If you’re paying attention, you can always find a way to help those around you.
In a viral video that’s warming hearts all over the world, we meet a humble builder named David Love from Victoria, Australia. Recently, he was grabbing a quick bite to eat at McDonald’s with his partner, Melanie Langley. As David stood at the counter placing his order, he noticed an elderly man digging through his change to pay for his meal.
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Quietly, Melanie took out her phone and began to record video. She knows David well, after all, and she was sure he would do something kind. Hoping to share a moment of happiness with the world, Melanie aimed the camera at David as he did, in fact, step up to help the man.
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David quickly pays for the man’s meal with his own debit card, and the man thanks him profusely and steps to the side to wait for his order. “There’s still some nice people here,” the old man tells him.
Although we can only see David from behind, you can tell he’s considering something as he stands there at the counter. Wordlessly, he reaches into his pocket and takes out his wallet a second time, this time removing a bill and stepping back towards the man.
Facebook“That’s for your next coffee,” he says over the man’s faint protestations. “Put that in your pocket.”
The grateful man accepts the money, telling David, “Thank you very much. You’re a gentleman, thank you.”
When David returns to Melanie, he explains that the man is on a tight pension and was clearly almost out of money. David might not be rich, but he’s got a good job and works hard, so giving a little bit to help an elderly man out is a simple thing he felt he could do.
Facebook“I’m helping the old fella’ out, he’s down on his last 20 bucks,’ David told Melanie. “He’s standing there with a whole heap of change. He’s a pensioner and he’s old, so I paid for his meal and I gave him 20 dollars. It is what it is, honey. It’s life.”
Melanie was moved by her partner’s graceful handling of the situation. She shared the video, which she had told David she was definitely not recording, in order to share the love and magic of David’s “incredible act of kindness.”
“Your true character is revealed when nobody’s watching,” Melanie wrote.
Truer words have seldom been spoken.
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Thank you, David, for looking around and finding a way to be the light people need in the world. You are truly a great example for us all.
Watch David’s quiet, gentlemanly approach to helping out his elders below, and be sure to SHARE.
Quite rightly, as youngsters, the majority of us were taught to respect others, our elders, and people who are vulnerable in some way. That applies to those that have a mental or physical impairment just as much as it also goes for the able-bodied too.
This terrible news comes from Suffolk in England, there is a photo spreading like fire burning through the internet, and for a really good reason!
This 40-year-old woman with a mental disability is pictured in the image, abused by these four teenagers, also in the picture.
Looking at the reports on the British News, the four teenagers threw eggs and flour over the lady, who is mentally handicapped, then posed for a picture behind her as she was slumped over the park bench.
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The woman in the picture is around 40-years-old and she suffers from a mental disability, we hope that the law will deal with this situation appropriately!
A witness said that the woman had a breakdown, which is hardly that surprising considering her ordeal that day, she started to shout at the boys who sprayed her with water, flour, and eggs.
The local police said that the woman was severely distressed by the whole thing and that she was not physically harmed.
One of the youths decided, in his even more foolish, or perhaps some would say a twisted view of reality, that he would post the photo to social media, to Snapchat.
He was perhaps expecting to get either adulation or laughter, but instead, like most of us would expect, he was met with a huge backlash which leads to him being visited by the law!
The news reports that the four teens have been taken in for questioning, they range from 15 to 17 years old, the person who took the photo has so far not been named or identified.
Inspector Anthony Bridgland said:
“This type of behavior is totally unacceptable and we are treating the matter seriously.”
“We know this incident may have caused concern and anger both in the local community and online, but we would like to reassure everyone that we are tackling the matter robustly and supporting the victim.”
Just hearing about this incident made my blood boil, and we know that many more people feel just the same way too.
Please SHARE this post and sham this awful act, this behavior is really not acceptable and there really must be consequences for their actions!
The rescue center, Hope for paws, in Los Angeles, California, got a call about this senior dog that has been abandoned on the streets.
His callous owners had moved away and just left him all on his own, to look after himself, poor dog!
The local neighbors in the area had been trying to look after him, they had been feeding him for well over a year.
