[Athena E.]

General Discussion Thread 29.05.25​

G'day members! I came across a sweet video today—a man built a slide inside their home, just because it made his wife happy. Not for the kids. Not for show. Just for her. It reminded me of that beautiful quote: 'To be loved is to be seen.'

It’s those little gestures, isn’t it? The quiet, thoughtful ones that say, I know what brings you joy—and I care enough to make it happen. Has someone ever done something like that for you? Or maybe you’ve been that person for someone else. Either way, I’d love to hear your story.

Source: @amorph_produced / Instagram​

 

[Suzanne rose]

As everyone knows I love cooking and I do it with love.

When a neighbour or someone I know is sick or had a baby I would make a soup and either lasagne, casserole or shepherds pie.
This is something little I love doing

 

[Still Ebby]

As everyone knows I love cooking and I do it with love.
When a neighbour or someone I know is sick or had a baby I would make a soup and either lasagne, casserole or shepherds pie.
This is something little I love doing

Thats very kind of you l hope they appreciate your kind gesture.

 

[Clancieblue]

A young man and his wife have moved in across and 2 down the street. I have waved and introduced myself.
That young man noticed a patch on my lawn where a tree had been removed. When I came home one day he had topped dressed his lawn and also attended to the patch on mine.
He and his family will be on my Christmas list.

 

[SGH]

When I lived in Sydney and there were toll booths on the bridge I would give the person $5 to let the next four cars go through.

 

[Josephine767]

My previous neighbor who built his holiday home, and was in his 80s would always be in his garden planting vegetables, taking care of his Italian roses, etc... when his wife passed away, I'd call in to make sure he was ok, have a chat... One time he was climbing up a ladder to cut his macadamia tree down as the cockatoos were destroying it, I quickly took over and trimmed it down, eventually cutting it down for fear that he would fall and hurt himself. The same with his front lawn, I'd help out where I could (I worked from home so I could keep an eye on him). He used to always bring me heaps of vegetables and Italian fruit from his garden, which I appreciated (sometimes too much), and his family in Sydney appreciated that I kept an eye on him to make sure he was okay... He eventually moved back to Sydney (he was in his 90s) as he had an accident, thank goodness I checked on him every day, as this time I sensed something was not right, I called his family and an ambulance and got into his house through a window, and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. It's great to have wonderful neighbors.... "Old fashioned genuine charm"

 

[Suzanne rose]

My previous neighbor who built his holiday home, and was in his 80s would always be in his garden planting vegetables, taking care of his Italian roses, etc... when his wife passed away, I'd call in to make sure he was ok, have a chat... One time he was climbing up a ladder to cut his macadamia tree down as the cockatoos were destroying it, I quickly took over and trimmed it down, eventually cutting it down for fear that he would fall and hurt himself. The same with his front lawn, I'd help out where I could (I worked from home so I could keep an eye on him). He used to always bring me heaps of vegetables and Italian fruit from his garden, which I appreciated (sometimes too much), and his family in Sydney appreciated that I kept an eye on him to make sure he was okay... He eventually moved back to Sydney (he was in his 90s) as he had an accident, thank goodness I checked on him every day, as this time I sensed something was not right, I called his family and an ambulance and got into his house through a window, and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. It's great to have wonderful neighbors.... "Old fashioned genuine charm"

My neighbour lived with his mum and when she passed away it was just him , no other family.
He was an alcoholic and often we would hear him moaning in his backyard . We would go in and take him inside.
Eventually he became very sick with diabetes , lost his job and never left the house.
I always make way to much food so every night we would take a plate of food into him.
His house was horrible, it was falling down , molded and holes in the floor.
We gave him extra blankets and tried to talk him into selling and buying a unit which would have been way more comfortable for him.
One day we found him unresponsive and called an ambulance. Apparently he had kidney failure. He died 6 weeks later.
At his funeral it was just me, hubby, two of my daughters and Steve's best friend Peter.
Peter took him to all his doctors appointments ect.
After Steve passed away his so called long lost cousin came around so he could claim the house. If Steve had made a will he would have left it to Peter definitely not the cousin whom he despised

 

[Josephine767]

My neighbour lived with his mum and when she passed away it was just him , no other family.
He was an alcoholic and often we would hear him moaning in his backyard . We would go in and take him inside.
Eventually he became very sick with diabetes , lost his job and never left the house.
I always make way to much food so every night we would take a plate of food into him.
His house was horrible, it was falling down , molded and holes in the floor.
We gave him extra blankets and tried to talk him into selling and buying a unit which would have been way more comfortable for him.
One day we found him unresponsive and called an ambulance. Apparently he had kidney failure. He died 6 weeks later.
At his funeral it was just me, hubby, two of my daughters and Steve's best friend Peter.
Peter took him to all his doctors appointments ect.
After Steve passed away his so called long lost cousin came around so he could claim the house. If Steve had made a will he would have left it to Peter definitely not the cousin whom he despised

Suzanne, your neighborly care is worth its weight in gold.. I'm sure your neighbor Steve, was appreciative of your genuine care of his health... It's so sad when people pass away, that people come out of the woodwork, especially if family members who couldn't give a hoot or attend Steve's funeral (or no doubt his Mum's) rock up to claim the property. If his long-lost cousin had any decency, he would've thought about his actions and what Steve would've done, perhaps giving the property to Steve's best friend Peter, and or if he sold it contributing a portion to Steve's best friend Peter, a rehabilitation foundation helping people with alcohol problems, and the remainder for himself... I guess karma may pop its head out somewhere in the future

 

[Suzanne rose]

Suzanne, your neighborly care is worth its weight in gold.. I'm sure your neighbor Steve, was appreciative of your genuine care of his health... It's so sad when people pass away, that people come out of the woodwork, especially if family members who couldn't give a hoot or attend Steve's funeral (or no doubt his Mum's) rock up to claim the property. If his long-lost cousin had any decency, he would've thought about his actions and what Steve would've done, perhaps giving the property to Steve's best friend Peter, and or if he sold it contributing a portion to Steve's best friend Peter, a rehabilitation foundation helping people with alcohol problems, and the remainder for himself... I guess karma may pop its head out somewhere in the future

He was a very aggressive drunk but never with us. We would often hear him yelling at the neighbour on his other side and would go and calm him down and take him inside.
He was only 64 when he passed away.
His cousin sold the house maybe 18 months later. It went on the last will made which was his mother which stated the house was to be left to Steve and if he passed away it was to go to her sister and if she had passed away then it went to her son.
His house even though it wasn't liveable sold for $1.1 million

 

[Ezzy]

A truly beautiful gesture & his wife has certainly mastered the use of the slide to a "T".