When they were young, our grandparents didn't do things by halves .
And now, we even have the proof in photos.
Here are photos that prove how fearless our grandparents really were!
In the 20s and 30s, it was time and time again that our parents' parents had to show courage, strength and resourcefulness.
Here are 21 photos that show our grandparents were bigger than we'll ever be! Watch:
Did you complain about having to carry your dirty laundry to the laundry room?
Think of your grandma washing your dirty socks by hand , right in the middle of the street!
So, yeah, keep complaining if you want… You granny, a real warrior! :-)
Few people know that the nightclub was invented by our grandparents in 1938.
The proof:here they are burning the dance floor until dawn.
There she is, your grandma. It's her, in the middle, with her friends.
She has already left her country to immigrate to France, so that her father can work in the fields.
The girlfriend on her left seems to be having a good time. But your grandmother already has a shell, despite her young age.
She has already understood that she is a female dog of life, but she is not the one who will let herself be defeated!
How do you heat your house when you live in the middle of the countryside and have been waiting for a city gas connection for more than 50 years?
Well, we're burning wood. A lot Of wood. And guess who will cut cubic meters and cubic meters of wood? Your grandfather, that's who.
With all the wars they lived through, your grandparents worked in arms factories.
Here, your grandmother can be seen in the top middle of this photo, putting the finishing touches on a big cannon.
And with a nice competition beard. The high class.
Yes, she knows. She can be knocked out at any time by a chicken peck.
But she's not even scared! The proof, your grandma gives us a big smile for this photo.
Yes, that's how we used to work!
Your grandpa driving slowly on his tractor, while listening to Yvette Horner's latest hit in the rapeseed fields.
This is your grandmother, when she was only 6 years old.
But that doesn't stop him from watching his little brother, while his parents are at work in the beet fields.
At 6, she already had enough maturity and sense of responsibility to take care of a baby. And you, can you say the same?
Look at her, clearing her ground. She looks so proud next to that huge tree she just cut down.
And she's right, hats off, Grandma!
Or, as he liked to say at the time, “doing a bit of sport”.
Harvesting in the middle of summer makes you thirsty. Here's your grandma in the act of heroism (and bracing her arms in the process).
An ordinary morning in 1939. Your grandpa is next to the river, all handsome with his hat.
A townsman arrives and asks him if he can help him transport his super heavy car across the river, with his small wooden barge.
“No problem,” replies your grandpa, “with pleasure. Right now. Here we go, friend! while giving him the worst look ever.
But he did. And he did it by himself , by the strength of his arms .
Yes, your grandma beats the butter with one hand. But you want to know the best? It's because your grandmother was left-handed !
Do you also feel guilty when you play with your smartphone in front of your grandfather?
Maybe it's because his Pokémon Go was the gutter.
On the one hand, here you are, having a big stress at the office because the espresso machine is still out of order this morning.
And on the other, we have your grandfather, who worked in a foundry in 15,000°C heat.
Look how he looks like one of those mad scientists from old sci-fi movies.
Here he is, with a metal rod in hand, hatching a plot to take over the world.
He polishes the rims of a prototype kart? He tightens the bolts of a wheeled sled?
Impossible to know. Either way, it sounds like a really serious thing!
Nowadays, to distract a child, we lend him our iPad or plant it in front of Frozen …
And despite that, it's rarely enough to distract him.
Your grandpa, on the other hand, had it all figured out. To entertain children, nothing beats a little fight to the death between a man and an angry bovid.
Even as a child, your grandfather laughed in the face of danger.
Are you still complaining because you have to work late at the office to write an offer for new clients?
Watch your grandpa sleeping on crates of dead fish in the 1930s.
So, do you still want to complain?
Isn't your granny beautiful, with her little hat playing a song to bring a little joy to the poor?
Whether they're still alive or long gone, our grandparents were bigger than we'll ever be.
And for that, they deserve all our gratitude !
