Julia Tannhoff wrote a letter to her deceased grandmother via Facebook. The Allgäu simply shared her memories – and surprisingly touched hundreds of hearts.
Marktoberdorf – The Facebook group “What am I cooking today” from radio station Bayern 3 is actually about recipes. A woman from the Allgäu triggered much more than appetite with her post.
Julia Tannhoff thinks “an awful lot about her grandmother”, as she says. One day at the end of January it’s that time again. This time the 40-year-old from Marktoberdorf in Bavaria * writes down her thoughts. As a post in the aforementioned Koch Facebook group.
Allgäu woman posts letter to deceased grandmother – Facebook users are so touched
“Hello dear grandma,” begins her lines. Then: “The last few days I’ve been thinking about you in particular, about your way of being a grandmother, about your special features and about your absolute undemanding.” The reactions to these intimate memories: 742 likes, 76 comments. “Wow, totally unexpected I had to start crying. Very touching, thank you very much!” writes one commentator – she is one of many who are so touched.
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Tannhoff tells in the post what she was like, her grandmother Anni. War-torn, she had to learn to make do with little. “You didn’t complain if you had to eat the same thing for days and you ate the bread even if it was many days old.” Today everything is available in abundance. When Julia Tannhoff was with her grandmother as a child, the activities and the food were simple – but no less beautiful or tasty.
Facebook post goes viral – with memories of grandmother
Grandma cooked “calming soup”, made colorful wax drop artworks with her granddaughter with old candles and then watched Derrick with her in the evening and ate children’s chocolate cut into fine strips – “sometimes you cut the chocolate so thinly that it lasted the whole evening has.”
Allgäuerin moves Facebook users to tears with memories of grandma
It is these very personal memories that touch the users of the Facebook* group. One woman writes: “Thanks, that brings back memories and emotions for me too.” Another admits, “You just made me cry…” A Facebook user says she “can’t see the keyboard so well right now because I have tears in my eyes! I have similar memories of my grandma, the women of this generation were very special.”
Tannhoff herself – she has her own Facebook group in which she shares thoughts, memories and recipes – is surprised at the tremendous success of her lines. Her grandmother was very important to her. She never went on long trips with her grandchildren or gave them rich gifts. But she “was just always there for us. That is very formative for a child.” Julia Tannhoff’s amazing posting success shows how formative a grandmother can be. *Merkur.de/bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
