a little while back, i made a post to complain about how michael's was trying to charge me $9 shipping just for 15 skeins of floss. i don't have a lot of money to spare, and was happy that folks led me to 123 stitch, that has a flat rate of about $3.40 in my country.

what i did not expect was to be reached out to be u/LazyPancake, a member who had stopped cross stitching due to a disability (but who has found crocheting, to my relief and joy!!). i had just re-starting cross stitch after about a 3-4 year recovery from an accident that had me re-learning to walk, talk, and use fine motor skills. this kind person had leftover supplies and was willing to ship it to me, and no cost to me, so that i might appreciate it.

this kindness went beyond providing me with supplies. it really helped to show me that there are such nice and generous people out there, and while my life may be mostly online due to being homebound and bedridden most of the time, internet people really do know how to come through.

thank you again, u/LazyPancake. the world is better with people like you in it :))