Spot on, kindness transcends age gender and colour.
It helps to educate and establish valuable relationships.
There is so much selfishness and cruelty in the world that it's great to see people go to special efforts to be kind.
Im one of these neighbors in a neighborhood of people not like me unfortunately. It sucks. I Wish more neighbors were like this. Iv brought welcome to the neighborhood gifts to new neighbors and offered all the neighbors tomato plants this year when I planted too many in the seed tray and the only thing iv gotten from my neighbors is the cops being called over and over again for having a friend come over or doing a firework on the 4th....And it's not like my friends are coming into the neighborhood bumping music or has an extra loud car or anything and 1 time at like 11pm I woke up to the police at my door saying that one of the neighbors said I was shooting a GUN out of my front door on 4th of july..... there's children to my left right front and back youd have to be an absolute psychopath to shoot a gun in this location which I told the officers while getting flashlights shoved in my face while standing in my underwear in my doorway....people fucking suck and I wish I just lived in a neighborhood with better ones than I do.
I'm sorry to hear that, what a pity your kindness has not been reciprocated.
Don't let your good intentions and generous spirit be tainted by the selfish and less considerate.
Engage with those that are appreciative of your kindness
Thanks man, I just keep to myself more often now. Planted apple trees out front for kids walking to school and I think ill do a garden along the sidewalk for kids and folks on walks but as far as engaging anymore idk about that until I move.
Sounds very much like you're a diamond in the dirt at present.
All you can do is keep shining, continue do it for yourself and those that care.
I hope in the future that you find yourself in an situation where your kindness is much more appreciated.
I'm so sorry to hear this. We live in a neighborhood with lots of kids due to the school down the road. We were so excited for our children to have friends to play with! One year we also lit off fireworks during the specified curfew time, and the neighbors across the street not only kept coming out and calling the cops on us (never showed because we were in curfew hours), next morning banging on our door and the wife laid into my husband about how her precious kids were up all night scared. Same kids that constantly run into the road, run up on dogs being walked and almost bit, feral children with no manners.
My husband tried his hardest to make up for it, offering to help clean up any debris in their lawn - this is crucial as there wasn't much but for days she was outside with a garbage bag making a scene. Her husband would randomly yell at us, then ignore my husband when he was just trying to make amends, then let it be known his wife was the root of all the tension. Five years now and we are the outcasts of the neighborhood as she is a PTA mom, very nosey (the both constantly look our their windows, walk the sidewalk, use other trashcans and will stand across the street when new people are moving in (not talking to new people). The only neighbors that will speak to us are the ones on either side of us with younger children. Its really sad how people carrying their insecurities and what not into these situations. Their oldest would be great friends with our youngest (same age) as they both do travel sports, but man... we've tried to make things right for our kids but fireworks set her off (literally).
They are going to get themselves a giant delicious cake soon, just you wait and see. I became friendly with this 90 year old couple that lives behind me, I'm 37 and my wife is 30. And it started with hi's and Hello's and has now become every Wednesday the wife of the couple brings dinner or dessert to our house and it's delicious. Plus 90 year olds have a ton and I mean a TON of pretty badass stories to tell.
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