JoAnn Wiltz and Lisa Arturo, volunteers at the center, came to save the little dog, they saw him lay in the grass next to the road.
Once he saw them coming he briskly jumped up and toddled to the other side of the street, he was avoiding them quite successfully.
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They laid a trap by putting some food in a crate, they were trying to get him to take the bait and go inside the crate…
He was quite so obviously starving hungry, but also he was smart and he didn’t trust the crate with the tempting food placed inside it.
So they had a second try but this time they tempted him with some food from their own hands, Arturo held out some food, and happily, he actually trusted her enough to get closer.
She then quite quickly put a leash around his neck, the pup was really understandably scared, but it wasn’t long before he realized that they were actually there to help him and not to hurt him.
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The called him Pumba and he was a lovely kind and gentle dog too, they took him into their car and then straight to the animal hospital.
Pumba was really enjoying his new-found love and affection, this was most likely the very first time he had felt love like this in such a long time.
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There are plenty more dogs in just this same terrible position like Pumba, rescued from the streets and stuck in rescue centres, or with foster carers.
Check your local shelter and if your interested in one of these nobel and faithful creatures, and you can dedicate to them what they need, you can make a dog just like Pumba feel secure, safe and loved.
Please ‘SHARE’ and pass on this adorable story to friends or family!
Moms are masters at multitasking. The only way to knock things off the to-do list is to tackle them with gusto.
With a baby on her hip and a toddler wrapped around her leg, Supermom can unload the dishwasher, fill up the washing machine, feed the dog, fix the other kids’ breakfast and check email with one hand it seems. She’s pretty impressive to watch in action.
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But sometimes, even Supermom struggles. Mom of three Rachael Brindley had been juggling parenting and taking care of the home and other tasks, but tackling one particular item proved to be quite challenging.
Rachael’s hubby Ryan had been working on a project and ran out of time to mow their lawn. So she placed their four-month old in a front-facing infant carrier, strapped it to her torso and took on the job herself.
She told KCTV5 News:
“It was a nice day out and so I thought I’d help my husband out and cut it myself. I enjoy cutting the grass.”Facebook/Rachael Godsey Brindley
But when a Madison County sheriff’s deputy pulled into her driveway, Rachael panicked. She worried she had done something wrong!
The young mom later wrote on Facebook:
“Y’all I thought I was about to get in trouble or something…”
The officer did indeed stop because he saw Rachael trying to mow while carrying the baby. Fortunately though, it wasn’t for the reason she thought.
“…this sweet sheriff stopped and insisted on mowing my yard for me!!”
He couldn’t just drive by feeling she could use a helping hand. Instead the Madison County deputy decided to stop and offer her one – mowing the lawn himself.
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Ryan told KCTV that he and his wife could not believe what the officer did for them. They were quite grateful for his thoughtful act of kindness.
“It’s small in nature, but was a huge help to my wife today.”
What an awesome thing the deputy did! Since Rachael posted her story on Facebook it’s been shared more than 17,000 times.
A mother’s letter to her 13-year-old son has gone viral. The mom, who goes by the Estella Havisham username on Facebook, wrote the letter when her teen son felt he was old enough to make his own rules — she apparently felt a little lesson about independence was needed.
The letter was intended to only be shared with friends, but the “public” viewing button was still active on her account and the “adulting ain’t easy” letter was shared with the world and quickly garnered viral status on social media.
The 13-year-old boy was identified only as Aaron in the mom’s letter shared on Facebook. She told her teenage son that he faces “greater consequences” for treating his mom like a “doormat,” the Daily Mail notes.
Estella Havisham told her 13-year-old son that if he did not once again begin acting like a son, she would soon start heaping adult responsibilities upon him. The fed-up mom noted that he could soon be footing the bill for his share of the rent, food, and any “maid service” she provided, the Huffington Post notes.
Here is an excerpt from the mom’s letter to her 13-year-old son.
