Someone was just very kind to me

A lovely lady gave me her daughter's unused ticket to the cake show. I was standing in the ticket queue. Unfortunately her daughter was ill. She wouldn't take any money. What a generous lady! On holiday I got stuck on the hotel stairs with a pram. I was getting hot and bothered. A nice man came & helped me.

A stranger saved my life once!

I once went to a concert in St David's Cathedral - I go to their festival every May, but this was late September and I had forgotten that it would be dark when I left. The lane to the car park had no lights. Because I walk slowly with a stick, everyone else got to the car park way before I did and were long gone - so no headlights to help me on my way.

It was very scary as I was having to feel my way through the pitch dark - there is a raised grassy area in the middle of the lane and I was terrified that I would trip over it - as I knew I could not get up again!

A car driven by a woman came towards me, slowed down, called across the road asked if I was OK - I said I thought I would make it (how polite and stoical we Brits are!) - a few minutes later a car came up behind me - it was the same lady. She had driven round the one way system to come round on my side and drive me to my car - I was very relieved indeed, and so grateful.

I was heavily pregnant, waiting for a taxi with my shopping outside a supermarket when a dishevelled older man started hasselling me for money for drugs. In my usual state I'd have told him to jog on but I felt vulnerable and just froze. He got louder and angrier and everyone around me was pretending they couldn't see it. All of a sudden a passing car screeched to a halt and a man - younger and smaller than me shot out and yelled at the guy to back off, which he did. The young man then parked his car and waited with me until my taxi arrived. 😊

That is so nice

Meepicheep what a lovely coincidence. Love these threads.

It was only a small thing but I was in a shop a couple of days ago with my DD who was not quite tantruming but close to it. I was trying to get the bare minimum of food we needed and get out of there. Couldn't see what I was looking for so asked a member of staff who took me there, got the item off the shelves and asked me if she could get me anything else. I know it may have just been good customer service but she looked really kind and cheered me up.

On some forum somewhere he is probably saying some weird woman who had clearly been crying (because of this thread) and secretly smoking told me she had 16 rabbits and then gave me lots of loose change.

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I had a puncture in the pouring down rain on Sunday and was trying to ring round to get some Sunday service garage man to come and change my wheel. I was with 8 yr old DD who was a bit anxious about the whole thing. 2 taxi drivers in a rank opposite where I was obviously took pity on my plight and came over and changed the wheel. They wouldn't take a penny off me ...

Some lovely people about. I pay it forward. Sometimes it's just the simplest things ; I had an elderly gent insist I walk under his umbrella the other day when it was raining. I'd started the day off in a foul mood but it changed my mood right round

Last summer was walking through the park and tripped on a nasty piece of broken path (now mended) coming down a hilly part.

My left knee was cut and bleeding, I was shocked, a family nearby tried to help but then a woman with a baby in a pram said "come with me", 2 minutes out of the park was her house, she gave me a glass of water and brought me cotton wool and water and Dettol and a plaster so I could patch myself up then let me stay about 15 minutes so I could get together and walk home. I was very touched by her kindness.

Have you ever seen someone in a dress or top that you like? I try to go over to people and tell them how much I like their outfit. The smile on their face (after they work out that I'm not some kind of weirdo) is worth the couple of seconds of embarrassment from talking to a stranger. (Of course, my teenage sons get terribly embarrassed about me!)

I am bawling my eyes out here.

I have had a lot of kindness over the years, but one in particular stands out - I was in the car with a screaming DS (18 months old), my DH had been away all week and our relationship was going through a rough patch, I was on the verge of tears because I'd just found out about a friend's mum getting cancer, and as I reversed out of a car parking space I crashed into someone else's car.

The guy got out of his (very big and expensive) car, looking quite understandably angry, and said "what the hell?!"

I totally fell apart, crying and shaking and apologising, I couldn't believe I'd just done that. DS was still screaming and my legs wobbled as I got out of the car. The man's demeanour immediately changed and he ended up comforting me and buying me a sugary drink from the shop nearby to stop me shaking.

I'd just smashed up his car and he was understanding and kind, I know many others would not have been. If you're reading this, thank you so much. I suffer with extreme anxiety and you made that situation so much easier for me.

What a beautiful thread. Brightened up my otherwise gloomy day. Wonderful to see so many tales of human kindness. 😊

That is so weird. I was putting the bins out -having a fag- and a deaf guy appeared with a note saying he was paying for a course and had no job. I can sign a bit and I think I said hold on a moment. I may have said I have 16 rabbits but he got the gist so I gave him every bit of money in my pockets. Probably about £5.

We never get people at the door as we live in a naice semi rural place so very unlikely to be a scam as he signed back. I wish I could sign a bit better so we could have had a chat.

On some forum somewhere he is probably saying some weird woman who had clearly been crying (because of this thread) and secretly smoking told me she had 16 rabbits and then gave me lots of loose change.

