So l should start this story with the fact that my husband and I got married in June of this year. Since marrying him, I’ve decided to take his last name. With this decision comes many steps in the process. First I had to get a court order for a name change(required in my home state since we got married in a different state than where we reside) followed by a visit to the social security office and then to the DMV. As we are all too familiar, usually the SSO is a complete nightmare. Luckily I was able to do most of the paperwork online but had to go in to provide proof of all of the required paper work. Before I went, I prepped all my paperwork (court order, ss card, passport, and marriage license)and put it into a folder. The day before thanksgiving, I showed up a half an hour before open, waited outside in the cold only to be turned away because the week before, they moved to appointment only. I was disappointed considering the next available appointment was many weeks out. So after the rejection, we got into the car and headed out of town to go see family for the holiday. About an hour into the drive, I realized I had lost my folder. I immediately started freaking out because my entire identity was inside that folder. I called all the places we had went post visit and no one had found my folder. I was so upset because not only had I lost basically my entire identity but also this was going to drastically delay the process because now I had to replace all these documents in order to proceed with the name change. After calling all the places we had went, I also called the police station to see if it was turned in to no avail. I tried calling the SSO but couldn’t get through without waiting 2+ hours to talk to someone. I was obviously completely devastated. Fast forward to today and I receive an envelope in the mail from the SSO. Not only was all of my paperwork in there, but they had gone ahead and processed my name change! So in approximately 2 weeks I’ll have my new SS card with my married name on it. I couldn’t believe that they had not only gone through the trouble to get me all of my important info back, but took all of my info and completed the process for me. I am eternally grateful and will never complain about the department again!

Sorry for the long post guys but I just had to share my happy ending somewhere. This kind gesture definitely restored my faith in humanity a little!

I'll try to keep it short: I buy from online coin auctions occasionally as a hobby. After a long month of waiting, I finally get a package from the auction company. But this box is way too heavy. My name is on the shipping label, but the contents and invoice inside are not mine - way more stuff than I even bid on. It's after business hours, and I can't call the auction company, so I message the buyers phone# on the invoice. Lol, he got my coins - in a 5,000 lot online auction, half a country away, what's that chance? He says he's called and emailed the company and had no response, and thought his coins were just lost. His address is on the invoice, and we're only 3 hrs away from each other, again, what's that chance? So, I suggested we meet halfway for an exchange, and he agrees. We meet, exchange coins, and while we're talking I mentioned that I don't usually buy from auctions, I like to get rolled coins from the bank, and me and 2 of my grandkids search coins to fill collection books and look for error coins. As we're about to go our separate ways, this guy grabs one of his sealed, certified unsearched, roll of pennies, tears it open and hands me three coins - without even looking at them! - and says this is for you and your grandkids. I was absolutely, completely blown away. Those coins could have been worth thousands each, but he never looked at them, just handed them to me, shook my hand, and left... he paid a huge premium for that roll of coins - I know because I saw the invoice. I have put the coins in protective flips, wrote the date and name of this guy on them, and I can't wait to give them to my grandkids and tell them this story. And I hope this story is one they remember.

I was thankful I was able to make it home and not stranded, but also super stressed. Something was incredibly wrong with my '04 Corolla with 370,000 miles on it. It was already night time by the time I got home and I decided that there was no point in worrying about it til sunup today. I looked under the hood and could tell there was a significant coolant leak. I resigned myself to getting it towed 20 miles to town to a mechanic and looked at on Monday to what could potentially be an expensive repair or possibly getting a new vehicle due to the age and mileage of my vehicle.

Due to rent costs, I had moved to one of my friend/coworker's property to a tiny home that her son had built on the property. My friend and her boyfriend, John, live about a 100 yards from me in a mobile home and I live in the tiny home her son had built and now rents to me.

Today around noon my neighbor, John, came and helped me diagnose the problem with my car. After about 20 minutes once we got it hot enough to cycle coolant, we figured out that my radiator had a huge crack. He found a radiator in stock at the Oreilly's in town and my friend let me take her car there to purchase it. By the time I got home, John had already taken the cracked radiator out and then had the new one installed and me back on the road in less than an hour.

I thought I was going to spend the weekend full of stress and worries waiting for Monday to come and then spending an arm and a leg to have my vehicle towed into town and repaired, or potentially having to get a new vehicle... and hoping to get all of that done before Thanksgiving. Instead I'm only out $200 and my vehicle is back up and running.

I tried to offer John $200 for what it would have at the minimum cost me in labor for his repair but he declined and only requested a torta from my favorite taqueria in a nearby town an hour away that I occasionally bring him when I stop by there to grab a bite to eat. I got him and my coworker dinner from there as well as several gift cards to some of their favorite restaurants and stores that they like. And I made the two hour round trip without any issues with my vehicle whatsoever.

Great neighbors and friends are such a blessing.

Hello I am 21(F) and I have a son 4 (M) I was a teen pregnancy and it was hard I have a lot of support where I can go back to school and full time work at the same time. I live my job but sometimes it can be a lot mentally and physically (retail). Today was a very hard day crazy pre Black Friday busy. Towards the end of my shift I had a costumer that was complaining a lot to me. Instead of just doing the basics and getting them out the door I helped them as much as I can. They ended up buying a lot of things which I got credit for the sale. After the sale we made small talk. They found out about my son and They made my day just by taking to me and saying I did a good job. Before they left. He handed me a gift card. I tried to reject it but he insisted. I just threw it in my bad and did not look because it was busy. When I got home ti my son I saw that he handed me a $100 gift card. I was in tears. That $100 had a made a difference of having a Christmas or not. I am so excited to spend it on my son and get Christmas gifts. It means so much to me. I hope the person who did that would see this know it’s them.

I was wandering if anyone knows where I can get assistance with thanks giving in PALATKA

I'm a 19 year old female and got diagnosed with cancer yesterday. It's hard to talk about it, and my family or friends don't know about it yet. I got the news while I was at work and immediately went to the nearest pub when I was finally done for the day. Once I was ther, i ordered drink after drink (it's legal to drink with 19 where I'm from).

After 20 Minutes, an older man next to me, about 55 to 60, offered to pay for onr of my drinks, telling me that he had a crappy day and at least wanted someone else to do better. We talked a bit and I made up a story about why I wasn't having a good day, because I didn't want anyone to know.

At one point he told me: "You're young and beautiful, but life is short. Use what time you have on this planet and make a change."

I was about to give up and just die from cancer, but this stranger convinced me to keep fighting and still achieve something in life.

I saw this today while launching my kayak🥹 so wholesome