12 Moments When Kindness and Compassion Brought Real Joy Into People’s Lives

Sometimes the quiet ones become the biggest help when things get hard

Kimberly Regner

Did he help you with your first or second child? If he didn't then that's a huge warning sign of things to come and you should have stopped having children then. He wanted a big family? It's your body you have final say. Do you want to be saddled with all the child care for so many children? It appears you are now.
To all that's out there. Pay attention to all the warnings signs and red flags and act accordingly.

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Soooo was he in the room to make you pregnant EIGHT TIMES?

Joyce Rich

The same thing happened to me my mam and my mother in law was biggest help my husband worked two jobs it was my decision to have that tubes tie my husband loved his children he allways brought lollies for them when he finished his day job and then have his tea and get ready for his job at night as a bingo caller I felt exhausted and maybe I was to blame for not taking care of myself

Margaret Reneau

Sometimes your help comes from unexpected places.

georgina healy

I come from a big family my dad loved his family worked hard for us all still miss him

Wonderful

The FIL was more supportive and faithful than the husband

kumaraseem17

These MIL's are the real problem, first they don't take responsibility for their own offsprings and then blame the the DIL for everything.

They have a wagging tongue, their mouth need to be taped when they are out of their senses.

Megan Merritt

kumaraseem17

My ex mil blamed everything on me then found out later it was her precious little boy who was the problem now she's stuck with him

Barbara “Barbie” Taylor

Can't imagine ANY Grandmother referring to her Grandchildren as 'puppies', a 'litter'?🤦🏻‍♀️ She's the one who should have had her tubes tied & that "dog", her son, could have never been born. Ugh...she is despicable❗️Wonder if she knows what a vasectomy is?😉

Stephen Carey

I think you'll often find apparently 'cold and distant' people are just uncomfortable with the overt behaviour others are fond of and expect, and are quite content so long as they approve of what is going on; standing up 'to be counted' when they don't is often a common trait too.

Amber Evans

And the husband can't get a vasectomy?

Snugroom PetSpa

Silence or noise, does not matter, only actions of kindness to others

NINA ABERNATHY

Her husband could have gotten a vasectomy. It takes two to make a baby.

ethel presley

Never judge anyone, respect them who they are you never know when you will need them or who will come to your rescue ☺️

Great father inlaw.

Love it ❤️💍🙏🥺

Easier for him than her. He should get snipped

Teresa Richardson

Inconsiderate b&******

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YES, THE HUSBAND WAS VERY "INCONSIDERATE".

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Teresa Richardson

I agree but that doesn't doesn't fix his personality, unfortunately. You shouldn't make promises you can't keep, especially if they pertain to children!

Vicki Thompson

So she got pregnant by herself? Wow!

Alex

Husband never heard of CON DOMS ?

Cond oms can break

NOT EVERYTIME!

Zosia Samosia

not 8 times.

My neice got pregnant on the pill. No vomiting, no illness at all. Amellia is now in her 20s.

8 kids is way too many. Don't know where you are . Some places give you a year paid maternity leave .,If you are in US it must be expensive to give birth. Here they can't sack you for getting pregnant either.

Amber Evans

That doesn't mean they don't try to

He said he wanted a big family, lots of children. Either he didn't know his own mind, he was weak minded or he lied. They don't have condoms for the brain yet.

David Rowlands

At least your father in law was a real man, unlike your husband who was a wimp. Turning away you wife and kids. I'd have been proud if you even if we were poor in money I'd be rich in family and love.

Calista Shotts

David Rowlands

Aww, we need more of you.

David Rowlands

Sometimes you can misread people just because they are quiet in a toxic environment and it sounds like his wife and son were very toxic people and he may have felt more comfortable staying silent. That doesn't make a person cold or distant, sometimes it's just the best to keep peace in their own life and minimize the toxicity. Fortunately for the children, but also a very sad situation for them because no child deserves to treated with such disdain, is that the two most toxic people walked out of the children's lives because the toxic ones were wicked and hopefully the children will understand that and not carry that on their shoulders. They were very fortunate that their grandfather was nothing at all like the nuclear waste of the other two in his family.

