r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Feb 19 '25

Wholesome Moments Her 85-year-old neighbour hand-delivered an invitation to his birthday party.

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u/fadedwiggles Feb 19 '25

i need a doug. the pic of his wife was absolutely precious!

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u/johneng1 Feb 19 '25

We all need a Doug in our lives

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u/Margaret_Tamsin Feb 19 '25

Omg, I have a Doug! My next door neighbor is also an older man named Doug and he is the absolute best neighbor we could have ever asked for! When we first moved in, our girls were very little and one of the first things he asked me was what time they napped so he could make sure not to mow or do anything loud outside during that time. He continues to be just this amazing, four years later. Truly, everyone needs a Doug, and to be a Doug! 🤍

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u/johneng1 Feb 19 '25

Lucky you but good on you too that you realise what you have and acknowledge it . I'm sure your Doug feels lucky too

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u/speakeasy12345 Feb 19 '25

Yes! All the Doug's in the world need to be appreciated! I hope this Doug had lots of neighbors show up to his party!!

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u/ZincPenny Feb 20 '25

I don’t have a Doug I have a bunch of rednecks who cuss a lot, put trashed out cars on their property and then shoot guns all the time without caring where they aim and they are the worst neighbors ever.

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u/Majestic_Clam Feb 20 '25

Oh no, you must be the family who bought my old house.

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u/ZincPenny Feb 21 '25

I wish, they moved in like a decade ago my house is the second ever built here was still a dirt road out in the country back then was built before I was born in like 1973. Pretty crazy how much it’s been developed

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u/AmberJill28 Feb 19 '25

There are people like that? Thats so friendly...big love to your own Doug!

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u/mittenkrusty Feb 23 '25

When I was a small child and poor we moved into social housing and the neighbours were elderly, probably only early 60's back then and within a few weeks of moving in it was Halloween and they gave me and older sibling a bag with sweets, nuts, and some cash, the guy loved fishing so he kept bringing us what he caught, rainbow trout was most common honestly saved us as parents were so poor at time that even having breakfast cereal would be a luxury, when older sibling had an accident he drove him to hospital.

My current neighbours in their 80's though are sadly toxic people they are nosy, comment on things like lawn if it's not cut every few days in warmer months, if I don't open all my curtains as it makes the street look worse etc.