Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A Game of Neighborhood Christmas Tag


--by KatesMommy, posted Mar 12, 2011

This story follows my previous story:

Last night, my daughter and I printed out Smile Cards and attached a note to each card saying 'Merry Christmas' and 'Have a Happy New Year'. We decided to turn the cards into part of the a neighborhood tag game. You must pass your card along to someone else in the neighborhood with a piece of paper wishing them Happy Holidays too..

We delivered the cards around our neighbourhood in the dark so no one would see us - it was so cold.. :) We gave out plenty of cards to our neighbors.

I was curious when I saw my neighbor run up my driveway today after her child got on her bus with a paper in her hand... It was one of our Smile Cards - we got one back!  This afternoon when I was checking my mailbox, our eldest neighbour, maybe around 80 years old, stopped at my mailbox with her friend.  She said, "Come here honey, I have something for you", and then she handed me one of our 'Smile Cards' and said "tag you're it". We got another one back! I just laughed and thanked her for the smile and wished her Happy Holidays. 

I continued talking with our elderly neighbour, she said she had one wish this Christmas, that she would to be able to cook for her family this year, but unfortunately, she could not afford the ham on her fixed income. I asked her if she could please come up to my house for a minute, I told her I had something for her.  I went in and took out a ham, a bag of potaoes and some cans of green beans, put them in a bag and gave them to her. She said, "I can't take this," but I insisted, "you tagged me, now here is me paying it forward, you can tag someone else because now you're it!" She laughed and smiled. I am lucky because I was blessed with a 'buy one ham get one free'.

It felt so good to help her. No matter how tough things are for so many people, including us. Imagine that just one small piece of paper from a game of neighbour hood tag could add up to so much. I know that when I sit to eat my Christmas dinner, she will be having hers with her family like she wanted and that is a good feeling.

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Readers Comments

JuneBug wrote: You are awesome !!! :D
KatesMommy wrote: Awww Thank You..I do not know what is happening to me But..I like it..I love this place and the people here..
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: How fun that you are spreading the kindness tag in your neighborhood! Bless you for your kindness to the woman too. It made me smile! :)
dreamer22 wrote: You're super awesome. When we don't have lots of money, we find wonderful and creative ways to spread love and smiles. :-) Hope you enjoy every bit of the holiday season with your daughter.We'll enjoy it right along with you. Can't wait til your next goofy Christmas story.
Ollie wrote: You and your precious daughter are just simply amazing . We are sending lots of love and joy your way God Bless you both
KatesMommy wrote: Thank You Ollie..That was very sweet and kind of you and yours..God Bless you also..Merry Christmas. May this New year be Blessed...
Sajha wrote: What a beautiful, connecting current of loving energy you're riding! How wonderful of you. And all in view of kate, your little one. Precious. Let the loving current continue!
Ollie wrote: It is such a blessing to be able to help our neighbores at all times through out the year
Tina wrote: How wonderful that you could grant your elderly neighbors' wish. If there was more love and kindness in the world, how different would everyones lives be. May you be blessed.
friendlyfrog wrote: You and everyone else here inspire me to be a better person

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