Random Act of Kindness.

Originally when I read that the next Blog This challenge was about Random Acts of Kindness I was excited, it was right up my alley.

When I was in my teens I joined the RAOK Movement. They had an annual day and they celebrated all acts of kindness, as well as promoting it throughout the year.

I like to help people, I like to make others lives easier. I like to see people smile.

When I read that it was about when people had performed Random Acts of Kindness for me… I racked my brain. My brain hurt. In it’s foggy sleep deprivedness I couldn’t think of one major act. I thought I might give this challenge a miss.

It’s not that people haven’t been kind to me. Oh boy, they have. Ma used to write little random notes for me telling me how much she loved me, friends threw me a cute surprise party for me once. A friend kindly made our wedding cake. People around me are really kind.

Once my car broke down in the steep exit in the Westfield’s car park. Men from all the cars behind me pushed the car up the steep drive and out onto the street. They were really kind. I am not sure if they were more driven because they wanted to get out of the car park, or just because they saw a damsel in distress.

It was only when I was reading (and crying) over Liss’ blog that I remembered the most touching moment of recent times.

Lacey wasn’t a happy baby. I don’t know why. She had us as parents, she really should have been overjoyed.

The first month was really hard. She cried a lot. It was like the Fourth Trimester, she just didn’t seem to be ready to be out in the big bad world.

I remember my neighbour saying: I hear you’ve had the baby. I’ve heard her crying.

That was the last thing I wanted to hear, but I knew it wouldn’t be forever. Lacey was just adjusting to the world. She’d find her tiny little feet in time.

We had lots of visitors. Most came and baby gazed for a little while, and then moved on. They bought gifts. I prayed that Lacey would be quiet for the duration of their visit. Sometimes she did, sometimes I felt like it felt apart. My anxiety levels rose.

When Lacey was a month old a friend came to visit. A little anxiety set in, as it always did. It felt different this time. As soon as Ronnie walked through the door I felt the anxiety leave.

Ronnie is a friend that I just click with. She knew when I was pregnant just by looking at me. She knew before I tested. We could, and have, talked for hours. She’s special.

When Ronnie met Lacey she asked how we were doing, and what her routines were like. I told her everything. How the past month was. How Lacey was unsettled.

Ronnie turned into this magic fairy. Instead of just nodding and lending her ear… she jumped right in. Come on. Let’s try and get her worked out, she insisted.

That couple of hours I spent with Ronnie and Lacey was life changing. Hearing someone else’s opinion and having them become so hands on was brilliant. I felt so hopeful that day. I felt like I could see the sunshine through the fog.

Ronnie texted me on and off through the weeks after that day. She called. She offered to be there for me, whenever.

Ronnie was like my security blanket. I knew she was there if I needed. She was always just a text or phone call away.

As a Nanny, I’ve been that magic fairy for others. I’ve been called the sleep whisperer. I know how to settle babies and make them sleep.

It was different as a Mama though… and having Ronnie come in and just help, well it’s one act of kindness that I’ll never forget. xx

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8 thoughts on “Random Act of Kindness.”

  1. Aww thanks for the link! xx

    Reading yours and Lacey's story bought back memories of that same feeling – despair, frustration, disappointment. Thank goodness for the Ronnie's of this world xx

  2. Maybe its the pregnancy hormones but I found this story so sweet – so lovely, so what I needed to hear. I have had a couple of bad weeks with morning sickness and playing mum and without the support of one or two friends who have really stood out, I am not sure how I would have made it. It made me cry to realise how lucky some of us are to have the right people come into our lives at the right time.

  3. I've just stumbled across your blog recently, and I adore it. I have been thinking about starting my own for ages now, and you've inspired me.

    I'm currently about 5 months pregnant, with twin boys on the way, and I love how you have been able to chronicle your life – I'm sure Lacey will adore this as she gets older.

    What a special friend. People like that make this world a much nicer place.

  4. Chantelle.. I'm so glad to hear you have such a lovely friend.. even more amazed that her name is Ronnie.. there's more than one of us! I don't know any other Ronnies..

    I loved hearing about what she did for you.. I think everyone needs a friend like that.. 🙂

    Ronnie (Ronniebear – from i-do)

  5. Now everyone has the opportunity to have their very own personal volunteer mentor online! The Pass It Forward Movement is the world's largest mentoring (acts of kindness) movement. http://www.aunitedworld.org

    Now in just 30 minutes http://www.30minutementor.org a person can find their purpose, so that they can develop their passion into creating their own PIF program and then pass their knowledge forward. This is a free service made up of volunteers helping others get what they want.

  6. what a sweetie. everyone needs one of those special people in their lives. and if they're good at settling babies, they're even more special!!!!!!!

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