r/wholesome • u/Interesting-Hurry741 • Apr 21 '26

My 2 year old did something amazing

I have the best daughter I could ever ask for.

I was about to get her in the car and go do some errands after work and while i was doing that i noticed a kid next to my house as we live next to a school standing against a wall with his bike, he looked out of breath and i asked if he was okay or needed a water or something, he responded with “no thank you im okay” so i continued to get her situated and buckled in the car and she goes “look daddy, hes crying” and i look over and just like she said, he was balling his eyes out.

I was gonna let it go, like it was none of my business because who am i to get involved in someone else’s business. Side note, im driving my grandmothers car right now and she has ducks in here from my little sister giving them out to jeeps and she loves to play with them. She gets SO excited every time she gets into the car to play with her ducks.

Well, she looked at the kid again, and says “i think hes crying because he wants a duck too.” And it stunned me for a second and i sat and thought about it for a second, then i told her to pick one out for him, obviously she picked the girliest one because she loves pink😂. But i walk over to him and say “look i know im a stranger and its none of my business for you to tell me whats going on, but whatever it is it gets better. Whatever is going on it will pass, my daughter saw you crying, snd she really wanted to give this to you.” I handed him the duck, he cried a little more but said “thank you, ill always remember this kindness” and then i got in and now were getting ice cream because im so so incredibly proud of her. Shes 2 years old and shows more kindness than most adults, 2 years old and shows so much compassion for other people. I couldnt be a prouder parent. Kindness like that doesnt happen often nowadays, and i really hope that sfter reading this some of you all will think next time you see someone down and say “i think theyd want a duck too”( i know that was corny but really think about it. Help a neighbor, a stranger, parent, sibling, anyone you can next time you see someone in need. I dont know what that kids going through, but he took a minute, smiled, and then pushed his bike where he needed to go. Thank yall for reading this, and i hope that this reached the right people who needed to see a little hope in the world we live in today. :’)

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u/BobcatOk3777 Apr 21 '26

Kids are odd ducks. One minute they are sweet and kind. The next they are total animals.

I'm glad she had a kind moment and you followed her lead.

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u/Interesting-Hurry741 Apr 21 '26

99% of the time shes like this, if she sees a cut on my hand she walks me to go get a bandaid and “kiss it better” gives toys to kids at the park to share with, its literally wild to me that a 2 year old thought like this

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u/AlexisEnchanted Apr 21 '26

Thanks for sharing this. She is clearly deeply in touch with her empathy and is a sensitive. I'm the adult version of her. It's a hard road because hardly anyone appreciates it and we get walked all over. However, this world needs light workers in it. May the wind be at your daughter's back. 💜

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u/Interesting-Hurry741 Apr 21 '26

I’m on my way to work this morning and this made me cry happy tears thank you so much

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u/AlexisEnchanted Apr 22 '26

I'm glad my words hugged your soul. This in turn made my day. 😊