What was a Good Deed, so far, You've Done for Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

[MrOracle]

The most recent one was changing a flat tire for someone. I do that a couple times a month. This time it took less than 7 minutes - I carry a battery-powered impact gun in my van and I have an adapter on my jack so I can raise and lower it with the impact gun, so the hard part is usually getting to their spare tire. This last time it was a car, so it was easy to get out of the trunk. With trucks or SUVs, you usually need a tool to crank the spare down, or you have to remove a big cover on the inside, or something else that's a big of a pain.

I also jump-start people's cars fairly often, but the last time I did that was about 3 weeks ago.

[FunkyMonkee]

I could be here all night.
Last year, my aunt's coffee machine broke down. A day or so later, we went to Wal-Mart and I just happened to see a new one on sale for $20.00 so, I bought it for her without her knowing it. When we got home, I opened it up sand gave it to her. She was thrilled!! Sadly, she only got to use it for a few weeks. She died.

[Asker]

Hugs to you for your loss

[FunkyMonkee]

Thank you but, it's been almost 11 months. However, I just found out hours ago that a dear friend of mine died at least a year ago!! :-( Before my ex-sisters had me evicted from my house, she gave me her phone number so I could call her and keep in touch with her but, ever since I got here 2 years ago, I've called her dozens of times and her phone is perpetually busy!! I mean, the second I finish dialing the last digit in her number, I get a busy signal!! Normally, you have to wait a few seconds. I even called her up at 3:00 a. m. once because I figured she'd be in bed and not on the phone but, even then, it was still busy!! I gave up on calling her until I spotted her number again yesterday and it's STILL busy even though she's been dead for a year!! I looked her up on FB in hopes that she finally got back on but found out that she died last Fall!

[Asker]

I'm So sorry... that's so sad. The busy signal.. that's weird..

[FunkyMonkee]

Very!

[humanearth]

I adopted my (not legally though the courts) step son from my ex-wife and raised him as my own. She has been in and out of his life since he was 3 years old. Some times okay I'm ready to be mom now and claim to be part of his life again. Then things go good for a few weeks. Then she would disappear again.

Some of you are probably wondering, how I got him in my custody without the courts.

She basically wrote a letter that said I have full say on his health and well being and then signed it. Plus I was still legally married to her and he was technically my step son, but she was living in another state. I have no idea if that was legal or not, but it worked.

I got him in school, seeing doctors and stuff. All I said that I am his dad and signed for everything. Once in a while I had to show that letter she wrote. (I still have that letter she wrote)

I never lied to him about his mother and always tried to keep her in contact. It was her that would always break his heart. He has been part of my life since he was 3 months old. He is now 34 years old.

I like to say this:

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy

PS
In case your wondering what happened to his mom. Well she ended up being a strung out drug, pot and crack head. Last time I heard from her was when her daughter wanted my help in trying find her for some reason or another.

We found her living with some other drug user guy in some run down house. My son wanted to come and see his mom to. I was okay with this and he was technically a adult, because he was 20 years old at the time. He explained later that wanted to come with to end a life of pain she gave him and to say goodbye to her once and for all.

On the day we went to see her. I took her, her boyfriend and the kids out for lunch. You know to try and keep a nutual ground and very public place. Because I had no idea how this was going to go.

Well She started to talk to him and saying things. Like calling him son and stuff. I took one look inti my sons eyes and I saw nothing but sadness and hate in them. Then he broke down and started to cry. Then looked at her and said the most painful thing I have ever heard come out of my sons mouth.

"Your not my mother, my mother died when I was a baby. If your were my mother, where were you all these years. One day you want to be my mom, next day you were gone for months on end. A real mother would have cared. Your dead to me and I never want to see you again!"

I really believe if I was not born, my son wouldn't have gotten a real chance at life. He would have most likely would have become part of the same system his mother was in.

[Fireguy17]

I guess I do them quite often/daily as part of my job, firefighter/emt. I never really thought about that per se, but for whatever reason my real talent, along with so many others are being able to help others in their time of need, no matter who, when, or how bad, or if I know them or not.
It's just what we do.

[Asker]

If you weren't a good person, you wouldn't do that type work.