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You can't hide three things: the Sun, the Moon and the truth. But you sure can hide a comment.

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Nothing will stay buried forever, apart from this comment.

Rose Bradyrs

Why is this important?

Rose Bradyrs

I was only curious, but you are correct, that is beside the point, overall.

Calista Shotts

You mean what ARE the children's names. Not past tense.

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This comment is in the X-files.

Do you understand that minor children have legal rights to privacy and it's illegal to identify a child?! That's why no last names and sometimes first names and often just initials, if any identity is given at all and no faces are ever shown of minor children unless there is an Amber Alert or other risk of danger or a child has died. Children are at too high risk to be identified so it is inappropriate to even ask to identify a child.

I am so solemnly sorry. I do apologize if that comment hurt, offended, or spiked a nerve for you. I was so honestly curious. I do suppose it was a bit inappropriate. However, most-to-all of the stories on this website are false or exaggerated to draw in readers. Though, that is not by any standard, whatsoever an excuse for my behavior. Once again, I'm sorry.

Sorry I had to offload the app because someone hacked my phone. You don't need to apologize to me I don't things personally. I understand that people are speaking from past emotions most of the time and I understand that, we all have emotional baggage we wish we didn't carry but it's there and we deal with it the best we can but I don't let what people say get to me or I would have had a real problem doing my job all those years and that wouldn't have worked for me or my clients and probably anyone else around me. You can't take things personally from someone you don't even know. I don't even take things personally from people I do know 😂 it's word's and words usually come from pain and anger and those are the two worst times to try and express yourself! You should always be in a a calmer place before you say something because words are bricks and bricks build walls and once built walls are nearly impossible to tear down. You can apologize for your words for the rest of your life but you can never take them back and words can cause more scars than blows can and they often hurt more, so you should always think before you speak because once you have let them fly you can't take those words back and you can apologize for all eternity but those will never go away and someone might say they forgive you but one day out of nowhere they will remind you what you said because those words are still simmering with them because that wall has never come down so you always have to think hard before you speak. Your word's may still be harsh but at least they have been thought out before you let them fly so they are usually a little more kind and don't last a lifetime with scars. That's what I chose to live by a long time ago because of how I grew up and the abuse I went through but that doesn't mean I have to continue the cycles of abuse because I have a choice and I made the right one and I make that choice every day not to give in to the cycles of abuse and cause others harm just because I went through it. Two wrongs don't make anything right and I don't believe in hate or violence and that's my choice. I choose not to cause significant pain to others. While my words may be harsh sometimes they are not meant to be abusive.

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THAT IS REALLY COOL AND ALL, BUT 8 KIDS? I COME FROM A FAMILY OF 8 KIDS, BECAUSE MY MOTHER WAS A "DEVOUT" CATHOLIC, AND SHE KILLED HERSELF WORKING. DID YOU EVER PREPARE FOR A TIME WHEN YOUR HUSBAND WOULD NOT BE THERE? LIKE IF HE DIED, OR LOST HIS JOB? WHY WAS IT ONLY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, FOR GETTING PREGNANT? YOUR EX MIL WAS AN IDIOT. I AM REALLY SORRY FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE, BUT I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY ANY WOMAN WOULD PUT HERSELF IN THAT POSITION, IN TODAY'S WORLD. WOMEN WHO HAVE THAT MANY CHILDREN, WITHOUT A CLEAR BACKUP PLAN, ARE NOT DOING THOSE CHILDREN ANY FAVORS. I PRAY THAT YOUR KIDS ARE MORE CAUTIOUS.

Ruth Kennedy

Wow..... he could've had a vasectomy at any effing time ... but no he got his mummy to be his Pitbull ..... and she is still better than your comment.

Ruth Kennedy

AND YOUR MOTHER COULD HAVE JUST SWALLOWED, PROBLEM (YOU) SOLVED.

debbi wilt

Yeah, too bad YOUR mother didn't swallow.

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We've got nothing to hide. Except this comment.

