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Author: XFllo

Jul 30th 2013 at 2:46:47 PM

And couple of examples:

Literature
* ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'':
** Heidi's grandfather after his hidden heart of gold is shown. He is forced to become Heidi's guardian after both her parents died and her aunt decides she wants to work and not care for a child. He's still a physically strong man and Heidi adores him. He also becomes a great grandfather figure to Klara, IllGirl and LonelyRichKid, Heidi's friend from the city.
** Klara's grandmother is absolutely awesome. She's respected by everybody and loves her granddaughter Klara deeply, and she really takes a strong liking to Heidi, Klara's playmate and companion. She convinces Heidi that reading is not that hard as she was lead to believe, and altogether, things are brighter for the girls when the grandmother is staying with them.

Live Action TV
* Rory's grandparents on ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', though they are really very young as Lorelai had Rory when she was sixteen. They dote on Rory because she's a smart and sweet girl, though they sometimes treat Lorelai as their [[TheUnfavourite Unfavourite]]. Lorelai and Rory are more like sisters, so Emily and Richard are Rory's parental figures. Emily can be pushy, but Richard is a CoolOldGuy who takes great pride in his granddaughter.
* Edna from ''Series/{{Everwood}}'' used to be an Army nurse and still works, married her [[DecemberDecemberRomance new love]] despite most people frown upon their mixed marriage and she rides a motorbike. She loves her two grandkids, Amy and Bright, and she's a cool female role model for Delia Brown who has lost her mother.