“Dear Aaron,Since you seem to have forgotten that you are only 13 and I’m the parent, and that you won’t be controlled, I guess you will need to learn a lesson in independence. Also, as you threw in my face that you are making money now, it will be easier to buy back all the items I bought for you in the past. If you would like your lamp/lightbulbs or access to the internet, you will need to pay your share of costs: Rent: $430, Electricity: $116, Internet: $21, Food: $150.Also you will need to empty the trash Mon, Wed & Friday as well as sweep and vacuum those days. You will need to keep your bathroom clean weekly, prepare your own meals and clean up after yourself. If you fail to do so I will charge you a $30 maid fee for every day I have to do it. If you decide you would rather be MY CHILD again instead of a roommate, we can negotiate terms.”
The mom’s letter quickly received more than 85,000 likes on Facebook and was shared over 160,000 times. The out-of-patience mother followed up the letter with a second post that explained why she penned the note to her 13-year-old son in the first place.
Here’s her response:
Why publicly shame him? I’m not. It was an accident. I meant to post to just family and friends; and yesterday I couldn’t figure out why I had over 100 friend request. I actually thought maybe my account got hacked or something. Yes, I could take it down, but so many people have already read and seen it at this point.”
Many posters praised her for her child-raising method, while others thought she was too harsh.
However, the letter seems to have worked, and Heidi and Aaron have established a contract with rules that Aaron actually seems to follow.
“I’m not a bully dictator trying to ‘control’ my child. I am a parent who has every RIGHT to have rules, expectations, and consequences for my child.”
Do you think Heidi was too tough on her son, or was she right to put her foot down and post her letter online?
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Going to the doctor isn’t fun no matter how old you are. Stopping everything you’re doing, packing into the car and sitting in a waiting room for what seems like forever – just to be poked and prodded by someone in a big white jacket. No, thank you! So when it came time for Mom to take Baby into the doctor’s office, she expected a fight. If she didn’t enjoy the doctor’s office as an adult, it was safe to assume he didn’t want to be there either. But when the nurse began the appointment by checking Baby’s vital signs, Mom was shocked by how he responded…
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Checkups are an important part of childhood – and getting the information about your child’s physical, mental and emotional progress is an essential part of being a parent! That’s why Mom knew she had to schedule a checkup for her little one. After weighing him and checking his temperature, it was time for the nurse to evaluate Baby’s heartbeat. The cold stethoscope usually made her patients coil up, but this little boy was different! Instead of shrinking away from the cool metal, he focused on her warm skin and bright smile!
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With a grin spread across his own face, Baby leaned over and rested his head on the nurse’s arm. Her calming presence was all he needed to forget the strange room and chilly tools! This sweet video is proof that nurses are the unsung heroes in the medical industry. Their demeanor has the power to turn a scary appointment into a cuddlefest, a painful procedure into a fun game or a heartbreaking moment into one of growth and love! Watch this adorable little one curl up on his nurse’s arm below. Thank goodness Mom was able to catch this all on her camera!
Mike Song loves to dance. He does so in his free time, while teaching his students and even at home with Mom and Dad. So when Mike’s mother mustered up the courage to ask for a little help, he was quick to agree. He wasn’t sure how fast she’d pick up the moves to “Gangnam Style” but was eager to spend a little extra time with her. Turns out, Mom can learn to boogie very quick! She may be 60 years old, but the woman has natural talent. This adorable mother-son duo looks like professionals dancing to this fun song. How impressive!
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Even though it can be easy for the elderly to hide away in their homes and avoid physical activity, The Your Care Everywhere website explains that dancing has a wide variety of benefits for those who are getting a little older. Dancing’s physical benefits are evident and plentiful – moving around for even a few minutes each day can help you build and tone muscle tissue, keep your core fit and your heart beating healthily. While the physical plusses are great, the mental benefit of dancing is equally as important. A solely sedentary lifestyle is one thing that can make getting older that much more difficult – and dancing is an easy solution to boredom, loneliness and being out of shape. Those are some of the reasons why Mom is so excited to swing with her son.
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After hours of practicing, Mike and Mom are ready to show the world their impressive skills. Mom flows alongside her son, and he does his best to keep up with her! Take a peek at their impressive “Gangnam Style” dance routine for yourself below. It’s clear to see these two make excellent dancing partners. Hopefully, Mom and Mike release more videos in the future!
Some little boys dream of being a superhero; others hope to be a famous ball player like they watch on TV. Their aspirations are grandeur and adorable at the same time.