I agree with you 💯

I WAS TOLD THAT MY COMMENT TO YOU WAS "CRUEL", SO I APOLOGIZE TO YOU FOR THAT. I STILL STAND BY MY COMMENT ON THE STORY THOUGH. I DIDN'T INSULT OR EVEN DEMEAN THE OP, I SIMPLY SAID THAT HAVING THAT MANY KIDS, WITHOUT ANY PLAN, OTHER THAN HAVING A HUSBAND IS NOT VERY SMART. THAT IS A HARD TRUTH, AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE.

KT Tse

NO WONDER YOU'RE MESSED UP

KT Tse

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION.

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G Nelly b

You just trifling your mother must be so ashamed for having a disrespectful disgusting human being as a child.I hope and pray if you have any kids they don't turn out like you a miserable nasty person Im sure you have no friends. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near you.The devil has a hold on God have mercy on you

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A cat is having a nap right on this comment.

You are very cruel.

WHEN I WANT YOUR OPINION, I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.

I was sort of on the fence but you have just shown a bully mentality and that is certainly cruel.

IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MY ORIGINAL COMMENT ON THE STORY, WHAT WAS CRUEL ABOUT IT? IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT MY COMMENT TO RUTH KENNEDY, I WAS JUST RETURNING THE SAME ENERGY I GOT, NOT BULLYING HER. IF YOU THINK THAT IS CRUEL, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION, TOO. WONT CHANGE MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS AT ALL. HAVING THAT MANY KIDS WITHOUT SOME KIND OF WORKABLE "PLAN", IS LESS THAN SMART.

No I was referring to the swallowing. It was rude and cruel and uncalled for. She was saying that your comment was harsh and I it heated but it was your opinion and I can see your point of view and I can see your anger at the situation you grew up in, watching what your mom went through but also what you went through as well and most people don't think about the impact on the child but I'm a child advocate and that's what I see first. But most people don't see things that way so I have to be able to see through all eyes and if you were looking through different eyes, I imagine you might see it was a bit harsh. And I'm a very practical person who thinks you believes you really should only have as many children as you can afford but I have to play devil's advocate and see through all eyes because it's not for me to judge. It's not for any of us to others. There's Only One Who can Judge and we're not Him. I'm educated and trained to assess a person or situation but I don't judge them because that's not my place but I also have my own opinions and I voice them. But your first comment was understandable, the retort wasn't the nicest but she was saying how harsh it was in her own way, just like you expressed your opinion on the situation. But then you personally attacked her in a vulgar way and then you bullied the next person by saying when I want your opinion I'll give it to you. That is cruel and bullying mentality and I would know since I'm a former medical and mental specialist and behaviorist, so I'm telling you not just from a personal standpoint but a professional one as well. I just wanted you to understand that because that's something you don't want to carry with you. It will make have negative feelings and that's something you don't need or want.

G Nelly b

Some people are just trifling and have no home training and she is definitely one of them people.. Miserable and hateful people love to hurt others I hope and pray she has no kids

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Michelle Wardle

Ladies and Gentlemen, what we have here is a classic case of ‘behindthekeyboardwarrioritis’ with a dangerous side affect of ‘IcangiveitbutIcan’ttakeit’.

Michelle Wardle

AND YOUR POINT IS? IF I HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS FACE TO FACE, I WOULD SAY A LOT MORE THAN YOU READ HERE. WHERE DO YOU COME UP WITH "I CAN'T TAKE IT"? PLEASE, I WOULD LOOOVE TO HEAR YOUR ANSWER. BUT LIKE SO MANY, YOU ARE FOCUSED ON ME, PERSONALLY, AND NOT WHAT MY COMMENTS ACTUALLY ARE ABOUT. UNLESS OF COURSE YOU THINK BEING A BROOD MARE IS NORMAL.

I found a new favorite bully. YOU Cheryl! You're just the right amount of cruel imho. I also love that you use Boomer words like, "brood mare!' 😂😂😂 What a hoot! Keep up the awesome comments. I only regret not having popcorn on hand while reading your humorous irregardlessisms. TYPING IN ALL CAPS the way you do is just the cherry on top of your delectable Crashout comments. Well played Cheryl, well played. 👏👏👏

SO HAPPY I CAN OBLIGE.

