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MIButterfly

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9. God bless you, Siwsan.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 04:22 PM

Nov 28

That's the way to do it. Just the smallest of gestures can make someone's day. It takes almost nothing to be kind and it takes so much energy to be mean and hateful.

Thank you for your kindness and thank you for sharing your story. It really made me smile.

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I just had a lovely experience. [View all] Siwsan Nov 28 OP

Yes definitely 💙💙 TommieMommy Nov 28 #1

That is lovely KT2000 Nov 28 #2

I'm taking Duolingo lessons Skittles Nov 28 #7

Great idea!! KT2000 Nov 28 #17

Beauty! H2O Man Nov 28 #3

Thank you. That was beautiful on your part. LoisB Nov 28 #4

All of these 'patriots', who like to imagine that their immigrant ancestors..... 70sEraVet Nov 28 #5

Treating them like people? Yeah, that's always better. Iggo Nov 28 #6

MAGAs azureblue Nov 28 #8

God bless you, Siwsan. MIButterfly Nov 28 #9

That little baby is going to have so much love. Tikki Nov 28 #10

I'll give it a shot Skittles Nov 28 #11

One tiny error ... FakeNoose Nov 28 #12

Using my iPad keyboard, it lets you hover MagickMuffin Nov 28 #14

corrected! Skittles Nov 28 #16

Honestly, in my opinion JoseBalow Nov 28 #13

Another way to communicate is using translator on your phone MagickMuffin Nov 28 #15

How heartwarming. 3catwoman3 Nov 28 #18

🫶🏽 blm Nov 28 #19

When I'm talking to Spanish speakers... ECL213 Nov 29 #20

When I'm with Spanish speakers..... DFW Nov 29 #21

Es un perro tan pequeo (courtesy of DeepL) jfz9580m Nov 29 #22