kindness

Wholesome young woman falls in love with a friendly stray feline, but her parents refuse to bring her into their cat-filled home: 'She's been trying to get inside all summer'

Ayala Sorotsky

The Cat Distribution System sends gorgeous ginger kitten to man who recently lost his orange cat; receives help with adoption from a fellow feline fan: '[He] made sure he didn't feel abandoned'

Ayala Sorotsky

'He's been a stray for 3 years': Kind person becomes a cat pawrent after moving from a non-feline-friendly place to a new home, adopting the feral friend he took care of

Ayala Sorotsky

‘I scared her away with kindness and boredom’: Guy traps nosy neighbor into an hour-long conversation to get her to leave them alone for good, it works

Elna McHilderson

Corporate strategy consultant refuses neighbor's demand for free professional help, neighbor then accuses her of emotional neglect and spreads rumors around neighborhood: 'I do this for paying clients, not neighbors who are entitled and guilt-trip me'

Emma Saven

‘By the end of the week, I actually felt like I belonged': Gym newbie embarrasses herself by “cartoon” falling on her face, helpful 60-something-year-old lifter makes her feel at home

Elna McHilderson

94-year-old dad visits his son, the family cat won't leave his side and sleeps in his bed every night like a fluffy feline guardian: ‘We think he knows that he needs extra support’

Ayala Sorotsky

‘Trust the name before the wallet:’ Shopkeeper teaches kid a lesson in trusting humanity and kid grows up to start his own business using the trust-first method, sparks other stories of paying it forward

Elna McHilderson

'Found him injured on the side of the road while working': Gentle man adopts an abandoned kitten in need, wholesomeness ensues when the online feline family shares their own rescue stories

Ayala Sorotsky

Job hunter is reminded how much a single good deed can change someone’s day after running late to an interview and gets a ride from a kind stranger: ‘And I landed the job!’

Elna McHilderson

Single mom down on her luck starts crying when her car breaks down, kind old couple help her, feed her, and restore her faith in humanity: ‘It takes a lot to do that for a stranger.’

Elna McHilderson

"2 of the girls are very obviously pregnant... and the other two queens are about to pop": A tenant's kindness to homeless cats leads to a three-day ultimatum from her landlady, forcing a desperate plea for help that rallies a community rescue.

Laurent Shinar

‘Welcome to the freeway feline rescue club’: Dear driver stops to save a cat from a raging road side and gives her a furever home

Ayala Sorotsky

‘[The kitten was] screaming at the street as people passed by’: Hearty hooman shares how she saved an abandoned kitten in a two-day rescue mission

Ayala Sorotsky

Kind man pays for struggling 17-year-old student's work shoes and asks for nothing in return, sparks others to share times they experience kindness from a stranger: ‘Pay it forward.’

Elna McHilderson

Off-duty conflict resolution specialist on vacation is amazed by flight attendant's de-escalation skills with frustrated passengers: ‘Ma’am… You [are] a masterclass in kindness!'

Elna McHilderson