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Something That Happened To My Wife And I On A Vacation A Few Years Ago

By A Friend on April 04, 2025 / 1,858 views

My wife (fiancee at the time) and I were taking a trip from Charlotte to Hot Springs, NC for a little cabin, hot tub, ski time. I had a 2006 Mazda 6 that I had been driving for about 3 years at the time. It was a sunny Friday midday when we made it close to Asheville and I started hearing a thump from my car. "Is that dirt or mud?" inquired my wife, but considering we had been on the...

My Mom Was So Much Kinder Than I Knew (And That Says A Lot)

By A Friend on April 03, 2025 / 1,502 views

When I was a kid, I went to a very expensive private school. Most of the families were very wealthy, but some were barely scraping by to afford the tuition, and some were on scholarships in families that could barely afford rent. My family was one of the fairly well off ones. The school also had field trips, some were just $5-10, but some were $50-100 per kid. None covered by...

My Dog's Cancer Removal Surgery Is Fully Funded In Two Days

By A Friend on April 02, 2025 / 1,135 views

I started a fundraiser for my dog's tumor removal. Insurance won’t cover the pre existing condition. And my friends and family have basically funded her GoFundMe in two days. I know every person who donated, I feel so loved and so grateful to everyone in my life. Its not every day your community shows up in such a visible and impactful way. I am so lucky, and appreciative. Not...

My Trash 2.5 Year Old Work Shoes, Her Needed Treasure…

By A Friend on April 01, 2025 / 1,194 views

Early this morning I was donating multiple bags of clothes to the thrift. This thrift leaves bins out front so it’s super easy to drop and go. I pull my old work crocs out (server) because I just bought a new pair after 2.5 years of use I needed a new size and just a fresh pair. Anyway, a lady is walking past, in her fast food uniform, and asks me if she can have my crocs I’m...

The Lady In The Ugly Minivan Who Just Needed To Get Home To Jackson, Mississippi

By A Friend on March 31, 2025 / 1,660 views

Recently, I pulled into my HOA's 'personal gas station' (I say this because it's 200 feet outside of my HOA's entrance, and we all use it.) I was pumping gas and cleaning my windshield, when i heard an 'Excuse me, sir?" behind me. I turned and saw a large woman in a sort of muu-muu tentatively approaching me. Her hair was greasy and stringy, and one of her tires was obviously a...

Library Angels

By Hand Pan Leann on March 31, 2025 / 1,027 views

I have a son who is on the autism spectrum. He is partly non verbal and gets hyper focused on certain things. His current obsession is ice age dvds. We recently had some appointments for a school assessment at a local library, I have not tried to take him to the library for quite a while since he was not able to stay very quiet last time we went. At the assessment he did great for about 7 mins then...

Living With Joyous Abandon

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 28, 2025 / 1,747 views

If you don’t know the top speed for a toddler, it is a lot faster than you think. I witnessed it first hand just recently. I had pulled into the parking lot of a grocery store to get some fresh fruit. As I got out of the car I saw a Mom hold her toddler boy’s hand while she talked on her phone. She finished her call and let go of her son’s hand for a second to put her phone in her purse. At...

Lighting Candles At The Pet Cemetary

By Sunny Skyz on March 27, 2025 / 1,130 views

We recently came across a beautiful post on a cat forum that truly touched our hearts. After recently laying their beloved 18-year-old cat to rest at a pet cemetery, a couple decided to honor all the feline companions in the cemetery. "We recently buried our 18 year old cat at the pet cemetery, so my wife and me started fixing up the neglected graves, tonight on her bday she...

I Hand Out Tiny Ducks To People Whenever I Can

By A Friend on March 26, 2025 / 1,774 views

I needed some tiny ducks for a project a few months ago, so I bought a container of over 200 glow in the dark resin ducks. I had a lot left over and decided to challenge my anxiety by handing them out to people. So far I've given them to hairstylists, bank tellers, cashiers, pharmacists, a little girl out shopping with her grandma (with grandma's permission), librarians, and even...

Arrived At Work To This Surprise

By A Friend on March 25, 2025 / 1,330 views

I turned 30 over the weekend and got surprised by my colleagues with this sweetest gesture. I’ve been working here for two months after harrowing conditions at my previous job. Still getting used to having coworkers who actually care about- and for...

A Kindness Story That Happened To Me Yesterday

By Dayle on March 24, 2025 / 1,971 views

Here's a kindness story that happened to me yesterday: I was at a small grocery store, about to step up to the cashier when another lady was about to as well. It's open plan area, no rows of registers. We smiled, I joked that I'd better let her go first or she'd whack me with the bag of potatoes she was carrying, and she laughed and stepped up to the register. She then...

I Want To Thank This Honest Man

By Abdi on March 21, 2025 / 1,815 views

I want to thank this honest man who found and returned my wallet. After I finished work in Sunshine this afternoon. He drove 30 minutes to my house. Your kindness is greatly appreciated, and I am so grateful for your honesty and integrity. I had my driver’s license, bank cards, my Working With Children card and US and Australian dollars cash. I have sent people their wallet and IS...

Two Angels

By A Friend on March 21, 2025 / 1,254 views

A bit of a back story but here goes... My beautiful mum, who has dementia, but still lives independently (those who have been through this know how stubborn they are!) had a heart attack last week. She had been in bed for at least 24 hours before her neighbour found her. This beautiful woman climbed in through the window and saved my mums life. She called the ambulance and gave mum water and called...

Connecting The Dots: A Journey Of Resilience And Success

By Ann Viloria on March 20, 2025 / 1,829 views

I grew up in the slums of Quezon City, the youngest of four siblings. At a very young age, I witnessed the harsh realities of poverty. When I was three—my parents discovered my talent for art. By five, my skills were further honed when I received a sponsorship from UNICEF. That was my first dot, where I realized that creativity could play a big role in my future. Despite my passion for art,...

Witnessed A Grocery Store Kindness While I Was Checking Out

By A Friend on March 18, 2025 / 2,108 views

This was just a minute ago. I was getting groceries and this little little baby started crying the way newborns do that makes you think "HOW can they be that loud?" She was in her parents arms getting bounced and talked to, waiting for them to finish paying. The security guard that stands nearby at the entrance walked over and just started acting a fool. He made faces...

The Homeless Man

By Joseph J. Mazzella on March 17, 2025 / 2,528 views

It was the middle of February and the winter cold was continuing to hang on here in the mountains of my home. To top it off my ten year old winter coat’s zipper had broken. I tried putting a new one on it but it was still hard to zip up so I decided that maybe it was finally time to get a new winter coat. As I was pulling into the store parking lot, though, I saw them. It was a homeless man...

The Sweetest Tow Truck Driver On Earth Helped A Friend Last Night

By A Friend on March 17, 2025 / 1,554 views

It was actually a whole circle of caring. My friend Jay texted me about 9 pm that our mutual friend Pamela's car had broken down, and since she lived near me, could I go get her? I said sure and talked to Pam. It turned out she was about 13 miles from me, so I headed out. When I got there, she had popped 2 tired driving over something in the road - the night was super dark and rainy. A tow truck...