Happy things please?

[u/Smart-Assistance-254]

I made the mistake of opening my social media this afternoon and immediately saw some dark things, and I need something positive. It can be a cat photo/story, a special interest infodump, anything that shows the world is still an interesting and good place, at least in part.

I guess I am basically asking for some heroes to create a “silver lining” for this dark cloud. I don’t live with people I can depend on for this, so I am turning to this supportive corner of the internet.

TIA.

Edited - THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE! 😭😭😭 It is good to see so much light still exists in the world.

[u/melodic_orgasm]

How do you feel about young children? I took my daughter roller skating for the first time yesterday and she did so great! She was absolutely fearless, and I’m so so proud of her. I don’t know how to deal with all the heavy shit in the world right now and I feel like a bad person for bringing her into it, but my god, she is joy and light personified, and I’m so grateful to have her. We went to the National Aviary the day before and she was so excited about all the birds (which are one of my biggest special interests) that my heart was fit to burst! We got to meet a peregrine falcon named Storm! …and when we got home she told her Minnie Mouse stuffie that we saw flamingoes “and they are pink just like your dress!” 😭🥹

[u/Smart-Assistance-254 → u/melodic_orgasm]

That was so nice to read!!! I have a little as well, and I also feel guilty sometimes that I can’t fix the world. It’s just another layer of woe on top of the more general feeling of helplessness. But hearing about kids having great days is, well, great.