Ever since a little boy named Mikey could speak, there is only one thing he has wanted to become. A big brother.
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Mikey was an engagement baby for Jessica Marotta and her future hubby. Jessica shared with Love What Matters that for as long as he could talk, he would ask for a baby brother.
The Massachusetts mom and her husband Mike began trying for a second baby when Mikey was three. But month after month… nothing.
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Mikey kept asking his mom and dad when he would finally have his baby brother — it was all he could think about. After trying to conceive for a year, the couple sought help from a fertility specialist. Jessica even underwent surgery in the hopes of increasing the odds.
Finally, the pregnancy test showed a plus sign — and it happened on Mikey’s fifth birthday. They sprung the news on family members and everyone was thrilled.
But one month later, Jessica began experiencing complications. An ultrasound showed that at 11 weeks, they heartbreakingly lost the baby.
Testing revealed that the baby had trisomy 13, a condition that would have been fatal to the infant, Jessica said. And if that wasn’t soul crushing enough, the nurse confirmed that the baby was a boy.
“It took my breath away. Mikey had gotten his baby brother, except now he was our angel baby.”
The family of three picked up the pieces of their shattered hearts and resumed living life as best they could. They moved to their forever home and found a terrific school for Mikey to attend.
While cleaning out the garage, they tossed out all of Mikey’s old baby things that they had hung on to for their now angel baby. Those things haunted them every time they laid eyes on the car seat, stroller and crib.
Once they settled into their new home, Jessica and her husband decided they didn’t want to go through that pain ever again. They would be content as a family of three.
“After that, every time Mikey asked for his baby brother, we would explain to him that there may be a chance that he may never get a baby brother. It broke our hearts to say these words to him, but we found a way to settle into a life just the three of us in our new home and enjoy our summer.”
On Mikey’s first day of kindergarten, Jessica bawled, she confessed. But she also was exhausted.
“I knew something was off, but I did not want to get too excited. I waited until the weekend and I had my husband pick up a pregnancy test. I took the test and waited in the bathroom alone for the result. My husband could hardly believe it and made me take two more tests just to be sure. We were excited but cautious.”
They were pregnant again! But every time Jessica experienced complications, she panicked. She constantly researched online the risk of miscarriage as every week passed by. She clung to hope at doctor’s appointments where she saw a strong heartbeat and normal growth.
Testing revealed a low risk for the baby to have trisomy 13. They also learned that Mikey’s dream would be coming true — it was a boy.
The family’s strength was tested again during their 18-week checkup when the baby measured small. Additional testing at 23 weeks’ gestation revealed the baby just wasn’t growing and Jessica was told they could terminate the pregnancy.
In a fog of disbelief and heartache once again, the couple decided there was no way they were giving up on this baby. This was Mikey’s dream and their child.
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They knew the baby would arrive early and hoped Jessica would make it to 28 weeks’ gestation. She was admitted to the hosiptal for observation.
“During my one month in antepartum, the baby gave us three scares that he was going to arrive, but we made it to 30 weeks and 6 days. I had a growth ultrasound that day and the baby had only gained two grams in two weeks. The doctor told us, ‘we are going to have a baby today,’ and explained that if we waited any longer we would risk a stillborn.”
The planned cesarean section quickly morphed into an emergency procedure because the baby’s heart rate plummeting due to the anesthesia. But it didn’t take long before Baby Jake Eric arrived weighing one pound, 12 ounces, and measured only 12 inches long.
“Once I recovered a bit, I was wheeled on my stretcher to see him and his smallness took my breath away and my eyes filled with tears. That night my in-laws brought Mikey to see me and we told him he finally had his baby brother, Jake. The first time Mikey saw him, he beamed and said, ‘He has red hair just like me!’”
Once stabilized, Jessica’s husband returned to work, Mikey returned to school and Jessica kept vigil at her baby’s side. It was a tough time, but they managed.
“As a NICU mom, I feel like you go into autopilot and go through the motions without the emotion as much as possible because it is the only way to survive. Living the NICU life was the hardest thing we have ever gone through together. Jake was hooked up to so many wires and tubes and lived in an isolette. We had to leave him alone except for his care times every three hours when you would assist the nurse in diaper changing and taking the temperature. As a NICU mom you get used to all the beeping and alarms.”
