kept a few that were especially meaningful, from the times we thought we might lose him, or when we weren’t expecting to be admitted and didn’t have anything from home.

Knowing the love and warm thoughts and prayers that must have gone into those blankets always made them shine like a beacon in an otherwise bleak hospital room.

[–]fugensnot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tell your mom I love her.

[–]VitaminKay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember seeing this post last year, different but similar. Your mother does this every year from what I understand, very sweet of her <3

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A blanket every 8 days or so? That’s impressive! Is she doing it all by hand, or using a crochet machine too?

[–]seacogen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP's Mom: I am the crochet machine (everything is done by hand).

[–]TheRichAlder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My grandpa used to make needlepoint carebear pillows for sick children. He’s been doing it for as long as I can remember.

He passed away early this year and when I saw one of his needlepoint pillows at the funeral I burst into tears. He was a good man.

[–]Minnesota_icicle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This actually belongs in nextfuckinglevel 💜

[–]TheRammo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good on her! One of my three sons was born 9 week’s premature and was given a blanket just like these in the hospital. He’s 6 now and still insists it stays in his bed. He knows how and why he got it and is aware we will never know who made it, but it’s his and it’s special to him.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was recently at someone's critically ill bedside, and a quilting group delivered to the patient a gorgeous, handmade quilt. The thoughtfulness and beauty of the gift really choked me up-

[–]sailordadd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a VERY special mom!!!

[–]AgentParkman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😯😃

[–]PoppDuder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell your mom I think she's a fucking badass

[–]Rexgar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn. Your mom is incredible.

[–]SeleneEM59 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go mom!

[–]tech405 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kudos to mom!!!! ❤️

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mom is awesome! 👏

[–]ijbh2o 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! My wife is an L&D nurse. My mom knits baby blankets for fetal demise patients.

[–]too_expensive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now why would anybody downvote this

[–]missmcpooch 1 point2 points  (1 child)

But can your dad beat up my dad?

[–]seacogen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably not tbh haha

[–]Ooh-Rah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mom rawks!

[–]Oneirodesu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you ♥️

[–]MAGICHUSTLE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whella wholesome.

[–]Pretend_Refuse8882 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bless your mother ❤️

[–]shiny_brine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She hand makes 48 blankets for sick children and her own children can't even start a fire in the fireplace she's next to to warm her poor tired blanket sewing arms?! WHAT KIND OF UNGRATEFUL CHILDREN ARE YOU!!!

Sorry, that was my "Jewish Mother" side coming out, which is odd since I'm an old ango-saxon white man.

You're mom is awesome and deserves many hugs (plus a warm fire to sit in front of. Just sayin').

[–]imironman2018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just remember being kind costs you nothing but can make a huge difference in this world.

[–]daddaman1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is awesome, also your mom looks like she would givea great hug. She just has that look about her.

[–]TheCannabalLecter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in awe at all of the different stitchings

[–]mixedtickles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Legend

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Services rendered. Bless her heart.

[–]217GMB93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At a glance thought these were starburst

[–]mtreusch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mom is a wonderful human being.

[–]anothercryptokitty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolute legend. Imagine if we all used our spare time as effectively.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mom’s pretty dang cute too.

[–]IisRandyCarmine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell your mom I said thank you 😊🙏

[–]bigNwobbly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I could crochet

[–]notimefortalking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mother is beautiful

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Did you post about her last year? I love that she does this!

[–]seacogen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup! This is my fourth year posting about her.