A pint-sized reminder to be thankful, mama.

Sometimes you just need to take a moment to appreciate all the things the universe has given you. And when you are two years old your mom is your universe. Well Grey, the star of the TikTok account greyandmama, is definitely thankful for whatever falls into his hands…literally.

In a compilation video, Grey’s mama passes a variety of snacks and treats to our “fav Viet/Korean 2 yr old” and is met with the most adorable gratitude. Little Grey almost always responds with an enthusiastic “thank you, mama” and will not walk away until he hears a “you’re welcome.” The boys cheery disposition and refreshing manners has won over the hearts of the account’s 2.2 million followers. And rightfully so! Who couldn’t use a refresher on manners these days!

Check out the entire compilation below!

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My sweet little thankful boy. I realize many of you here aren’t on tiktok, so I’ll start posting these here as well 💕 #greyandmama

A post shared by greyandmama (@greyandmama) on Jun 13, 2020 at 10:04pm PDT

You can follow all of Grey’s adventures on TikTok and Instagram.

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Finally, the universe shells out some good news.

Nature is pretty scary right now. There’s a mysterious virus wafting through the air around the world. There are things called murder hornets zipping to places they shouldn’t be zipping to. At any moment I am waiting for the dust bunnies under my bed to grow fangs and turn on me. Alas, among all the bad news there is bound to be some good news and today’s good news comes in the form of baby turtles.

Over on India’s eastern coast lies Odisha’s Gahirmatha Beach, a nesting spot for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Each year around this time millions of turtle hatchlings scamper through the sand and make their way to the ocean. The mass nesting typically attracts thousands of tourists who tend to disturb the nesting turtles but because the coronavirus pandemic has reduced the human activity on the beach, more turtles were able to lay their eggs resulting in one of the highest turtles births ever! Perhaps every grey cloud does have a hardened, turtle-shelled lining.

Check out the video of the amazing good news below!

While we were inside today morning nearly 2 crore plus olive #Ridley #turtle hatchlings have emerged & made their way to sea from the coats of #Odisha.

One of nature’s incredible extravaganza. Via @susantananda3 sir. pic.twitter.com/BhAZzLbI8o

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 8, 2020

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You can fit a whole lot of emotions in the social distance between us.

Quarantine has a way of jumbling up emotions leaving you unsure of exactly how you are feeling at times. Well, singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin took that jigsaw puzzle of feelings and laid them out into a beautiful, albeit heartbreaking, new song entitled “Six Feet Apart.” In the song, the Phoenix-based singer recounts the challenges of being apart from family, friends and loved ones and the emotional toll the distance is taking on all of us. He begins the song on the verge of a breakdown singing “they say distance is relative and relative to relatives I have I’d say I’m relatively close to breaking down because right now I feel so alone.” The chorus, however, gives a particularly hard tug on the old heart strings.

“Oh I miss you most at six feet apart when you’re right outside my window but can’t ride inside my car and it hurts to know just how lovely you are and be too far away to hold but close enough to break my heart. I miss your smile. Feels like miles. Six feet apart.”

Benjamin posted the song to YouTube and it has already racked up over 800,000 views with many of the comments praising how relatable the song is. One user commented “This hits different when you’re in quarantine listening to this understanding every word and feeling it.” Another simply said “This is what quarantine feels like.”

Sometimes sinking into your feels for a few isn’t such a bad thing. We have to remember that every colorful emotion is important during this time and deserves acknowledgement. If listening to this song once doesn’t fill your emotional quota for the day take a listen to another one of Benjamin’s songs, “I Built A Friend.” Oooooh that will make you feel some things I promise!

Check out the quarantine-themed song below and remember even thought it’s hard, stay home!

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