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"My dad, a racist hillbilly, told me he didn't want anything to do with my biracial daughter when I was pregnant. Here he is painting her toenails on her 3rd birthday. Proof people can change."


My uncle didn't go to school so I am teaching him how to write and he wrote the names of his grandkids for the first time
Man Makes Sure Elderly Neighbor Is Not Alone In Her Last Days!

Winning Isnt Everything

A Redditor Who Saw My Post About Insurance Turning Me Down For A Prosthetic Finger Messaged Me A Few Weeks Ago Saying He Would Try To Make One

I got the prototype in the mail today. He asked nothing in return.
Dad Went Out In The Snow To Feed The Birds, And Made A New Friend! It's Official, He's A Disney Princess Now



My neighbor's black cat had kittens and they found a baby possum on their deck that must have fallen off of its mom. The mama cat took it in as one of her kittens, but she doesn't understand why this little funny kitten hangs on her all the time


Stephen Knight lost everything: Job, family, home, almost his life. HIV positive and living out of his car, he felt hopeless.
Now clean, he's helped foster 1,200 dogs for recovering drug addicts-he's the most recent recipient of the HERO award.



Nurse Discovers Her New Coworker Was The Premature Baby She Cared For Years Back

Happy Retirement To My Coworker That Always Brought Us Candy. Thanks For Always Being Awesome, Mark!

My grandparents Recreated Their Wedding Photos 70 Years Later




A Mom Was Wondering Where Her Son Had Gone - She Found Out That He Had Seen An Elderly Neighbor Walking In The Rainstorm Without An Umbrella. He Walked The Neighbor All The Way Home


Ryan Reynolds Replies To A Burn Victim

What's Up With Capybaras Chilling With Other Animals?

When Your 80-Year Old Neighbor Clears Three Feet Of Snow, So Your Husband Can Go To His Chemo Appointment


A 76 Yr Old Retired Air Force Colonel Is No Match For His 4 Year Old Granddaughter

A Mother Goat Gave Birth On The Icy Mountain, And To Save Them, A Village Girl (Shepherd) Carried The Mother In Her Back , Her Dog Helped By Carrying The Newborn Goat



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Distractions From The Current Horrors Of The World (Original Post)
Bayard
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Ocelot II
(126,330 posts)1. Thank you. It's good to be reminded that not everybody and everything sucks.
Karadeniz
(24,596 posts)2. MADE MY DAY! !!!!, WE REALLY NEED STORIES OF NICENESS NOWADAYS !!!!
I loved reading these.
Deuxcents
(23,288 posts)4. I love this post😻 I'm gonna keep it for a pick me up when the news gets too upsetting
electric_blue68
(22,695 posts)5. So many good stories! Ty
The preemie & nurse! The uncle writing. Grandma's knitted rainbow sweater. Grateful owl. Freddy's postcards.
And the rest. 👍🙂🩷
JMCKUSICK
(3,305 posts)6. Thank you so very much for this post Bayard
Thanks for making this a long train of love, lovers and loved.
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love_katz
(3,122 posts)8. These are food for the soul.
I didn't realize that I was hungry until you laid out this feast for us.
Thank you.
SunSeeker
(56,270 posts)9. I needed that, although it made me cry.

littlemissmartypants
(28,667 posts)10. TY ❤️
Fla Dem
(26,923 posts)11. These are wonderful! Thanks!
What made them special is they were all about people doing "good" things for others or animals. That is special.
AllaN01Bear
(26,713 posts)12. house keeping rocks , i i was jainotor for a # of buisnesses .
saying please and thank you open doors even to day .. i said that.
i have 3 decks of majick the gathering , second generation cards . not for sale
Marthe48
(21,386 posts)13. Thank you!
If you can pass it forward, or share, or be kind, it is a lift for you, too