[Wiredone]

I have done so much for so many people that I'd be typing for hours.
The last thing I did was today, i gave a homeless woman a gift card for mcdonald's, after snack bars and a bag full of personal hygiene products

[Asker]

She'll never forget you

[Wiredone]

I always try to help the real homeless people. By real I mean the ones that carry duffel bags or push shopping carts filled with their belongings. There are people out there who pretend to be homeless just to get drug money. They don't take gift cards for fast food places or snack bars, they only want cash

[Asker]

I sure did get scammed or what ever it's called by two people before, when I wanted to help.

This one real elder man at a 7'11 asked me for some money, I only had a five, said sorry and gave him that. He said'.. that's it? I said, I guess you really don't need it, I took my five back. Years later, going in the parking lot, to go into walmart, a guy stopped me asking for money.. he said, his tired got flat, I really messed up, I had given him $50 dollars, as soon as I got into walmart, He pilled out of the parking lot, I felt sick, I still do..

[Asker]

A few months ago.. I did help this guy standing outside in the heat holding a plastic cup of hot water, looking real hot... I was outside waiting for my cab, every once in while I was paying attention to him, he looked lost-sad, I slowly came closer to him with my cart.. I said are you alright, he talked softly and slowly.. he said nah.. and it's real hot out, not even any shade, I said after a little while May I buy you a cold drink? He was quiet for a bit, I said it's ok.. He said sure, thank you for this 2 dollars for a cold drink... during that whole ten minutes while he was gone inside to get a cold drink, I wished I could do more still like I wanted earlier, then thought Oh.. I remembered that I had a gift card of subway in my purse, so I went inside where he was in line to get that drink, I put that card in his hand, and said I would really like for you to have this, he didn't know what it was, I said, some other things to him, 'that I am not comfortable saying in this post, and said I will pray for you also, he smiled and said he appreciates this and will pray for me too, I smiled back and turned away slowly and went back outside.

[Wiredone]

The guy at Walmart was really homeless. I don't ever give them cash. I'm sorry you got scammed. There are a lot of dishonest people out there.

[Asker]

Yep.. that's why I really payed attention to the last time I helped out the guy about 3 months ago.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

This elderly man was in our local McDonalds and he seem to be sitting there and homeless and I bought him a meal with a drink and he was so happy.

[Asker]

You have a caring heart

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@SandandWaves Thank you well appreciate your kind words

[Asker]

Well, it's true to do what you did for him. this reminds me of when I was very young, we were in a car driving by this man and his dog, I started to cry, mom go back go back, he looks real hungry and his doggy, so i told her i wanna go into burger king, to get him and his doggy a meal and drink, she stopped at the burger king behind us, and us in the car pulled up next to them.. and I said here ya go for you and your doggy. He said, this is very kind of you, thank you, as we were driving away I had to keep looking back to see their smiles, and they were eating and drinking the coke, made me feel good that they got to eat

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@SandandWaves That was so great what you and your mom did, yeah I like doing great deeds for people and sometimes I see these men on side of the road with signs saying Veteran needs a job
and I think that is so sad that these men have no homes and most likely lack of medical care

[Asker]

It is very sad and their medical isn't very good, at least in some cases I've seen and heard about

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@SandandWaves Yes that is why my late maternal grand-dad saved money in the bank
he was a former deputy sheriff and also worked for the Railroad and survived cancer
for 20 years then it came back and spread he passed Aug 25 1996

[Asker]

@goodguybreakingbad☹ hug

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@SandandWaves Thank you, (( Hugs ))

[kyleelyn199723]

Was waitressing and helped a blind lady to the bathroom. Grabbed her arm and everything and lead her. I waited for her to get out and took her back to her table. Another table saw and tipped me $200 on a $40 check.

[SweetDumplings]

There was this old drunk guy on the streets who said his back was hurting him and he couldn't walk so I called an ambulance to come get him.

[yknow156]

I've given my sister money to pay for her medical bills.

[exitseven]

I had an elderly neighbor and I used to help him clear his driveway and once I moved some furniture for him. He died last year and not from Covid.

[Asker]

Awwe that's so good of you.

[exitseven]

He used to come out and chase me away. Then he would go out a few hours later and run his own snowblower..

[Asker]

too much pride...

[exitseven]

I could see myself in 40 years doing the same thing to some young whippersnapper.

[Asker]

I- don't - know what to say

[DaveToo]

Saved their lives and property.

[Asker]

You're a good man

[DaveToo]

Heh. Tell that to my arthritis!

[call_me_scar]

Well I just made my dad a glass of sunny D

[BarryLiverstone]

Helped them move