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Name : Jake
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Hey guys, we launched a new site! KidsGiveMeHope - stories of kids doing the CUTEST things.
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I woke up one morning to hear the birds outside my window and my mother cooking breakfast downstairs. I've never cried so much in my entire life. I had been deaf since the age of 8.

#240 (291) - May 31, 2009 04:45 AM by MattB - Inspiring feats - I Love This! (34440) - (0)

I was at a bookstore and an obscure author was doing a book signing. Nobody was coming over--he looked dejected. Then three teenagers came over, got his autograph & took pictures with him. It looked like it made his day. Later, I talked to them and they said they had never read his books. GMH

#3076 (30) - Jun 26, 2009 10:45 PM by Crystal - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (7250) - (0)

Around Christmas, my aunt was buying some ham at her grocer. After talking to the butcher about how she doesn't have much money to spend on gifts, he labeled her ham and said "Merry Christmas." When she got to the cashier, she realized he'd purposely mislabeled the ham to the least expensive meat. GMH

#2194 (7) - Jun 17, 2009 10:49 PM by lilyoakwood - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (2047) - (0)

My father was diagnosed with cancer and passed away 4 years ago. Recently, I stopped by his online blog. I found out my son had been leaving him comments, saying things like how he missed him, and how he is studying hard in school, and that he would study hard to find a cure to cancer so that people wont miss their grandfather like he does. GMH

#1346 (43) - Jun 7, 2009 01:41 AM by PirateJ - Amazing friends - I Love This! (8343) - (0)

I work at Tim Hortons, and everyday when we close we have to throw out all of the donuts, muffins, bagels etc. Yesterday, 5 minutes before we closed a lady came in and asked what we do with all the food at the end of the day, we told her we have to throw it out. She bought everything we had left and took it to a homeless shelter. People like her GMH.

#4906 (15) - Sep 10, 5602 12:47 PM by timmies - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (2919) - (0)

When I was 15 I tried to kill myself by taking an entire bottle of pills. I went and laid on the top bunkbed so that I could die and then I heard my baby brother laugh. I used all my strength to fall off my bunkbed so that someone would hear it and find me. I am now 29 with a college degree and newly married. My baby brother GMH.

#3308 (30) - Jun 29, 2009 03:38 PM by ping314 - Inspiring feats - I Love This! (8062) - (0)

Today in the Walmart parking lot I saw an older couple, not exactly what you would call fit, leaving the store. The woman was carrying a bag and the man leaned over and took it from her. Thats when I saw him whisper something in her ear. Suddenly she broke into a run, as did he. She won the race to the truck. Her prize was a kiss. GMH.

#3400 (14) - Jun 30, 2009 12:20 AM by Pinsey - True love - I Love This! (3718) - (0)

I got my first boyfriend at age 16, and soon after I was diagnosed w/ multiple sclerosis. Soon after, I developed a bad limp and have trouble walking. But, he's stayed with me for 5 years. He still takes care of me and tells me I'm beautiful everyday. Now, we're engaged. GMH

#1412 (24) - Sep 10, 3844 12:44 PM by cjl012 - True love - I Love This! (8288) - (0)

Today I was going out for a coffee with my boyfriend. On the way I passed a homeless man and gave him $5. When I got to Starbucks my boyfriend dumped me. I walked home crying, and when I passed the homeless man he told me how sorry he was, and offered to buy me a coffee. He used the $5 I gave him, and smiled proudly as he handed over the money. GMH

#1665 (18) - Jun 13, 2009 01:13 PM by Anonymous - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (8429) - (0)

Two years ago, I tried to kill myself by swallowing a bottle of painkillers. My online friend, who I'd never met, was the only person who knew. He called 911, they pumped my stomach to save my life. Today, I got my bachelor's degree in sociology. I'm now going to grad school. GMH

#9 (19) - Sep 10, 8384 12:43 PM by clarebear14 - Amazing friends - I Love This! (7044) - (148)

My mum is a single parent supporting 3 children and has been in and out of work for several years. To get a little extra money, she rents out rooms, meaning she has to sleep in a van parked outside. Today, the man renting her room bought and cooked a steak dinner for every single member of my family. He ate leftovers out of the fridge. GMH.

#6899 (6) - Jul 29, 2009 03:38 PM by agrajag - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (2648) - (2)

My family lives from paycheck to paycheck, and it often means that we have to go without groceries. When I overcame my pride and managed to tell my best friend about our money problems, she bought me lunch every single day for my entire grade eleven school year and wouldn't let me try to pay her back. She GMH.

#6922 (8) - Jul 29, 2009 04:29 PM by thankyouali - Amazing friends - I Love This! (3531) - (0)

I have an eating disorder, many times i would binge and cry after that, i had tried purging once but didn't succeed. I am lost and don't know what to do, i feel suicidal. But when i came to this site and read it, i feel a tinge of hope in me again. Tomorrow will be a new start. GMH.

#1934 (34) - Jun 16, 2009 08:01 AM by Flower - Inspiring feats - I Love This! (2400) - (0)

I was on the edge yesterday. I felt broken like no matter what we do we can not get ahead. I just set down on the floor and started crying. My two year old son came up to me, wiped the tears from my face and told me it would be ok. He smiled and kissed me. He gave me the strength to get back up because we may not have much, but we have love. GMH

#2067 (11) - Jun 17, 2009 08:28 AM by Proud Momma - Cute kids - I Love This! (3062) - (0)

Watching the news I heard about an SUV that had caught fire, inside was a mom and her two young children. They all survived with fairly minor burns. The only reason they made it was because everyone who saw the fire rushed to help and break down all the windows and pull them out, before the firemen could even arrive.

#5795 (9) - Jul 21, 2009 08:22 PM by flexiablesarahh - Inspiring feats - I Love This! (3546) - (0)

I work at a small supermarket and a co worker of mine puts ten dollars of his own money in to his drawer each morning in case people are short change. He was homeless two years ago. He GMH

#5802 (9) - Jul 21, 2009 08:55 PM by scoob - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (3171) - (2)

My friend's younger sister was coming home by herself when a guy on the bus began hassling her. An elderly man on the other side of the bus stood up and demanded that the guy "leave his granddaughter alone". The guy stopped, and got off at the next stop. The elderly man was a stranger. GMH.

#5333 (12) - Jul 17, 2009 02:33 PM by PC - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (6518) - (1)

Today, I registered for an account on GMH. I've always had depression and anxiety. On every site I've ever been on, my username has been 'sapphirextears'. This time, it's 'sapphirexhope.' GMH.

#3431 (20) - Sep 10, 4100 12:46 PM by sapphirexhopes - Inspiring feats - I Love This! (2281) - (0)

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