Some Random Acts of Kindness (chosen at random)
Posted By: lm on 2009-02-13
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I'm bringing the Random Acts of Kindness thread back up to the top. Anyone want to join me in committing to do one of these week? More ideas can be found by googling Random Acts of Kindness.
Bake cookies for a neighbor or teacher, just because.
Help an elderly person with yard work or grocery shopping. Many elderly people have a story or two to tell about their own baby that died many years ago.
Visit a nursing home and bring cupcakes. Sit and visit with a few of the residents. You'd be amazed at the loving reception you will receive as many residents rarely receive visitors.
Donate to your favorite nonprofit group on your child's birthday.
Volunteer your time at a local homeless shelter or a crisis nursery.
Donate some grief books to the library or a local support group.
Leave an extra large tip for your food server!
Buy the meal for the person behind you at the fast food drive through.
Leave a bouquet of flowers on someone’s front door step.
Bake goodies and take them to the police station, fire station, or hospital.
Pay a local teen to mow an elderly neighbor’s yard.
Crochet a baby’s blanket and take it to the hospital nursery. Premature babies can always use tiny booties and caps.
Buy a balloon bouquet and ask the nurses the children’s hospital to deliver them to a child.
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I think it's just random
Most of mine are pretty good about covering things up. One of my older ones doesn't like to and never really has. He did a job one morning that made my eyes water - even with the boxes in the utility room it was odiferous. He finished and then RACED out of the box and tore into the other part of the house. It was like he was making his own eyes water, too!!!
I have others who scratch all around at the sides of the box, outside the box, etc.,but they never really managed to scratch INSIDE the box to cover up the poo. Go figure.
My oldest, who is 19 this year, doesn't even use the box for that any more. She does it right in front of it. I've had this happen with another older one, too. It's like when they get to that age something about being in the litter and straining doesn't go well together.
I don't think it's random, it might be part of the flu!
At least the same thing happened to my niece 2 weeks ago as she was coming down with the flu. She was in the bathroom, apparently just stood up and fell at the sink. My sister was blow drying her hair and didn't hear her go down, and just found her unconscious!
Post something random about yourself.
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It's so random for me which ones fit/look good and not...sm
Like anyone else, I have some body parts that make me NOT a perfect size anything. I've had some super cheap clothes that fit phenomenally well, and I've tried uber-expensive clothes that were unflattering/binding/ and all-around ill fitting. Sometimes you just get lucky in the cut of something.
I've spent $35 on a JCrew tank top that bagged out after 2 washings and looked like a rag, and then I found the Mossimo brand tank tops at Target for $6.99 that fit me like a darn glove. It's all trial and error.
These kids are doing it to random people
Big jerks!!! Did they get caught? I certainly hope so...
No; the burp comment was random.
I can't believe somebody came on here to lecture us on proper horse terminology and then bragged about her wealth as if we were to bow to her "superiority." She actually gave us a scolding. What a way to drop in for a visit!
A random musing about men vs. women
Do you think men are less comfy being home alone than women? Not single men who already live alone.
I definitely think so. Maybe it's because they don't have the comfort of housework to keep them busy and entertained.
Totally serious. A box of Tide in a random drawing when I was about 15 and went..sm
to the store with curlers in my hair. What was I thinking? I get embarrassed remembering it. L-O-N-G time ago. I am thinking I am perhaps overdue for a win of some sort!
But they think they are and that they are God's chosen people
just like many others of other many other religions believe. Sad.
Never have cared for him.....he acts like
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My cat acts like a puppy (sm)
He destroys toilet paper, paper towels. He goes into the cupboards and drawers and get into chips and bread and whatever else he can munch!
He will also stand in fron the fridge and MEOW!
I am surprised he doesn't bark........lol
Thanks for your kindness. (hug back!)
Just having a pity party for myself today. It's just one of those days, I guess. :(
Thank you so much for your kindness. It's just what I needed sm
right now. I've never been one to have the "victim mentality" although I can see how my post probably came off that way. They never gave me a chance from the start so you hit it right on when you called it a tribe mentality. I think a lot of it is jealousy - as my mom points out - I had that a lot growing up because I tend to get along with everyone - not a jealous bone in my body - and I can tend to irritate those who "don't like everyone" or who have sour attitudes.
When the poster said that she found it hard to believe that all 3 hate me for NO REASON I didn't want to respond because they do hate me for no reason. If you were to ask them why they don't like me or want me around their answer is, "just because I don't."
Anyways, your post was very kind and I am thankful for it. God bless you!
Thank you for your kindness and understanding. I SM
will make a call in the next few days to find some help. I don't usually think of myself, but this has been so terribly difficult.
Thank you for your kindness and encouragement.
I really have no worry that I would act on this. I just don't get any girl time with my friends to talk about these kind of things heart to heart. I was trying to be honest and acknowledge the weirdness of it and I was looking for someone who could say yes, they know what I am talking about, and maybe share their own experience.
Thanks again, you are a sweet lady. 
This is when I love this board. The kindness and
understanding in a situation like this is so valuable. I always try to do the right thing, take care of my family, be polite, be a good driver, etc. I was struggling for a minute about right and wrong, but they come up to you without notice and it is all over so quickly. They catch you off guard and that is their plan.
In case anyone is wondering, God truly did save my life with the other incident I mentioned that happened years ago. I was forced into my car and was told to hand the keys over. He told me he was going to drive and to shut up. I knew I was helpless and called on God out loud in the car. I prayed my heart out, and all of a sudden his demeanor changed. He went from being demanding and in control to being nervous and shaking.
I slowly reached for the door handle without making a sound and he got out of the car and we talked over the roof of my car for a few minutes. Later I identified him at the police department from pictures and he was wearing a hospital gown in the picture. He was just discharged the day he forced me into his car from the psychiatric unit from our local hospital. That night after our encounter he literally rushed back to the hospital and begged them to readmit him because he was going to steal my car and rape me. I asked the police officer if he was going to kill me, and the officer just looked at the floor in silence.
God is good, and so are all of you for caring. To this day my family walks with me to my car when leaving their homes. I cannot do it alone at night anymore. Every time I come home and it is dark I feel someone behind me and there is no one there. You are never, ever the same after you experience something like that.
As far as yesterday, I do believe there was an angel present; just one I could not see.
Thank you for your kindness - i did find a few things on competition sites sm
but they were all pretty boring, lol. we are going to do like you suggested and rent some of those movies this weekend to get that frame of mind going. i coached her little league cheer group and we won first place at competition so she is kinda counting on me for help, but i am brain froze on cheerleading, LOL!
So what you are saying is we've reached our limit? That we don't deserve any more kindness?
That's how you operate in life? You just deem people unworthy of your time, your kindness?
You know, curious girl, isn't asking you for money or a place to live or anything except for a few kind words on a freaking screen!!! How difficult is that?!!?!?! You act like she's knocking on your blasted door and begging you to help her. She's not asking you to do anything but LISTEN!!
My God! You people are incredibly callus. I feel sorry for you.
Yes, God bless Fred, and God Bless you in your kindness and love...sm
We had to put two of our pets, to gorgeous cats that had been our babies for 16+ years, in much the same story, they had gotten to the point where they were suffering and would suffer more. Horrible, heartbreaking decision, hurts like heck, but I do believe there have to be darling pets in Heaven, I cannot imagine how it would be heaven without them, they are so precious and give us so much love and happiness! So sorry for your loss!
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