Hey, look it’s Wednesday (it is Wednesday, right?) and I’ve remembered to put this post together. Regardless if it makes you smile, it really lifted my spirits today, picking what I would share tonight. Enjoy!
HumboldtBlue sent this to me, and I sure hope you’ve already seen it because it’s become a cult classic. I actually have a video story on Recess Therapy that I’ll share, maybe next week, full of these kinds of interviews. The young man who interviews these kids is so sincere, it’s why they feel comfortable telling him this stuff:
This is one of the best videos to ever exist. pic.twitter.com/ds90GMqH5l
— Gramps (@capetownbrown) August 5, 2022
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Steeplejack sent me this in Feb, and I swore I shared it, but I can’t find it in a post. Even if I did share it, it’s worth sharing again. Kids, man, I love seeing things through their eyes.
Hoping this brings you as much joy as did me. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9ASRT96OMR
— My Name is not Darius (@darismcinnis) February 18, 2022
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I’m sure someone sent this to me, but I didn’t make a note!
At a high school basketball game in Michigan, both teams and the entire audience went completely silent — all to help a blind player make a shot.
Life is a team game. pic.twitter.com/BahMIVLp2g
— Goodable (@Goodable) July 10, 2022
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It just takes a moment…to change a little life:
@TaMarasKitchen Here's one for the kindness files. https://t.co/4bcoxjPL8C
— Sharon Barrett (she, her) 🌻 (@sbarrt) September 2, 2022
And this one, both kind AND adorable:
This is the cutest. Hey @TaMarasKitchen! https://t.co/k7dC2zGpwE
— Sharon Barrett (she, her) 🌻 (@sbarrt) September 3, 2022
It probably wouldn’t surprise you to learn that I LOVE penguins. I even brought them to the science museum where I was the education coordinator (they flew in from San Diego – and boy where their little flappers tired – 🥁🥁) and I missed the entire event because of a family matter out of state. So bummed. I heard they were a big hit and got to waddle around the entire museum. I would have loved to have had them waddle to my desk and hang out. One day I’ll get to hang out with some.
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Salt Water sent me this at the beginning of summer, and seems a good time to post it, as summer wraps up:
In Texas, a father spent years of his life building an accessible amusement park for children who have disabilities, including his own daughter.
Today, it has more than one million visitors, and any child with special needs is always admitted for free. pic.twitter.com/5y1d8aLq9s
— Goodable (@Goodable) May 12, 2022
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SiubhanDuinne sent me this so long ago, that puppy is probably the size of a horse itself now, romping around with her friend’s horses in the pastures.
And that cute pup will have to do you…I still don’t have photo updates on my critters. Jasper is doing great, probably around 130 lbs now, and I’ve got him down to two meals a day – 8 cups total, which is where he will stay. Even though his weight could be higher, with his back legs, I think keeping him on the well-fed lighter side is best for his health. He’s been a pill all week, which I take as a great sign. He’s comfortable enough to push boundaries and know he’s safe here, even if he gets scolded. Which he has been…more than once this week. LOL
Keep sending me those acts of kindness! I’m working my way through the emails and tweets … can always use more.
West of the Rockies
What a cute and funny kid! 😄 I’m a big fan of corn, too.
HumboldtBlue
@West of the Rockies:
He got invited to South Dakota for their corn festival, he’s quite the celebrity. And the adorableness is off the charts!
Alison Rose 💙🌻💛
Honestly, my favorite part of Tariq’s video is when he says “I play a variety of games.” I don’t know why, but I find it so adorable when little kids use words you don’t expect. Like, “a lot of games” or “a bunch of games” or something? Sure. But “a variety of games” just slays me.
HumboldtBlue
@Alison Rose 💙🌻💛:
It certainly slayed grandma as well.
owlbrick
Yes, but have you seen the songified version of the corn interviews?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caMQpiwiaU
delphinium
@Alison Rose 💙🌻💛: I laughed so hard at ‘Have a Corntastic Day!”
delphinium
While not an act of kindness, this made me laugh too.
CaseyL
These are wonderful! I watched every one, which I don’t do very often.
Always good to be reminded there are terrific people in the world, making other people feel valued and happy.
geg6
CORN!
I love him.
MomSense
I saw this video the other day and it cracked me up. Mom greets her kid after his first day of kindergarten and he was waiting all day to talk to her about the sandwich. Kids!
https://twitter.com/rahsh33m/status/1567327391365611520?s=46&t=BOUmTsn_nwt8szr0KST79Q Terrible sandwich by the way
MomSense
Sweaters for penguins????!!!!! That’s outrageously wonderful.
lowtechcyclist
@delphinium:
The “What? It’s just a pun about corn!” was the real topper, though. I loved that.