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You do not have the guts for face to face with *anyone* keyboard warrior cadwell.
You can not take it, brightside bully.
You expect to insult people as if you have been given carte blanche at brightside.
You pick on underage children & any person that does not agree with your opinions.
A person need not say a word, you attack them for using what you decree as the wrong emoji.
You have made yourself the head of brightside wrong think.
Stop with the all caps as your attention seeking methods are old.
Your entitlement is disgusting.

PS. Hilarious that you think people that disagree with you or the people you insult & belittle are in the wrong.
Have a friend (if you have ANY, it might be a stretch) take a look at your comments.
I bet most would be horrified to read them, then try to defend you & the things you say to people for no reason.

MOVE THE NEEDLE SWEETCHEEKS, YOU ARE REPEATING YOURSELF.

Former politician with the life so full. 😂😂😂😂
Its so full & true you hang out at brightside every day that they should read your comments to see how full your life is?
DDR says what?
Pathetic, but that is you in a nutshell.
No friends, no life, just a trolling un-neutered
female dog in heat.
Love watching you become unraveled here at brightside.

Love it! Too bad you're not still a politician, because you got my vote (unless you are controlled by the artificial intelligence pac)

NEVER WAS A "POLITICIAN". JUST ON A CITY COUNCIL, A LONG TIME AGO.

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This comment was too good to show it to everyone.

Yet you made it look so important. 🤣

Calista Shotts

As I didn't see the comment, what is she being cruel about?

Onyx Devereux

Cheryl is being an AH by saying the problem (you) would have been solved if your mother swallowed you instead.

Onyx Devereux

Watch how it [cheryl] pretends to be a victim.
after starting conflict
It tries to dish things out for no reason.
Then when someone stands up for themselves, poor cadwell is suddenly the victim.
Proof is right here in the comment section.
Carry on with your "poor me I am the victim" cadwell.
PS. Stop shouting in your comments.
Folks do need to see that much stupidity in all capital letters.

Stephen Carey

Now, now, temper, temper ladies; for someone to father 8 kids and then try to duck responsibility for them indicates a lack of intelligence bordering on idiocy. Obviously none of the possible solutions ever entered his mind, nor, I think, could have; the intellectual capacity was lacking. Ladies, I think it agree with most of you, even if you're looking through opposite ends of the same telescope 😂.

When a man talks about wanting a big family but leaves most of the parenting to his partner, is that a dream—or a warning sign? What early flags would tell you he’ll be an equal parent or quietly step back once the kids arrive?

Donna Barnard

Her litter? They babies are human beings, not kittens or puppies. They belong to both parents who are both responsible for them.

My ex didn’t just leave, she also left a lot of financial mess behind that I didn’t understand until later. I was drowning in paperwork I couldn’t interpret properly.
One of her friends — someone I barely knew existed — started helping me sort through it. Not defending her, not attacking her, just... translating everything into something understandable. That took time I know she didn’t have to give. She also refused to take any side publicly, which put her in an awkward position with both of us.
I never asked her to do it. She just kept showing up until things were stable enough for me to handle alone. Then she stopped. Clean exit. No lingering involvement.

I was at a point where I was still going to work, still answering emails, but internally I felt like I was running on a system that was slowly failing and nobody could see it.
One day I missed a deadline and expected consequences that would tip everything over. Instead, my supervisor asked me to take a short walk and come back later rather than making it formal.
When I returned, she had already redistributed my workload temporarily without shaming me. She didn’t ask for details, just said, “You need space, not pressure right now.” That prevented a chain reaction of failures I probably wouldn’t have recovered from.
I didn’t feel “okay,” but I stopped feeling like everything was about to collapse.

I hadn’t slept properly in days because every time I closed my eyes, my brain just kept running through worst-case scenarios like it was its full-time job. I was still showing up to work, but it felt like I was watching myself do it from somewhere else.
At one point I poured coffee into a drawer instead of a mug and just stood there staring at it like that made sense. My manager saw it and didn’t laugh or call it out. He just said, “Hey, come here a second,” and walked me to the back room.
He told me to sit down and didn’t speak for a minute, which somehow made it easier. Then he said I should go home and sleep, and that he’d handle the shift. I argued for about ten seconds before realizing I didn’t actually have the energy to fight it.
That nap didn’t fix my life, but it stopped my brain from completely short-circuiting.

