AIBU to ask you what random acts of kindness/nice things you have done?

JustABetterPlayer · 30/12/2018 20:10

I brought my cat a dog bed, as i think it may have been upsetting him that the fat bastard couldn’t fit in a regular sized cat basket like his sister. Does that count?

Note - he’s on a diet

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ConfusedWife1234 · 30/12/2018 20:11

Yes, that counts.

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bigchris · 30/12/2018 20:14

Tomorrow I'm taking all the Christmas goodies that are unopened to the food bank
I've also got a bag of unwanted toys, books and clothes to take to the BHF shop

walktothefront · 30/12/2018 20:16

I covered for someone at work a few years ago. Quite a big one, certainly would be questioned and she would've got the sack. It was a big mistake that she made. She was a new girl, office junior. She was fabulous, and I saw a lot of great potential in her. Some people did like to think I'm faultless and as a result come to me for every bloody thing, so I covered for her. She would've been out if I didn't. Nobody batted an eyelid because it was me.

Not sure that really counts as it isn't an act of kindness as such.

She still works for that same company and has worked her way up. I feel very proud of her

JustanotherCHRISTMASuser01 · 30/12/2018 20:16

@JustABetterPlayer
indeed - such a considerate cat mum!

@ConfusedWife1234
this smells of lazy jerno! Normally somebody would share their own example first ...surely.

I gave my second wedding dress that I never got round to changing into away to a lady who couldn't afford a dress who was getting married to somebody abroad.

I walked round my city with a tray of pret coffees on Friday (the 99p ones!) And gave people £1 for two for later, if you take a cup in with you you get 50p off your coffee. couldn't afford to do much more but they was greatfully appreciated one guy really impressed me told me he couldn't drink caffeine so it didnt go to waste and went and gave it to another homeless gent I hadn't seen.

wish I could afford to do more.

SaucyJack · 30/12/2018 20:19

We’re gonna need a photo BetterPlayer

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ConfusedWife1234 · 30/12/2018 20:21

@Justanotherchristmasuser: I thought it was a bit snobby to start a thread with the kind things I have done . Better wait until I am asked.

I endured my in-laws. Is this kind enough?
We put some food out for the birds... and the squirrels. I donated for charity. A man was mean to me and I smiled at him and maybe he has a lousy life and cannot help but being mean“.

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/12/2018 20:21

I made DH get out of the car to check if a man lying in the street was ok ( I couldn't get out as I was driving and I had to consider safety)

The number of cars just driving past .........

Afore mentioned man said he was ok, got up and walked off

Does DH get a gold star ? (And me for noticing )

JaceLancs · 30/12/2018 20:36

Knitted an Aran sweater for DPs barber as he always admired the home knits DP wore
Bailing DP out financially all the time
Taking DPs ex out for a birthday meal

Houseonahill · 30/12/2018 20:43

Not me but for me, earlier this year my friend was dying and I went to visit her had a to do in the hospital with her son (long story) left the hospital in floods of tears, got the ticket machine to pay for my parking and had no money and literally sat on the floor and sobbed and a nice lady asked me what was wrong, paid for my parking and walked me to my car. I will never forget that lovely lady and wish I could find her to thank her properly. It might not seem like much but without her I think I would still be sat there crying

RayRayBidet · 30/12/2018 20:48

Picked up an elderly man who fell over on a country road in North Yorkshire. He cut his head, blood everywhere. DH cleaned him up, I sat with his disabled wife who couldn't get out of the car. We saw them safely home.
On my birthday a couple of years ago I was feeling depressed and thought doing something for someone else would cheer me up. I got thirty quid out and there was a really nice ex-military homeless guy who slept in an alleyway near my old work. Had chatted to him previously and he told me that he slept in the daytime as it was safer. I sneaked up to him and put the dosh in his bag while he slept. I never said anything. He was always very pleasant and found somewhere to live with the help of a local charity shortly after.
We worked in a public building and used to let him come in for a warm and to use the gents. We always tried to find him a cuppa and a biscuit too. He had to clear off if any top brass were knocking about.

HollowTalk · 30/12/2018 20:54

I'd just been paid and was in the supermarket at about 9.50 pm. There was a guy in front of me and his card bounced. He tried two more, all bounced. He rang his wife and got really upset. It was all necessities. I said, "Try this card instead" and tapped my card on the machine.

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ConfusedWife1234 · 31/12/2018 08:01

@Houseonhill Maybe she is a mumsnetter. Who knows?

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dancingdirty · 31/12/2018 08:25

My 18yo son had a friend round just after Christmas. She told us she had no presents from her parents (not the first time) so me and DH went out and bought a few bits and wrapped them up for her.
I just couldn't do nothing and it didn't cost alot.

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ConfusedWife1234 · 31/12/2018 08:36

What kind of parents are those ? Or aren’t they Christian?

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Pugwash1 · 31/12/2018 08:39

I always have a niggling suspicion at the back of my mind that if I say what I have done it will undo any good karma I may have got so won't share mine but will share one of my mum's. Yesterday she went into Trespass and bought a homeless man a sleeping bag, rucksack and breakfast. I will share that the only job I have ever been fired from was when I volunteered at a homeless shelter cooking and apparently people were fighting as I used to bring in my own food and cook massive roast dinners with puddings and not use some of the lovely but random things that had been donated! Apparently I had to go as my cooking was causing fights!

dancingdirty · 31/12/2018 08:40

Bloody awful parents tbh. It's been an on going thing with them. For her 18th birthday she got a 10 pound gift card.
They aren't well off but have 6 younger kids so I suppose they put them first.
I find it very sad really. Am glad she has moved out of home. She knows my door is always open for her

Trippedupagain · 31/12/2018 16:10

I work on an hourly rate at home and every so often I decide that I will donate a morning's pay to a charity appeal so I work hard for that whole morning with that to motivate me. I've never told anyone that before.

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ConfusedWife1234 · 31/12/2018 16:54

Very sad, if you cannot afford to give your children a present you can always bake a cake give them something homemade and so on, can‘t you?

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LindaLa · 31/12/2018 17:03

*@houseonahill

Did this happen in a London hospital?
Around Easter time?

christmaspuddingyumyumyum · 31/12/2018 17:04

Donated to the local food bank.

Smiled at complete strangers and said hello.

Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom · 31/12/2018 17:28

A poor woman on Christmas Day saw me going into my house and shouted over in a bit of a panic (she lives on the next street but I'd never met and she has just moved to this country recently) she had managed to lock herself out in nothing but her Christmas dress (no coat or money or handbag) and a phone with a flat battery.

We let her in to charge her phone (luckily we had one that worked) gave her something to drink and had a chat whilst her phone charged enough to turn it on, then once she had managed to turn her phone on to call someone (who she didn't know well but had met at church) to let her wait there until her flat mates got in I googled the address and gave her directions.

I hope it worked out ok for her, locked out on your own on Christmas Day with only a woman you met at church to call! I'd hope someone would have helped me in that situation.

Theladyinpurple · 31/12/2018 18:22

Bought a homeless man a coffee and pastry which prompted a man next to me I the Costa queue to pass on some food to also give to him.

Donated food to the local food bank.

Gave several dog coats and leads to the local dog rescue centre.

Donated money to local animal refuge for winter heating and food bills.

Donated Christmas gifts to the local hospital children's ward and children in need.