Grandma watches teammate mocking grandson for hugging her — her powerful response leaves the bully red-faced

In a world where we’re told not to shy away from kindness and humanity, a few people still have outdated theories of what it means to be “cool.” Such bullies condemn people for being who they are and embracing their human and unique nature and need to receive a spot-on comeback. A grandma, who goes by u/RumBunBun, shared a post revealing that her grandson was bullied by a fellow team member for hugging her. When the woman noticed this disrespect, she had a shrewdly top-notch response to render and we’re applauding her wit. The grandma revealed that her grandson, Sam, was 14 years old and had been super close to his grandparents from a young age.

“Since he was just a few months old, my husband and I have kept him overnight, taken him on weekend trips, watched him for several days at a time while his parents vacationed, etc.” she wrote. There had been constant and consistent communication and bonding between the duo due to which their relationship was pretty tight-knit. The grandma also noted that the last few years had been tough on account of his parents’ divorce. Nevertheless, the woman tried to keep connections with the boy with stories about his childhood which he was engaged in. She recalled how she’d try and make it for every game the boy had.

“He’d come give me a hug after each game. My stepdaughter (his mom) told me she was amazed that he would hug me in public; I was the only person he‘d hug at his games, including her,” she proudly mentioned. Unfortunately, this endearing gesture “almost came to an end” one summer. The woman insisted she figure out what went wrong. At one of the games, the grandma observed that Sam was happy to see her. “After the game, he ran out and as he gave me a hug, I heard a nearby voice, ‘Look, everyone! Isn’t that sweet, Sam’s hugging his grandma!’ I felt Sam tense up and he immediately ended the hug,” she explained.

The woman realized who had been the hindrance to a love-filled, heartwarming and comforting expression. The grandma had the most ironic epic response. “I turned to the kid who’d taunted Sam, grabbed him in a bear hug, and exclaimed, ‘Oh, are you jealous? You must need a grandma hug, too!’” She held him in a hug for a couple of seconds until his friends and others spotted the scenario and gave him a dose of his taunting laughter. “The kid just stood there stunned for a couple of seconds, long enough for a couple of Sam’s friends to start in, ‘Jake, get your own grandma!’ ‘Dude, you’re creepy,’” she wittingly recalled. 

The grandma later learned that “Jake was kind of a j*rk who always found reasons to pick on his teammates and Sam and his friends thought what I did to him was hilarious.” The woman is delighted to continue to receive hugs from her grandson. “Grandma hugs for the win,” she exclaimed. People were in awe of the way the woman handled the situation. u/Unable_Maintainance73 wrote, “What a beautiful revenge story. You’re a wonderful grandma.” u/sldcam added, “Perfect response to the heckler. You taught him a lesson he will never live down.”