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iluvtennis

(19,936 posts) Sun Aug 12, 2018, 01:35 AM Aug 2018

Heartwarming event on a train in New York

StanceGrounded@_SJPeace_
Aug 10

Yesterday on a train in New York.

This little black boy was quietly watching this man play a game on his phone. As soon as the man realizes this, he hands his phone to the little boy ❤

RETWEET!

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Heartwarming event on a train in New York (Original Post) iluvtennis Aug 2018 OP

Watch out sucker.... Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #1

Something so nice to see !! donkeypoofed Aug 2018 #2

That's the way to be human. rusty quoin Aug 2018 #3

It's the New Yorker in me that hopes that little kid stole that phone. NY Happy ending. TeamPooka Aug 2018 #4

but seriously, that is a wonderful moment TeamPooka Aug 2018 #6

I love this. This is what it's supposed to be Az_lefty Aug 2018 #5

How nice that he noticed the child looking on, then handed him the phone to play with RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2018 #7

At first I thought it's a nice story Hav Aug 2018 #8

Brother Buzz

(36,524 posts)

1. Watch out sucker....

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 01:48 AM

Aug 2018

that kid just bested your score

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)

2. Something so nice to see !!

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 02:33 AM

Aug 2018

Thank you for posting this. He's a cutie pie!

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)

3. That's the way to be human.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 03:47 AM

Aug 2018

TeamPooka

(24,347 posts)

4. It's the New Yorker in me that hopes that little kid stole that phone. NY Happy ending.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 AM

Aug 2018

TeamPooka

(24,347 posts)

6. but seriously, that is a wonderful moment

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 AM

Aug 2018

Az_lefty

(3,670 posts)

5. I love this. This is what it's supposed to be

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 AM

Aug 2018

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,439 posts)

7. How nice that he noticed the child looking on, then handed him the phone to play with

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 04:32 AM

Aug 2018

..people being kind--when kindness seems at an all time low.

Hav

(5,969 posts)

8. At first I thought it's a nice story

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 08:52 AM

Aug 2018

The gesture is certainly nice. But I wonder why someone made a video or took pictures of these two before knowing what would happen. That is really strange if it wasn't a setup.

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