1. "My baby sister was 4 when I was 20. One day there was a heavy storm, with very loud lightning. Sister was terrified but eventually fell asleep. While she was napping I had to run out into the rain for a bit and wasabsolutely soaked. Maybe 10 minutes later it stopped raining and my sister woke up and saw me and asked why I was so wet. I said, 'well since you were so scared, I went and fought the storm. I won,' and pointed outside. She ran to look, saw it was clearing up and the utter awe in her face when she looked back at me ... I was her hero for a day."
2. "When my daughter was 4-years-old, she decided she really wanted a horse. I told her that since horses eat money, and I don't earn all that much, we simply couldn't get one. She believed that horses actually ate money until she was 14."
3. "That, as their father, I could change their names whenever I wanted to. One time I pretended to get on the phone with the 'National Name Registry department', and renamed my two kids Snargle and Gorf because they kept misbehaving. They were bawling. I could barely keep a straight face."
4. "My dad made the traffic lights turn green. I asked why he waited a few minutes before using his power, and he said it's important to let others have a turn and go ahead of you."
5. "My dad said if I could look after a special growing rock, and water it each day until it stopped growing I could get a dog. I'd water it and every week, while I was at school he'd replace it with a slightly bigger rock." (Via AskReddit.com)
Imitation the sincerest form of flattery ... Megan Pitt saw this in a supermarket in Brooklyn, New York.
Witness to a small kindness
"My boyfriend and I were delayed [at the airport] for five miserable hours (until 4am) on our way home from a lovely holiday. We were sat on the cold stone floor trying to get comfortable and wait it out. We must have looked as hungry and tired as we felt, as two cleaning ladies who had been busy around us cleaning the empty first class lounge nearby brought us out leftover sandwiches and chocolates. Their kindness brightened our spirits." (Via The awl.com)
Not a rifle suitable for rodents.
Furry bait
The Brown Trout in New Zealand have developed a taste for mice....
