I need a kindness thread

My childhood was somewhat traumatic, so I've always struggled socially. I'm estranged from my family and I don't have any close friends. It's a lonely life.

As as result, I haven't actually celebrated a birthday since I was 11 years old. It's a pill that's always been especially hard to swallow, because your birthday is the one day when people try to make you feel special, but no one ever did that for me. It makes you feel pretty insignificant.

One of my online friends here actually took the time to call me on my birthday one year and even sent me a birthday card through the mail. Stayed up the whole night talking and it was nice to not feel so alone for once. It's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me, so I will always remember her for that.

Just on the fuzzy edge of being about to awake from a general anaesthetic, I felt a large, warm, dry, relaxed hand land gently on my scalp and forehead. A deep-throated warm voice said "you're fine."
As he walked away, I saw it was the surgeon who had operated on me, a young black man over 6 foot tall.

I cried with gratitude for that gesture of unconditional love.

a friend let me sleep in his spare room for two years when i became disabled and homeless
and then showed me how to file for ssdi. and win the first time applying.
second friend told me about a tax auction on several homes. i went to stay with time for many months and found a house i could buy . i am living there now.. so not homeless and have a small income with no rent for i own..
[image deleted] i am blessed. mark

before she passed, my grandmother hugged me and told me everything would be okay

The hub left me a sweet note the other morning for me to read when I got up. 💕

Cant think of anything recent.
Went on a field trip during winter in 3rd grade. We cane out of the venue and our school bus wasn't outside. The venue wouldn't let us back in and it was very cold.
The teacher walked us down the street to a coffee shop and bought the whole class hot chocolate while we waited for the school bus.

Just the other day I approached my son’s summer camp teachers about him being bullied. They were really kind and supportive and helped me understand what was going on. Their authentic kindness gave me the perspective I needed to do the right thing for my son 🖤

I woke up

When I was at a particularly low point at work last year, I was left a note and gift that really helped me.