A few years ago when DD1 was a toddler, I had awful toothache, and had gone to a friend's house to cadge some strong painkillers. Was feeling ok, so walking back to my house (30 minute walk) with DD1 in park, when suddenly felt awful, had to stop, couldn't move any further. Was sitting on pavement next to the buggy when a lady pulled up to check I was ok, and offered to drive us home, which I gratefully accepted. I sent her some flowers to say thank you. A few years later, I discovered that she was the mother of my new hairdresser, who is equally lovely

l'm not on here every day, but the other evening while l was having a look on the threads, l noticed a little "bell" icon on "My Mumsnet."
l didn't know what it was, so clicked on it to investigate. lt was from a very kind soul on here who had actually sent the message in response to a post l'd commented on before Christmas, about being unemployed and struggling a bit financially.
This lovely lady had messaged me to ask if l had a paypal account as she wanted to send me "a little something to get a few treats for Christmas."
l'm absolutely mortified that l didn't see it earlier, and l really hope she doesn't think l'm ignorant or ungrateful. She's a complete stranger, and she didn't have to offer, but l was humbled and very touched that someone would do that.
So, if she's reading this, l want to say a huge thank you to her (l did send a reply the other night but l don't know if she's seen it). As soon as l'm able, l will pass the kindness on to someone else in return for her thinking of me. For me, it's the small things like this that we need to keep us going sometimes. Anyone who's ever done anything like this, thank you. We don't always realise how much a kindness can affect someone, or how difficult things are for them at the time. x

I had someone do something similar for me when DD was a newborn. Wandered into town in sleep deprived haze in an attempt to get my rather pissed off baby to sleep and when I went to pay for my shopping (a pizza and 2 boxes of formula) I realised I'd forgotten my purse.. a lovely lady in the que behind me paid and then got me a coffee.. 2 years later we are still in touch. I was able to return the favour to someone in a similar situation a few weeks ago and the girl cried. I did the same took her for a coffee after and had a chat about how shit it can be in those first few weeks.

I was sitting on a packed commuter train when I got the message that a close friend had died. She was terminally ill and in palliative care at that stage but the shock knocked me sideways.

I was in pieces, just hardly able to breathe through the snot and tears. An absolutely wonderful woman who was sitting opposite me silently gave me a tissue (everyone else was very British and averted their eyes.)

I got off at the next stop - not my stop and she got off with me. Not her stop either and hugged me and gave me more tissues until I had managed to get myself together. She then got back on the train with me and sat and held my hand until I got to my stop - which was beyond her stop.

I was so much in pieces that I don't think I even got her name. But I can picture her now and will never forget that amazing act of kindness.

That and threads like this have I hope me a better person and I pay it forward whenever I can.

Oh and there were three times when exH was being abusive on the street, one of them when he knocked me down. In all, people approached to help. On two occasions they called the police and left their details. One testified in court.

I've had car park charges paid for me too, in a time of stress, and real kindnesses shown from the most unexpected people.

Just love these threads. Thank you everyone for sharing

I have had a couple of random acts of kindness.

When dd was tiny, about 3 months old my ex came home drunk and started being violent. I shot out of the house in trousers and a top and phoned the police. Because it was dv and because I was 'safe' I wasn't a priority so was stood shivering in the street with her in my arms for ages. I was just up the road from our house. Didn't know anyone as we had only moved in a few months before.

A lady kept looking at me and dd and after half an hour came out to see if I was ok. Made me go in their house and made me a cup of tea. Her dh left the room so I could feed dd and they were just generally lovely. Police took about another hour to come and I felt awful for gatecrashing their Friday evening but it was so cold and dd was getting cold.

Another time I broke down up in north yorkshire. Absolute cock end of no where and no mobile signal. Managed to freewheel it downhill to a house I had passed and knocked on the door to ask if I could possibly use their phone to contact AA. It was a farm and farmer and his son mended my car and then followed me about 30 miles to Pickering to make sure I was ok and back in civilisation if it broke again.

I do try and pay stuff forward tho. Found a handbag hung on a trolley last Christmas. About 2 weeks before. Handed it in at customer services. As I was walking out lady said 'Oh there she is' to the lady whose handbag it was. She was inconsolable that I had found it. It had her dhs wages in and all her love to shop vouchers for her dcs Christmas presents. Tried to get me to take some money for finding it and everything but I obviously wouldn't. She was so grateful it almost made me cry.

Just back on to confirm to tricky cat that I am indeed Scottish and frequently to be found in a fankle.

Years and years ago I was an 18 year old working in DC (during the Kenneth Starr trial) & I got horribly mixed up with the metro times & realised the trains had stopped for the night. I had no cash on me, just a metro ticket & no idea what to do.

I was at the Capitol and was living in Arlington.I was absolutely beside myself when a very very smart lady approached me and asked where I was trying to get to. I explained and she handed me $40 (a lot of money now but an incredible amount back then).

I had to accept it & asked for her address but she said no, someone had once get her home safely and when I was able I should help someone else.