What made you feel loved as a kid? Think about it. Maybe you remember rollerblading with your parents on holiday? Being helped with homework? Or just telling them what you thought was a really big secret? There certainly is a time and place for big presents and gestures but very often, it is the small things that count.
Turns out, quite a few of them end up on the Internet, too. And we at Bored Panda did our best to collect them. Below you will find a wholesome series of posts where kids celebrate their parents’ signs of affection. Whether we’re talking baking cookies or 3D-printing a little anti-stress elephant, these moms and dads went the extra mile for their kids, and even if some of them weren’t executed to a tee, it’s the intention that matters.
Continue scrolling to enjoy the entries and check out our interview with Vicki Broadbent, a writer, director, broadcaster, and founder of an awesome parenting blog called Honest Mum.
#1 Every Parent Should Be So Cool; The World Would Be A Better Place
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#2 On Mother’s Day In Thailand, Dad Put On A Dress For His Son, Because Everyone Was With Their Mothers, And His Mother Died
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#3 This Dad Is Doing Parenting The Right Way!
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#4 Dad And Daughter Time
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#5 This Dad, Who Never Promised You Maturity
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#6 Wholesome Graduation
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#7 It’s Really Beautiful
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#8 A Year Ago I Sent My Dad A Meme. Little Did I Know He Printed It, Dated It, Hand Laminated It, And Put It In His Office
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#9 I Saw This Japanese Mom’s Amazing Cooking And Sent It To My Mom, Asked Her If She Could Make One For Me. I Was Just Joking Since I’m No Longer A Kid And Living In Another Continent Now. Two Hours Later She Replied With This Pic And Told Me She Will Be Practicing And Cook For Me When I Go Back Home
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#10 And This Dad Who Has Been Proud Of His Son’s Work At Every Age
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#11 And This Dad Who Sent A Hilariously Embarrassing Voice-Recorded Card To His Daughter
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#12 These Parents Who Made A Legit At-Home Blockbuster For Their Son
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#13 Very Shmol Dad
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#14 Best Advice
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#15 This Just Made My Day
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#16 Wholesome Dad
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#17 Life Goals
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#18 A Wholesome Dad
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#19 I’ve Been Having A Hard Time Bonding With And Getting My Daughter To Smile Lately. So I Finally Agreed To Let Her Give Me A Makeover And Her Smile Says It All
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#20 Wholesome Dad
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#21 My Dad Is Adorable And His Bad Jokes Always Make Me Happy
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#22 This Mom Who Belted Out A Classic Song In Public Just To Cheer Up Her Kid
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#23 This Dad Who Overnighted Mangos To His Daughter Because She Forgot To Pack Them
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#24 This Is Amazing. A Mother’s Love Is Truly Great
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#25 This Dad, Who Took What He Learned And Ran With It
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#26 My Dad Has Been Peeling Oranges For My Lunch Since Kindergarten & On My Last Day Of High School I Got This Instead
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#27 A Dad Who Firmly Believes In Solidarity
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#28 My Mom Found My Book In Her Local Library And I Can’t Get Over How Proud She Looks
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#29 My Mom Sent Me This Picture Of Her And Our Family Dog Showing Their Pride. It Made Me Smile To Know They Support And Love Me And The Lgbt Community!
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#30 Guys, My Mum Wants You All To Cheer Up And Look At Cute Babies
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#31 No Matter How Old, You’re Always A Kid To Your Father.
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#32 This Mom And Gma Who Make Sure To Never Miss A Game
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#33 Dad Who Sent His Daughter A Cake
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#34 Dad Builds A Stage Right On His Driveway To Host College Graduation For His Daughter
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#35 Heart Exploded
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#36 The Most Wholesome Parents
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#37 This Dad Who Praised His Daughter’s Makeup Look
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#38 My Mother-In-Law Set Up A Sweetheart Table For My Fiancée And I On What Was Supposed To Be Our Wedding Day
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#39 Wholesome 100!! Dad Made Custom Controller For Her Specialy Abled Daughter So She Could Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
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#40 This Dad Who Was So Proud To Walk His Son To School No Matter His Son’s Age
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#41 My Mom Recently Moved In With Me. She Spent 30 Years Working In A Jewelry Store. I Needed A New Battery In My iPhone. She Immediately Looked Me In The Eye And Said “I Got This”. Welcome Home Mom. I Love You.
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#42 My Daughter’s Entire 1st Grade Class Had A Virtual “Fort Night” Together To Celebrate The End Of The Year And Boy, Did Her Dad Deliver On The Fort Making
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#43 Ever Since I Came Out My Mom Has Sent Me Rainbow Hearts
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#44 I Asked My Bar Guest What She Was Writing. Turns Out She Has 3 Daughters And She Writes 5 Lines A Day To Each Of Them. These Will Be Gifts When They Get Married One Day. Mom Of The Year
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#45 She’s Got Great Chat, An Eye For Colour & This Only Cost Me £1.
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#46 My Son Broke His Wrist And It Extra Sucks Since We Are Stuck At Home For At Least Another Month. I Decorated His Cast And Now He Loves It And Is Super Happy To Finally Have A “Tattoo”
I’m not an artist but am really proud of this.
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#47 And This Dad Who Sat In On His Daughter’s Grad School Class Just To Embarrass Her
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#48 Really Wholesome Mom
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#49 This Dad Who Took The Family Dog To A Motorcycle Event
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#50 Middle School Lunch Period Is Hard So My Mom Wrote Me Encouraging Notes To Read At Lunch
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