What have you done for someone else

[MoseyWalker]

in the past few years?

simple question?

[mad-mommy]

1. I....

I took care of my mom every single day when she was ill. My second mom, a dear friend, also has cancer. I go to see her every week. She's doing very well for now, which is a great thing. And my family adopted her son since he's an only child. Just met him last week, he lives out of state.

[MoseyWalker]

4. Lives and families

I certainly hope the best for your family.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear MoseyWalker........

What have I done for someone else?

Well.......one very dear friend told me a few months ago that last year I had helped him recover his self-esteem...

I'd had no idea that I'd done this.........and it was a considerable boost to my own...

How's that?

BTW.......I thought you were going to bed? What happened?

:hug:

[mad-mommy]

5. you also have helped people here in DU

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. I know I have, my dear mad-mommy.........

And it makes me happy to do so.......:hug:

[MoseyWalker]

6. I couldn't stop

I also need a rise in self esteem. I have worked and felt I was the best only to be shot down recently by someone who I didn't realize was also shooting down my confidence.

Who can sleep in interesting times?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I hear that!

I have gotten sleepy, only to have it vanish when the Lounge got very interesting!

YOu are a terrific addition to the Lounge folk.........

I am always glad to see you posting!

:hug:

[MoseyWalker]

11. i know I'll disappoint you, but will try my best not to

Love those hugs!

:grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear MoseyWalker........

You never disappoint me, sweetie....Don't even think that!

You are a sweetheart, and that's all there is to it.....:hug: :loveya: :hug:

[libnnc]

3. I bought a beer for a guy the other day

Total stranger.

He was sitting beside me at a little campus bar I frequent. It was "$2 What's in the Beer Tub?" Tuesday (bartender sticks his arm in the tub and whatever he pulls out, you get for 2 bucks) He was out of money and I offered to buy him a tub beer. We had a very nice conversation. Sweet guy.

I also over tip when I go out. I work in a bar partime and I like to practice "tip karma".

Edit to add:
I also helped my professor friend move into her new office. Unboxed all her stuff for her and set up her shelves. Gave us some quality time to spend together and she bought me lunch. :D

[Broken_Hero]

9. I have

moved my inlaws into there double...helped move their double wide out here...dug a huge effing trench for the power lines...hooked up electricity, and helped unpack an ungodly amount of junk, and thats was within the last month and a half...it was no picnic...:)

on edit:spelling, and to clarify...

[mad-mommy]

10. wow , you're a good Son in law

[Broken_Hero]

12. yes,

and all of these done in 100 degree plus heat! I thought I was going to die doing the electric, oh my...:)

[mad-mommy]

13. moving and unpacking is a killer too

[Broken_Hero]

14. But, the worst was...

having my father in law jumping on my skull..

are you done yet, are you done yet? When are you going to get done? ARe you sure you know what you are doing? huh, huh, huh, huh?

I swear, he was doing the chicken little dance the whole time...whew...:P

[WritingIsMyReligion]

16. Well, at the end of eighth grade, a whole bunch of us helped a teacher

move. And she was only moving across the hall! :D

It was the last day of school, and we didn't want to go back to our homerooms, so like ten of us stayed and helped the teacher pack up books and things. 'Twas fun, and then some other teachers recruited us as well.

:)

[1gobluedem]

17. I taught my SO's daughter to read

Neither he nor his ex-wife had the patience and her twin was getting miles ahead of her. So I concocted a 'reading club' that met every Tuesday; she and her twin earned money for reading books out loud to me -- we saved the money to buy American Girl dolls.

After reading we baked, played games, or did art projects that all involved reading only the little girl didn't realize she was reading. She'd convinced herself that reading was hard and she was afraid of it.

Now we can't get her nose out of a book. I created a monster but...I'm very proud. I can't imagine life without reading.

[MoseyWalker]

23. Now that is really, really, really

cool!

:toast:

[Katina]

18. I found a wallet on the street

while out walking. I found the owner's license in the wallet and just walked to his home and returned it to him. It was a teenager who had his mom's credit card and a lot of cash. He was SOOO happy. I felt really good about it, not only did I make someone happy, but I added 3 miles onto my usual walk and got more exercise it. :D

[NewWaveChick1981]

19. I have helped lots of people get their education.

:) I worked in student financial aid for 20 years prior to switching jobs back in October 2005. I was a sounding board for many, many students, and they came to me for advice about lots of things, not just about student aid. I was a director of financial aid the last seven years. I found creative solutions for students and pushed the envelope many times, bending rules as far as they could possibly go without violating them and going out on some shaky limbs from time to time. I became a detective and a mentor, and I never met a student I didn't have time for. :) A good many of them thanked me in person, and many wrote thank you notes, but there were a few very special students who sent personal messages to the college president thanking them for having me there.

That's not why I worked in the profession I chose---I wanted to make a difference for students, as corny as that sounds. I made a big difference in the lives of thousands of students over those 20 years, and most of them don't even know it. :D I didn't do it for the thank-yous---I did it because it was the right thing to do. The thank-yous were just icing on the cake. :)

And hey, an international student from China even brought me a thank-you gift for helping her, and it has become famous in the Lounge as the FReeper Flashing Robe... :rofl:

[nosillies]

20. Cooked meals, did loads of laundry, etc.

Nothing too exciting.

[RetroLounge]

21. Helped my wife move out.

Found her an apartment.
Helped her pack.
Moved her stuff.
Painted.
Did repairs.
Installed a new faucet.
Redid her wood floors.
Cleaned the carpets.
Installed mini-blinds.

and more...

RL

[buddhamama]

22. i've been a friend

a kind stranger...

and i have been fortunate to be the recipient of random, and not so random, acts of kindness.

[FILAM23]

24. I am sometimes looked down upon/attacked because I do not donate to

charities/causes. However I do help people. In the past few years I have.
Given away 2 cars to needy people who had no transportation
Paid to have a body returned to her home country for burial
Gave away a couple of old but still servicable computers

This is what charity should be, helping others without looking for a tax deduction,
or without 20% being taken off the top for directord salary and other overhead.

[HEyHEY]

25. Let them help me!