Too many people are quick to dismiss the elderly, but they just do themselves a disservice. After all, older folks are bursting with experience, wit, attitude and just general wholesomeness, so, we’ve gathered examples of wholesome and cool elderly people who are still living life to the fullest.
From incredible collections put together over a lifetime, to just downright cute moments captured by children and grandchildren, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
#1 My 83-Year-Old Dad’s New Cat, Schaefer
#2 My 70-Year-Old Father-In-Law Started Painting A Couple Of Years Ago. He Likes To Try Different Styles And Keeps Them All
#3 Mutual Appreciation
#4 This Lovely Gentleman Came In Today To Learn How To Curl His Wife’s Hair
His wife is unable to curl her own hair and often burns herself, so he stepped up to the plate and learned how to curl her hair. We had the pleasure of teaching him! We taught him how to do volume curls on short hair, how to protect her skin from being burned and we even taught him to put on her mascara.
#5 I Brought One Of My Baby Bunnies To Meet My Great-Grandmother
#6 Joined A Hiking Facebook Group, Ended Up Meeting A 71-Year-Old Woman, And Hiked A 4k Footer With Her! 50 Years Apart Made No Difference In The Fun (And Life Stories Shared) We Had Today
#7 You Loved Seeing Her On Her 100th Birthday 3 Years Ago. Still Happy And Smiling, She Just Turned 103
#8 He Is 94. She Is 87. Their Love Story Has Been Continuous For 68 Years. My Parents
#9 It’s Such A Great Thing She Did For That Dog
#10 Friend Of Mine Graduated In Law School At The Age Of 94
#11 Every Year This Woman Brings A Bag Of Hats Which She Knits From January To December To The Shelter
#12 Seniors Enjoying The New Playground
#13 My 90-Year-Old Friend And I Just Published The First-Ever English Translation Of A 75-Year-Old Armenian Book
#14 My 93-Year-Old Grandmom, Cancer-Free 4 Times, Going To A Western-Themed Party
#15 My Grandparents Suprised Me By Building Me A Kitchen. This Is How I Found Out
#16 My Parents Just Got Internet (Bialet Massé) And My Dad Is Already Showing Videos To The Neighbors
#17 The Look On His Face Is Priceless
#18 The Day My 80-Year-Old Mom Married Her 80-Year-Old Boyfriend
#19 Today My 80-Year-Old Grandpa Became A U.S. Citizen
#20 My Father-In-Law Holding A Sloth
#21 My Dad With The Bag Of Bone Marrow Donated By A 38-Year-Old Stranger In Germany To Save His Life
#22 My Father-In-Law Was Forced Into Early Retirement. Turns Out He’s Pretty Good At Art
Back story: up until 9 months ago, he was working at a psychiatric hospital looking after sick people. A patient pushed him and he ended up grabbing him and falling to the ground with him, but the patient landed on top of him and he ended up breaking his back in multiple places. He had to be out of action for 6 months, that's when he had no choice but to retire early.
He fell into depression and felt like he had lost all hope. Recently, he decided to occupy his mind with something, so he started painting. To our surprise, it turns out he's pretty good, well we certainly think he is!
#23 Father-In-Law Does This Every Year. Even Though His Daughter (My Partner) Is Now 26
#24 My 77-Year-Old Husband Collects Cans To Support Children So They Can Get Free Dental Care With Oregon Dental Associations “Tooth Taxi”
#25 For At Least 13 Years, Rain Or Shine This Little Old Man Spends Every Morning Walking Around Our Tiny Town Picking Up Trash
#26 My Father-In-Law Is So Excited About His Two-Story Bird House He Made Of Driftwood, That He Asked Me To Put It On “The Online”
#27 Elderly Neighbor Gave Me These After Her Husband Passed Away. She Knows That I Work With Computers. I Said Thank You
#28 Aunt Agnes, Ziplining For The First Time At 99 Years Old
#29 My Grandma Holding My Grandpa’s Dying Hand – 100 Years Old
#30 Mister And The Cat
#31 My 91-Year-Old Grandfather Stuck It Out While I Explained Over The Phone How To Facetime, And He Did It! Now I Get To See Them Every Day And Talk To My Grandmother
#32 My Father-In-Law Being Epic As Usual
#33 My 83-Year-Old Grandma’s First Tattoo! Done In Tacoma, WA
#34 I Work With Elderly Mentally Disabled People, And Today I Brought Sock With Me To Meet Else, Who Is Crazy About Reptiles But Has Never Had The Chance To Meet One
She said it was her biggest dream coming true, and Sock did so well and allowed strokes and hugs.
#35 Incredibly Heartwarming Older Couple Dancing At A Concert At A Park
#36 My Grandma Brought Me Fresh Peonies From Her Garden
#37 Couple Goals. Spotted This Adorable Duo At The Atlanta Braves Game Yesterday
#38 He Told Her To Get In The Box Because He Would Take Her Picture. This Is Love
#39 My 74-Year-Old Neighbor Asked Me To Paint Her Nails. I Asked Her What Color, She Said “I Want That Color!” Now We Match
#40 My Grandma Has Been Playing Wii Fit Every Morning For 10 Years, And She Is Still Going. She Wakes Up Every Morning And Does Exercises To Stay Fit! Almost 16 Years
#41 My 91-Year-Old Grandma Sends Cards To My Kids
#42 My Grandma Is Quite Proud Of The Sunflower She Grew
#43 My Grandmother Turned 100 Today
#44 To Mark The Pride Residents At A Retirement Home In Bristol Enjoyed A Very Special Performance From Drag Queen
#45 Our 80-Year-Old Friend Is Visiting. Our 75-Year-Old Neighbor Brought Him Some Grass And Now They’re Planking
#46 My 70-Year-Old Neighbor Burns CDs For Me With Music He Thinks I Will Like
#47 My 90-Year-Old Grandparents Dressed Up This Halloween
#48 My Grandmother Had Custom Items Made For My Husband, Myself And Our Pets
#49 My Step-Mom Adopted A Cat For Her Elderly Parents. We Were Nervous Her Dad Wouldn’t Like Him
#50 My Mom Asked If I Wanted To See Her Melon
