Who's been unexpectedly kind to you this year, or at any time?

I was cutting a patch of rough overgrown grass at the back of my garden wall and my strimmer conked out. I struggled on with lawn shears when a lady I didn’t know came out of a house opposite with her strimmer and without a word, began to help me. I’m told her there was no need but she insisted and we had it done in no time. She even insisted on helping me tidy up the cuttings. She saved me a lot of hard work on a hot day. I bought her some chocolates as a thank you. We are now on first name terms though I don’t see her very often.

Ah, that's brilliant.
I was going to say lovely, but...

Anyway, it was lovely of her.

When my mum was in hospital the hospital chaplain and two of the ward sisters were so supportive of us.I genuinely don’t know how we would have got through without them.
Now mum is in a care home the office manager and a couple of the carers go above and beyond their jobs in looking after mum and helping us.Absolute angels.

I've been following your mum's ups and downs, Susan, so it's great to hear she has that litter bit of extra compassion being shown

It's the little things that make such a difference. Sitting in the middle of the night as my Dad was slowly dying, a kind nursing assistant brought me a piping hot drink in her own mug. It really helped at the time. I never forgot it. No doughnut though. How desperately sad about your daughter.

My husband. Always.
Sorry if that sounds a bit schmaltzy MissA!
I just seem to appreciate him even more these days. And he brings me TIB every day (when he can). 💙

It is the little things, and they stay with you.
It's nice to think of them again, isn't it?

I know how much the normal, everyday things mean, long may they continue for you, fgt x

2 of my Grandsons turned up unexpectedly on a Sunday morning and spent all morning jet scrubbing my very dirty driveway and garden patio area. Then mended my falling apart back garden gate. I was so grateful as I’m selling up and the house wasn’t looking it’s best.

Mine sort of painted my kitchen last week.

They did a terrible job, but it was kind of them.

We have 2 decorators, father and son, they are just lovely.

Aside from doing a very good job, they are tidy, respectful and can put a lavatory seat down!

We asked them to pop in to do some touch ups before our house went on the market.

They were in for about 2 hours.

They refused point blank to accept payment, they said it was because we are their nicest customers and apparently the only ones that provide bacon butties in the morning and cake in the afternoon!

That really is going over and beyond!!

Excellent service, and two hours free, into the bargain.

I'm amazed, and now I fancy a bacon buttie.

I always fancy a bacon buttie but I'm no good at painting so that's that!

After a spectacular fall, dislocating my shoulder and fracturing the humerus, one kindly woman drove to fetch my OH, and then drove us both to the GP surgery. As the latter could do nothing effective, a second woman standing by heard this and offered us a taxi ride to hospital, as she worked for the company. When arriving in agony at A+E, the driver told us it was already paid for. We put our thanks onto the Nextdoor website as well as writing to thank them both.

Last year when my sister was hanging on after two heart attacks and a stroke after losing her husband just three weeks earlier ,I was in absolute bits,Scared to answer the phone and avoiding leaving the house .My lovely son and DIL turned up at lunchtime and handed me an envelope to cheer me up .Inside was a scan of a new baby they hadn’t,t told anyone else about that did give me something to smile about and when baby was born they gave her my name as her middle name.She is a joy and a delight and I smile every time they bring her through the door.My sister instil with us paralysed and almost blind but she,s still the same best friend to me she a.ways was

paddyann

Kind neighbours who drove DH to his daily radiotherapy sessions when I was unable to do so.v

That's really kind, because hospital appointments are the bane of people who don't drive,

My carer Delores is the most scattered brained person I have ever met.She gets the shopping wrong even when I give her a list snd the right money. She washes the dishes and puts everything away in the wrong place even though she’s been doing it for over six months now. She doesn’t know the difference between the washing Machine and the dryer when I ask her to do something with one of them, she comes and asks me. Is that your washer by the freezer? Sometimes I’m ready to scream but when she brings me a nice hot cup of tea and some toast without being asked then I could hug her. That’s a random act of kindness which I greatly appreciate.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

My husband. Always.
Sorry if that sounds a bit schmaltzy MissA!
I just seem to appreciate him even more these days. And he brings me TIB every day (when he can). 💙

A bit of schmaltz is good 😃
My DP does random acts of kindness both for me and family members, neighbours and strangers.

Celieanne86

My carer Delores is the most scattered brained person I have ever met.She gets the shopping wrong even when I give her a list snd the right money. She washes the dishes and puts everything away in the wrong place even though she’s been doing it for over six months now. She doesn’t know the difference between the washing Machine and the dryer when I ask her to do something with one of them, she comes and asks me. Is that your washer by the freezer? Sometimes I’m ready to scream but when she brings me a nice hot cup of tea and some toast without being asked then I could hug her. That’s a random act of kindness which I greatly appreciate.

I couldn't stay cross with someone named Delores.

Beautiful name.

MissA I named my shopping trolley on wheels Delores

I'm sure she lives up to her name, gliding along as if to a symphony of music, with a sparkle on her wheels, her tall, elegant handle, ready to serve you.

My robot vac is named Gloria.