Arent people kind

That is lovely - there are a lot a genuinely good and kind people about thankfully x

I was touched to discover that young people are doing their bit to support elderly people in isolation, by living in with the elderly people. Homeshare programmes have seen an upturn in enquiries, and once the young people move in, they are helping get food shopping, pick up prescriptions, offer some vital company. I wrote a little piece about it all. I love writing and thought this heart-warming story might inspire others struggling to look after their elderly parents in these strange times:

medium.com/@hayleycannoninfo/the-lives-of-isolated-elderly-people-can-be-transformed-through-homesharing-with-young-people-3c704bce7913

Thanks for sharing all the other lovely stories on this thread. Lifts the spirits

That's a lovely heartwarming post ...I hope she had a happy birthday ...and a hug for the cat ! Stay safe

Daddima, belated birthday greetings!??

Aw these stories have lifted me on a quiet but new Monday morning. We will all remeber these times and hopefully the nice things people do. I heard a knock at the door last night and there was a plant on my doorstep with a note from one of the children I look after in nurseryWith a message saying “ hope your ok miss you”: wasn’t that lovely.

Marydoll it was my birthday on Thursday too! I was fifty eighteen.
Happy birthday to us!

Lovely posts, kindness matters

Our next door neighbours have been lovely and done our shopping each week. If there are items missing they have put things in from their own kitchen. They are in Ramadan fast and serve us and the neighbourhood with their kindness

This situation is bring out the best and worst of people. Many acts of kindness going on in communities, but also a lot of selfish people out there. We all have choice as to which category we fall into. I hope good will conquer bad in the long run. Lovely your family live in a kind and thoughtful neighbourhood

Heart warming stories today. So good to read.

One positive from this situation is where we are all so used to have been social distancing to the point of not even knowing what your next door neighbour looks like, let alone know their name, that people seem to have made the effort to find out about the families across the road and actually build a proper community and show that they care about other people outside of their own 4 walls - like they used to 20 or 30 years ago !
I hope it all carries on whenever we get back to normal (whenever or if ever that is) and we don't all go back into our little boxes!

Everyone having a rainbow birthday or anniversary, you are part of a special group! My 13 year old granddaughter said she had the best birthday ever because everyone made such an effort.

We have found people here, in the small seaside town we moved to, are really helpful and caring. In the big city we came from nobody did anything for anyone with the exception of out nice nextdoor neighbour. Even before lockdown here if you needed anything and asked on the local site many would offer to lend you or give you it, e.g. plant pots, battery charger, lawn mower etc. Great community spirit here. As it's 10+ miles to the nearest large DIY shop everyone helps each other who h is great.

Yes, sometimes people are kind. Normally it's the same people. Not everyone is kind and thoughtful though during this crisis.

morethan, how absolutely lovely. I bet you shed a tear or two. Xx

There`s more good people than bad,it`s just the bad get the publicity.
And what a heart warming post.

some of you may know the terrible time my sons family are having. Last week he heard a small knock on his door by the time he got to the door whoever knocked had gone. On the doorstep were three bags of shopping. What really touched him wasn’t the necessities although really grateful for them was a couple of bottles of beer for him and sweets for the children. When I asked “oh lovely what did you do”He answered “I drank the beer and the children had the sweets!” has no ideas who left it but he was so grateful and touched that who ever it was had not only thought of his terminally ill wife but of him and the three children. It’s heartwarming to know most people are kind.

That's a lovely picture, Kitty. It looks like a princess' bedroom!?

The birthday girl having breakfast in bed.

Lovely thread ?.

Kittylester yes I agree, there are a lot of hugely kind people about.

When my grandson had his second birthday recently there was a ring at the doorbell and two of my daughter's friends were at the door with a home-made six feet long birthday banner between them, a bubble machine, amazing gifts and cakes for the birthday boy - and singing to a music machine they'd brought.

Our local Lidl staff have been amazing and one checkout operator in particular has been exceptionally thoughtful. I thanked her on FB for the way she'd made my husband's day with her kindliness and the post attracted the loveliest expressions of thanks from dozens of others around the town. We have two town FB groups and both are very good, but one of them is much more positive than the other and I love to read the stories that people have posted about the way they've been helped, often by complete strangers.

The Peter pan story brought back memories of a child my Mum once nursed in our local childrens hospital. After a Birthday visit to see the Peter Pan pantomime t our local playhouse, the young girl decided to try flying just like Peter did, and jumped outof her bedroom window, crashing through the glass conservatory roof below. She was seriously injured, and spent nearly a year in hospital, where she decided she wanted to become a nurse herself.
I later came across her again when I was doing my own nurse training, she was the ward sister on the ward that I was seconded to. One day, just before I moved on, I suprised her with a photograph of her, my mum, and a nursing assistant, taken when she was Eleven, and celebrating her birthday in hospital! She had no idea where it had come from, until the day I left the ward, and said, 'Have fun Peter Pan'!

Lovely, kittylester and MawB

Happy birthday to all the birthday boys and girls

That is lovely kitty.

My DGD was 5 last week and with the help of FaceTime and well thought out games she had the best birthday ever.

this is the kind of thing that children really appreciate, the thoughtfulness and kindness of it all, and not just children.
so many of us have got caught up over the years in materialistic extravagance, hiring halls, entertainers, fancy presents etc.
we have been kind of seduced by advertisers and the idea that more stuff, and more expense equals depth of love. No.
it's loving attention, that's all we need.