The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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My step-father is a huge pain in the ass but........Throughout my life I've always just muddled by and never really achieved very much. I've been to university but dropped out and done crap office job after crap office job and not worried about the future. I could never afford to buy my own house or learn to drive or anything like that. I just partied and had fun and figured my life was crap and that was all there was too it.
About 6 years ago my step-father took over and bought his boss's engineering business. At this time I had spent a couple of years with depression and panic attacks and was just starting to get much better and think about employment again. He asked me if I wanted to run the office for his business, doing wages, accounts etc. Although I had worked in offices for a long time, I had never done any book keeping or serious stuff like that. I started and the previous boss's wife trained me up to do everything she was doing in the office. When it was time for the transition for my dad to take over then the stress started and it was hell for a period of a couple of years while he learnt his way and I learnt mine.
I did also have to learn to drive as I was living quite a distance away. He paid for my lessons and bought me a small car when I had passed. (I still can't believe I passed my test at all let alone first time).
It's been 6 years now and the business has grown and I have become much more confidant and good at my job. I'm still crap at accounts so have a book keeper come once a month to sort everything out properly and produce reports for my dad. Last year he helped me buy my first home at the age of 43 and has helped out my sister who is in much more of a bad way than I ever was.
He may be a pain in the ass and sometimes makes me want to punch him in the face but quite frankly if it wasn't for him then I don't know what kind of crappy life I would be living now. He didn't have to help me the way he has and although I've had to put up with a lot of his crap I am so glad he gave me a chance to improve my life and achieve everything that I have.
Adrian I thank you.
Anyone tells him I wrote this and I'll kill them.
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girlinthehole, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:28,
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Does that include me?I mean, I've met him now. If I mention this bit of verbiage to him, would you really smite me?
...didn't think so.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:31,
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In a heartbeat.I'd stab you in the eye.
He must never know how grateful I am, I'd never hear the last of it......ever!
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girlinthehole, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:32,
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Hahahaha!There's some things step parents should just never hear!
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Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:33,
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But why the eye?Why not the heart or something?
Because the eye will hurt more, you twit!
(/Rickman voice)
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:33,
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I like thiswanting to punch relatives is normal in my family ...
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