I don’t talk about this much because it sounds too small when you say it out loud. After my divorce, I was basically just trying to keep my life from collapsing completely. A neighbor noticed I wasn’t doing great, not in a dramatic way, just small things — lights always off, mail piling up.
She started checking in without making it weird. Bringing extra food sometimes, offering to pick things up when she was already going out. At some point I realized she was spending more time making sure I was okay than on her own plans.
I asked her once why and she said, “You looked like someone who needed one normal person nearby.” That was it. No big story. Just that.

I was down to my last bit of money and trying to stretch it in ways that don’t really make sense unless you’ve been there. I remember standing in a store deciding between food and something else I needed, and neither option worked long-term.
I must have been standing there too long because someone asked if I needed help. I said no immediately, like it was automatic. They didn’t push, just stayed nearby and then quietly paid for part of my groceries at checkout. I didn’t even notice until the receipt printed.
I turned around ready to argue, but they were already gone. It wasn’t enough to solve everything, but it bought me a few days of not panicking. That’s sometimes the difference between holding it together and not.

Janice Sanders

My divorce got ugly fast once money came up, especially the apartment since both our names were on it. My ex kept pushing for more than we had originally agreed to, and I honestly didn’t have the energy to fight anymore. I was about to just sign everything and walk away with almost nothing.
Then her dad asked to see the paperwork, which I didn’t expect at all because we barely spoke during the marriage. A few days later, he told her she was being unfair and refused to support her position. That caused a huge argument between them, and from what I heard, it didn’t blow over quickly.
I also later found out he quietly covered part of my legal fees so I wouldn’t get buried. He never mentioned it to me directly. We still don’t have a relationship. But that definitely changed how I see him.

My husband cheated, and the worst part was how long he managed to hide it while everything looked normal. When I finally left, I had no plan and almost no savings because I’d been covering most expenses. His sister and I never got along, so I expected her to stay out of it.
Instead, she showed up and helped me move everything out in one day. She dealt with him directly so I didn’t have to. That definitely caused problems between them.
I later found out she took unpaid leave to help me get settled. She never made a big deal out of it. Just said it needed to be done.

When my mom passed, my siblings handled everything so quickly that I barely had time to process anything. I wasn’t included in most of the conversations, which I only realized after decisions were already made. I thought I was just being kept out of the loop. Then my cousin started sending me documents I hadn’t seen before.
Turns out I was being excluded more than I thought. She refused to sign off on a few things because of that. That made her the problem in the family overnight. People stopped inviting her to things.
She never argued loudly, just didn’t back down. I didn’t even ask her to do any of it. She just decided it wasn’t right.

Barbara Campbell

I have been through the east same thing only difference it was my father. He was her stepfather.

I found out my husband had been cheating for years the same week we got evicted because of debts I didn’t even know existed. I was packing boxes while trying to keep my kids from noticing how bad it was.
A neighbor walked by and said, “Maybe if you kept your marriage together, your life wouldn’t fall apart.” I felt like I couldn’t breathe in my own home anymore. I kept packing anyway because we had nowhere to go.
A woman from down the street knocked on the door that evening. She said she’d heard what happened and told me to bring the kids to her place. We stayed there for weeks. She even helped me find a lawyer and get access to accounts I didn’t know about.
That wasn’t just kindness, that was someone stepping into chaos and helping me rebuild.

ethel presley

A good friend is sometime better than gold 🥇

I was discharged from the hospital with empty arms after a stillbirth, and they told me to leave through the main entrance where people were celebrating newborns. I could barely walk, and my body still acted like I had a baby to care for.
In the lobby, someone glanced at me and said, “At least you don’t have to deal with sleepless nights now.” I didn’t even process it at first, then it hit like something tearing open again. I sat down because I thought I might collapse.
A nurse who had been on my floor rushed over when she saw me. She didn’t say anything, just wrapped me in a blanket and took me out through a private exit. Then she sat with me in her car until my breathing slowed. She missed the start of her shift because of me.
That was the first moment I felt treated like a human being after losing everything.

ethel presley