r/OldSchoolCool • u/idahohotato • Feb 23 '26
1950s My grandmother at 17 in late 50’s — can you imagine that she’s just as beautiful in her 80’s?! ❤️
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u/Skohn422 Feb 23 '26
Your grandma is stunning.
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
Thank you! I’m proud to have inherited so many of her features. She’s a rockstar. It breaks my heart seeing her age. I love her very much. ❤️
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u/MaryDoogan91 Feb 24 '26
Growing old is a privilege denied to so many people. Just love her while she’s here❤️❤️🩹
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u/Overall-Pick-1255 Feb 23 '26
She reminds me of Tiffani Amber Thiessen…kinda…maybe.
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u/austeninbosten Feb 23 '26
Very pretty young woman.
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
Absolute hottie! Maybe I’ll post a picture of her now, still 10/10 gorgeous ❤️
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u/gonzotronn Feb 23 '26
That would be cool. Maybe something around 25 too? I’ll leave now.
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u/SkullDump Feb 23 '26
Not often I’ll comment on these pictures but your grandmother is stunning. A beautiful picture of a beautiful woman.
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
She’s gorgeous. I plan on doing a photo shoot with her, my mom, and myself this summer. We all look like copy’s of each other. Grandma is the prettiest though ❤️
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u/SkullDump Feb 23 '26
Well please share it when you do. It’s always interesting to see generational photos and I’m sure you’re being too hard on yourself. We’re always our harshest critic and the apple never falls far from the tree as they say.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing it if and when you choose to post it.👍🏻
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
Aww!!! I love myself a lot. I love myself for everything I’ve been through and survived. I’m a stark image of my grandma, and my mother. Can’t wait to send a pic ❤️
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u/webelieve925 Feb 23 '26
She looks her age in this pic. Not unlike other old pics that they look 30 years old
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u/approval_seal Feb 24 '26
How is no one realizing that this is AI. OP posted another picture yesterday of his “grandma” and both the pictures bear no resemblance.
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u/mamacrocker Feb 23 '26
She is very beautiful, but what captures my attention is that she looks sweet natured and so sincere. All the best for her!
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u/Skohn422 Feb 23 '26
Keep loving her, and learn as much as you can about her past. I’m 66 and do my best to tell my “grandsweets” as much as I can about the past. She truly looks like a movie star! The very best to you and your dear grandma!
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
I love her to pieces, my heart hurts, she just had hand rails installed at her house because she is weak. You’d never know it until she starts walking because she’s so beautiful and healthy looking. I cannot imagine the day that I don’t have her. ❤️ thank you for your heartfelt comment.
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u/The_Dented Feb 24 '26
She’s aged remarkably well.
No argument, she’s stunningly beautiful, apparently at any age.
She should be overjoyed!😁
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u/Amatheiaisnoexcuse Feb 23 '26
Was she in an episode of leave it to beaver? Seriously looks like a girl Wally went out with.
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
She wasn’t, never did any acting. Leave it to Beaver, what a sweet flashback. Thank you ❤️
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u/Skohn422 Feb 24 '26
Hi just saw your grandmas pic, recent one.(2025) She is gorgeous! Great genes run thru your family. Many blessings to you and Grandma! Make memories🌼
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u/AngelaChasesHair Feb 24 '26
Her gaze is so compelling. There's a fierceness but also a softness. So stunning.
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u/Hillbeast Feb 24 '26
Wow. She’s magnificent and you’re proud of her so that says she’s beautiful inside too 😊
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u/Nic_Eanruig Feb 24 '26
Your Gram was giving Taylor Swift 30 years before there even was a Taylor Swift.
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Feb 24 '26
Ah, she's lovely! She looks beautiful at both ages.
Her eyebrows, love, yes. And being cute as a button, yeah, d'uh.
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u/RigamortisRooster Feb 24 '26
Alot of those photos back then were colored in after the photo was taken. Its w hy alot of the people's skin looks perfect.
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u/OkNewspaper3151 Feb 24 '26
I always wondered how the girls back then compared to the girls now and I think I was born in the wrong time period the women back then were gorgeous like your grandmother
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u/Resident-Way4973 Feb 24 '26
People age gracefully when they are happy health positivity around them enjoy life have hobbies and are loved by their children
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u/Resident-Coffee3242 Feb 24 '26
Congratulations! Your grandmother is beautiful. She looks quite healthy for her age.
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u/princessmush88 Feb 25 '26
My Nonna was around the same age in the late '50's!! She showed me her senior photo and, man. The class and hairstyles they had back then 🥹 I looked a mess in highschool, I can't imagine being that pulled together like they were.
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Feb 25 '26
Women these days use filters and fillers to look as good as your grandmother!
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u/GhostlyHauntings Feb 25 '26
They used filters, airbrush, and other means of photo editing back then too. It's been happening once portrait photography became more popular. You should check out the history, its fascinating.
Photo editing or not, her grandmother is beautiful.
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u/big_d_usernametaken Feb 25 '26
Some people age well
Our mother lived to 89 years old, and people would remark at how smooth her skin was.
She always tanned when we were kids.
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u/NVMBRS_FINEST Feb 25 '26
My mom and her twin sister were born in Idaho. She has always joked that everyone called her adopted cause they look nothing like her family. Your grandma looks so much like my mom it’s crazy!
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u/Icy-Cheesecake-7953 Feb 25 '26
She has a strong face that would age well. Not like one of these cut & paste faces today.
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u/Status-Seesaw Feb 26 '26
And yes I believe it. She was born with good genes. We aren't all that lucky.
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u/nyctina Feb 27 '26
Some do win the genetic lottery, irrespective of what fashion or body styles are in vogue at the time.
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u/Proud-Bumblebee879 Feb 27 '26
She is stunning! You can tell she has a wealth of class, determination and strength. With everything life has to throw at you, she has had the ability to overcome it all. May God continue to bless and keep her and may she continue to shine!
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u/ConsequenceNormal773 May 14 '26
I saw this post prior posted several times ovef the last few months. Is this ai?
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u/idahohotato Feb 23 '26
Here she is, 2025 ❤️