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Norma: I wanna do something stupid.

Onceler: I'm stupid, do me.

*Awkward silence.*

Onceler: Did I say that out loud?

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Baby Ted

Onceler and Norma were sitting on the couch flipping through a family photo album. On Onceler's lap sat their only six-year-old grandson, Ted. "Grandpy, who is it?" The boy pointed to the photograph, which showed a girl about 5-6 years old. She was wearing a purple flowered dress and had a bow in her lush, dark, brown curls. Her eyes were brown and she was holding a teddy bear in her hand. She was, of course, Onceler and Norma's daughter, Bernice.

Onceler looked at the photographs and smiled at the thought of his daughter, who was still a little girl then.

"This is your mom, Ted." The old man smiled at his grandson. Ted frowned and looked at his grandfather and then at his grandma who was sitting next to him.

"It's not mom. Mom is not a little girl. Mom's big and she doesn't wear bows." Onceler and Norma snorted soft giggles. "You think your mom was always grown up, Ted?" Onceler looked at the boy. "Yes, that's how it works. Mom was always adult, and you were always old." Onceler smiled and stroked Ted's hair.

"It doesn't work like that, Teddy. Me and Grandpa were young once, and your mother was once a little girl." - Norma stroked her grandson's cheek. Ted looked even more confused than before. "You youngsters? Nah, you've always been grandparents, haven't you?"

"Well, not always. We weren't your grandparents when we were young." - Onceler turns a page in the album. "Look, do you see this gentleman here? That's me when I was young." He smiled proudly of how he looked in his youth.

"And you were beautiful." Norma laughed. Onceler looked at her with a smirk. "Oh, Normie. I'm still beautiful and don't say no."

"Grandpy, it's not you." They were interrupted by the voice of a small boy who was still sitting on the older man's lap. "This man has black hair and no mustache and is much younger than you. And you have gray hair and a big mustache and you're terribly wrinkled." Onceler sighed and hugged his grandson. He couldn't help it, Ted was so sweet and innocent.

"Yes, it's me, Teddy. That's how it works, you know? You'll be an adult someday too. Look, this is your grammy when she was young." He pointed to a photograph of a young woman wearing glasses. Ted looked at the photos and frowned again. "But this lady has brown hair and is taller than Grammy". Norma smiled softly and sighed. "You know, I've aged. I'm not such a young and pretty woman anymore."

"Oh, Norma." Onceler leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "You'll always be beautiful to me. Even if you've aged a little." He gave her a genuine smile. "Thanks, Oncie."

"So..." a boy's voice said. "This man is Grandpy, this lady is Grammy and this girl is Mom?" Ted looked at Onceler.

"Mhm, that's right Ted." He smiled gently at his grandson.

That same day, in the evening, Ted was already in his bed at his house. That day he learned that apart from the fact that his mother was once a little girl and his grandparents were young people, he also learned that Mom's name is not Mom but Bernice, Grammy is not Grammy but Norma, and Grandpy is not Grandpy but Onceler. The boy was still confused but eventually went to sleep, apparently getting too much information for one day.

However, you always learn something new from your grandparents.

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Something I made because I was bored. I hope you like it. I was inspired by a question received to @all-things-normaler. Hehe. Imagine little Ted spending his holidays with his grandparents🥹

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Norma: Look, I know we don't always see eye to eye, but I think-

Onceler: That's because you're too short to do so.

Norma: Listen here, you little shi-

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My lovely Onceler and Norma 💕

A sketch made during a boring lesson

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Shush, they're on a date!

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O: Look Norma, a shooting star! Did you wish?

N: Ugh, I didn't have time..

O: And there is something you wish for?

N: Yes..

O: What did you wish?

N: I was wishing... we were two other people. Two people who did not say goodbye.

This is from "Dangerously Yours" :) And yes, it reminded me of Norma and Onceler. I'm sorry 😔

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Onceler and Norma: "Have no interaction in the film."

*Becoming the most popular ship in the fandom.*

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This song reminds me of a fanfic about Normaler "In our Autumn Years" from SassyLassy :') "When the night was full of terror. And your eyes were filled with tears. When you had not touched me yet. Oh, take me back to the night we met."