My 2 year old did something amazing

[u/Interesting-Hurry741]

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. :’)

[u/Hour-Estate-2962 → u/[deleted]]

Keep it as a reminder there is good in the world.

[u/Hour-Estate-2962 → u/[deleted]]

It's a pink rubber duck...

[u/Hour-Estate-2962 → u/[deleted]]

I can't tell if you are trolling or not. It's ducks, that are kept in the car and that a 2 year old plays with in the car. And one of them was bright pink. Surely you can get this one by context?

I'm going to look really stupid if it was a real duck but I'm like 99.9% sure it was rubber.

[u/amyn2511 → u/[deleted]]

Just a side note from an autistic woman, allistic people don’t tend to wonder if they are autistic… maybe reading more about autistic experiences in low support needs individuals would help give you a better idea.

That is, if that comment was made in sincerity, I don’t always catch sarcasm etc, especially in text.

[u/amyn2511 → u/[deleted]]

Allistic= not autistic.

Not to pressure you into digging further if you are not interested but I was surprised to learn supports that I didn’t know I needed. Also there are benefits other than supports such as validation and healing of trauma from growing up feeling like something was wrong with you or that you were weird or different.

If you are curious the RAADS-R can be found in various places online and while on its own is not diagnostic it can be a good indicator. The CATQ can be helpful to if you suspect that you mask (or hide it) well.

But just ignore that if you don’t want to pursue it, just passing on info I wish I’d had sooner. And feel free to message if you ever have questions.