A grandma dedicated thirty years to her beauty business until it was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After seeing how upset it made her, her grandson decided to do something about it, so he organized a whole beauty salon experience at home for her to enjoy. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us the importance of cherishing our time with family and demonstrating our love for them.
It threw a wrench in our routines, and for some, adjusting to the “new normal” for the entire world was more challenging. Matthew Stewart of Florida wanted nothing more than to see his 87-year-old grandmother Bobbe happy despite being at home for several months due to quarantine rules. They were very close, and he wanted to make sure his grandmother was comfortable during her visit.
Matthew spent the majority of his youth with his grandparents. As a result, he says his grandma “feels more like a mother to me than a grandmother.” Matthew, like many others who were stranded at home during the pandemic, resorted to social media for entertainment. He created a TikTok account and began posting videos of himself and grandma Bobbe amusing themselves at home.
After months of sharing videos of their cute duo, Matthew and grandma Bobbe amassed over a million followers on TikTok. While they’ve spent innumerable moments together, one in particular has piqued the interest of many due to its meticulous planning and thoughtfulness. Prior to the epidemic, Grandma Bobbe had been visiting to a local beauty shop for thirty years. She used to go there every week to get her hair done, but she couldn’t for months owing to pandemic restrictions.
According to Matthew, it was impacting her mentally, as “she [was] kind of getting down, getting a little depressed because she didn’t have her usual salon day.” Matthew resolved to bring the salon to her and give it his best in order to make his grandmother happy once more. When he cleaned, dried, and styled Grandma Bobbe’s hair with a curling iron, she was overjoyed.
For the ultimate VIP treatment, he even gave her a drink! Despite the fact that Matthew had never worked in a beauty salon or even styled a woman’s hair, he did everything he could to make his grandmother happy. At the end of it all, his grandmother said, “I love it,” and that was all the praise he needed.
Matthew captured the entire event and shared it with their ecstatic followers, who couldn’t help but praise Matthew for making his grandmother look and feel good, especially at a time when spirits were low. They eventually coined the phrase “Fresh Fluff Wednesday” to describe the salon day.