When Jake’s heart rate would drop considerably and the alarms would sound, a nurse would have to stimulate him to pull him out of the episode. He experienced as many as eight of these frightening ordeals each day.
“At three weeks, we had quite the scare and Jake was really struggling to breath and was just fighting a lot more than he had been. After a meeting with the nurse practitioner, we decided he would benefit from a blood transfusion to get red blood cells which would allow him to produce more oxygen. Jake was fed via a feeding tube until he was about seven weeks.”
The one thing that pushed the family through this challenging time was when they could snuggle with Jake skin-to-skin. Jessica would sit in the chair next to her baby’s isolette and both she and Jake would calm down.
It also was a beautiful time for Mikey. He was able to touch his baby brother, but couldn’t hold him just yet, which really bothered him.
“He wanted more than anything to hold his baby brother. Mikey was filled with sadness that he could not hold his baby brother. During one of my daily rounds with Jake’s nurses and doctors on day 10, I asked if Mikey could do skin-to-skin with his baby brother, fully expecting them to say no. I was beyond thrilled when they agreed!”Love What Matters
On March 17, 2018, Mikey became the first sibling at the Beth Israel NICU in Boston to be allowed to sit skin-to-skin with his baby. Jessica described it as “amazing and emotional.”
“I truly believe it became the foundation for their brotherly bond. Jake spent 62 days in the NICU and his homecoming was one of the happiest days of our lives. Mikey is an amazing big brother and having Jake has brought a calmness to Mikey’s life, and Mikey has a way of calming Jake when he is upset.”
Every morning, the brothers snuggle together in their mom’s bed. She said she feels honored to witness their love and their strong relationship.
Jessica has no doubt that Mikey and Jake were meant to be brothers. It was destiny.
The 13-year-old boy was identified only as Aaron in the mom’s letter shared on Facebook. She told her teenage son that he faces “greater consequences” for treating his mom like a “doormat,” the Daily Mail notes.
Estella Havisham told her 13-year-old son that if he did not once again begin acting like a son, she would soon start heaping adult responsibilities upon him. The fed-up mom noted that he could soon be footing the bill for his share of the rent, food, and any “maid service” she provided, the Huffington Post notes.
Here is an excerpt from the mom’s letter to her 13-year-old son.
“Dear Aaron,
Since you seem to have forgotten that you are only 13 and I’m the parent, and that you won’t be controlled, I guess you will need to learn a lesson in independence. Also, as you threw in my face that you are making money now, it will be easier to buy back all the items I bought for you in the past. If you would like your lamp/lightbulbs or access to the internet, you will need to pay your share of costs: Rent: $430, Electricity: $116, Internet: $21, Food: $150.
Also you will need to empty the trash Mon, Wed & Friday as well as sweep and vacuum those days. You will need to keep your bathroom clean weekly, prepare your own meals and clean up after yourself. If you fail to do so I will charge you a $30 maid fee for every day I have to do it. If you decide you would rather be MY CHILD again instead of a roommate, we can negotiate terms.”
The mom’s letter quickly received more than 85,000 likes on Facebook and was shared over 160,000 times. The out-of-patience mother followed up the letter with a second post that explained why she penned the note to her 13-year-old son in the first place.
Here’s her response:
Why publicly shame him? I’m not. It was an accident. I meant to post to just family and friends; and yesterday I couldn’t figure out why I had over 100 friend request. I actually thought maybe my account got hacked or something. Yes, I could take it down, but so many people have already read and seen it at this point.”
Many posters praised her for her child-raising method, while others thought she was too harsh.
However, the letter seems to have worked, and Heidi and Aaron have established a contract with rules that Aaron actually seems to follow.
“I’m not a bully dictator trying to ‘control’ my child. I am a parent who has every RIGHT to have rules, expectations, and consequences for my child.”
Do you think Heidi was too tough on her son, or was she right to put her foot down and post her letter online?
Share this article with your friends on Facebook if you also think that all children need a proper education!