But Morgan’s Wonderland was what really moved me, just seeing all those kids who get left out, made fun of, and all that, just being able to have fun at a place designed for them, where they were not only welcome, but belonged.
There should be a lot more places like that for kids with disabilities.
OzarkHillbilly
Where the fuck did all this dust come from?????????????????
lowtechcyclist
@OzarkHillbilly:
You’re experiencing it too?? Must be something weird with the Internet this evening.
Argiope
Since this is a feel good thread, may I give a shout out to the Hamilton County judge who just placed a stay on OH’s 6 week abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest? 14 day stay, and ACLU & Planned Parenthood are asking for the say to be extended until the case goes all the way through. Judge says: “No great stretch is required to find that Ohio law recognizes a fundamental right to privacy, procreation, bodily integrity and freedom of choice in decision making.” Equal protection, baby! I feel seen.
MomSense
@lowtechcyclist:
Coincidentally a big wave of dust hit while I was watching the basketball video.
JPL
@MomSense: I saw that and laughed.
JPL
@OzarkHillbilly: Tamara always does that just like a little pixie.
Eunicecycle
All so great! The blind child making the basket made me cry! Then everything made me cry. I’m just a cryer.
dr. luba
There is a penguin reserve in Argentina, in Punto Tombo, about 100 km south of Puerto Madryn. If you ever want to hang out with penguins, that is the place. DOn’t go with the tour groups, but show up alone.
My friend and I did, and we got to hang out with them ourselves for most of the day, You have to stay within designated areas (they were marked of with string when we went), but the penguins can go wherever they want. The would wander up at us to look at us. It was amazing.
We went there back in the mid-90s, but I don’t think it’s changed all that much.
TaMara
@MomSense: OMG, I saw that this morning on the news and I meant to go look it up. Thanks for sharing it.
satby
Think I may have sent the one of the blind basketball scorer too. I’m a sucker for happy videos of kind things.
TaMara
@MomSense: And here’s the embed!
TaMara
@satby: Thank you! Makes me tear up everytime.
Starfish
The Corn Kid has been every where including the premiere of Pinocchio.
mrmoshpotato
Gonna get corn salsa on my burrito tonight! Thanks kiddo!
satby
@TaMara: me too!
satby
@TaMara: @MomSense: 😂😂😂
delphinium
@Argiope: That is great news! Good on that judge.
Baud
@MomSense:
Rotating tag material.
delphinium
@lowtechcyclist: Yeah, the ‘it’s just a pun’ line and the laughter from the interviewer and the kid’s mom was all kinds of awesome too.
C Stars
@TaMara: Haha if this was my kid the next day he’d be making his own sammich.
WaterGirl
@Baud: I’m thinking that could be a good reply to someone trolling a thread.
If 5 people reply “Terrible sandwich by the way” maybe that would make people think twice before getting sucked in.
mrmoshpotato
@C Stars:
I don’t doubt the kid, but I want details about this sandwich.
Baud
@WaterGirl:
Need to update the pie art with a picture of a sandwich.
Baud
@C Stars:
Right! People laughing, but this is elder abuse!
pluky
I’m having trouble processing that 130 lbs. of dog is “on the lighter side.”
HumboldtBlue
Never gets old watching kids react to Ariel.
TaMara
@pluky: Well, Bixby weight a 160 lbs at 9 months until the day he died, so everyone else is light. LOL
eclare
All of these videos are wonderful, thank you! And the kid is right, fresh corn on the cob is the best, especially with some Mexican cheese and lime.
And the little kid pilot…
C Stars
@mrmoshpotato:
@Baud:
I suppose there could’ve been something objectively wrong with the sandwich. Or maybe this was just the kid’s way of saying “I have to do this every day for the next 20 years?” In any case, good time to learn how to make your own sandwiches.
MomSense
@HumboldtBlue:
I love love love this!!
lowtechcyclist
@mrmoshpotato:
My wife mixed up a great batch of corn salad on Sunday but it’s gone now. She also made corn soup as an experiment, and it was amazing.
Yeah, corn’s good stuff. I hear you can even eat it right off the cob with some butter on it!
WaterGirl
@lowtechcyclist: What is corn salad and what is corn soup? Can you share your recipes? I would much rather have a recipe that a Bj human can vouch for than a recipe I find with google.