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Honestly? no. The offer was not enough!! this person was clearly not okay and a kind old man offered them something real and they said no and went back to being not okay alone and we're framing that as poetic. "I thought about it for days" is not the same as being okay. sometimes you have to say yes even when it's hard. especially when it's hard

Leaving food for someone without making it weird is genuinely an art form 🧡 Made something similar last week actually here’s the photo I’m so proud of it!! but honestly if I did this and got zero acknowledgment I'd be leaving a note with the third delivery that just said "you're welcome".. silence works both ways bestie 😉

This made me tear up a little not gonna lie, she sounds like such a beautiful soul 💕 but can we talk about the fact that a 65 year old woman is doing physical labour every single winter while able-bodied men presumably watch from their windows and feel good about living on her street. She's not inspiration, she's a volunteer doing your job for free!

Aw this is so sweet honestly, neighbours helping neighbours is what life is about 🥰 but also if a grown man can't put together a crib two weeks before his baby arrives maybe he shouldn't have waited until the last minute?? like this is basic adulting. anyway good on the neighbour for staying I guess, some people just need to be saved from themselves

Don't forgive him he will just continue You Can't Change A Cheater.

The daughter had been calling and calling. the real question the story quietly raises is why the daughter needed a neighbor to check rather than having another way to reach her father?

There's a man in my building who I have spoken to maybe four times in three years. Last winter I slipped on ice outside and he appeared from nowhere, helped me up, checked I could walk, nodded, and went back inside. I don't even know his name…

Two hours to write four sentences to someone who hadn't heard from her in fifteen years. I keep thinking about the son opening that email. does he know how long it took? 😭 does it matter??

I love this woman but I am also sitting here wondering if anyone has ever offered to take over for her or if the whole street just quietly enjoys it and considers the matter handled?

You did good there man 👍

Using a spare key and walking into someone's apartment because they were quiet for four days??? in a lot of places that would be considered a serious OVERSTEP. the fact that it ended well doesn't automatically make it the right call! ☹️

Jumping in without being asked is kind but it's also a gamble. Some people would find this INTRUSIVE. the fact that it worked says as much about the chemistry between these two as it does about the gesture itself

The parent went to apologize before being asked, which is kind but also now I'm thinking about all the parents who never do and whether the nice response here accidentally lets everyone else off the hook

Some people would find this totally normal and some people would find it lonely. I think which one says something about where you grew up more than anything else ❗️

Unpopular take: there's something slightly uncomfortable about one person quietly doing everything while the whole street benefits and nobody organizes anything more sustainable 🤬

Also the kid was the one who went to ask. the dad never would have. children ask for help so much more naturally than adults do and somewhere along the way we just... stop

honestly though, six years of barely speaking to someone 20 feet away from you and then one thumbs-up and back inside is that community or is it just proximity. I genuinely can't decide

I love this but I'm also sitting here wondering if anyone has ever offered to help her or if everyone just watches a 65-year-old do all of it every time and calls it inspiring

the dad kept saying he had it while clearly not having it. I find that more interesting than the help itself. why is it so hard for people to just say they need a hand

Maybe it didn't fit, a custom fit would probably not.