x Facebook shareFacebook Pinterest sharePinterest Twitter shareTwitter Open list views 2Kviews Ask PandasMay 30, 2022 Hey Pandas, What’s Something Small That Made You Happy Recently? (Closed) Black Pearl Community member Open list comments 1 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 12 Open list comments 1 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Publish Not your original work? Add source Any little thing that made your day a bit better. This post may include affiliate links. #1 I recently went to a camp that owned a cat, and it jumped up on my shoulders and purred. :) Report Add photo comments POST 1.21Gigawatts?! (Submission author) 1.21Gigawatts?! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report His name was Creamsicle Vote comment up 11 11points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu Modal close RELATED: #2 So I was walking and talking to my best friend about how I have to do stupid drivers Ed over summer, and she said "Maybe you'll get a new best friend. Actually, don't because that would be sad for me." This made me so happy because that's the first time she's referred to us as best friends and now I feel like I can officially say we're best friends like I've wanted to for so long. I've been so worried she doesn't think I'm her best friend, but now that I know she does I feel great. Report Add photo comments POST Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report YAY! Win-Win!! Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu #3 My 25 year old brother got me a cupcake. Report Add photo comments POST #4 This is probably pretty silly.... but my teenage daughter with mild/moderate autism has a compulsion to rock back and forth. I imagine it is very soothing to her. We have a recliner that she sits in everyday. She rocks to and fro in an aggressive manor. Well about a week ago the recliner got stuck in the reclining position and she could no longer rock. It broke my heart because I would look over and see her sitting on our very stationary couch rocking herself. Unfortunately as a single mother of 3 (2 of which are autistic) I didn't have the funds to replace it. So, I had my ex ( who is quite handy) take a look at it, but to no avail..... it was downright stuck. Several days later I couldn't stand to watch her rocking herself any longer. I could see the anxiety mounting in her eyes. So I got down with a flashlight underneath the chair and had her help me by attempting to fold the chair back in over and over so that I could determine what was going on. Well I finally figured out that one of the springs got dislodged and she was able to fold it back down. But the look on her face when it went down was pure relief and joy! Those are rare moments for her. She was so happy she danced around and gave me a high five ( she never does things like that!!!) As weird as it sounds, it was a real bonding moment for us. Report Add photo comments POST Joshua Moore Joshua Moore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I'm a single dad of an autistic son and he loves my recliner that rocks, for the very same reason. It helps sooth him. I'm so happy that you were able to get it fixed for her. It is the small triumphs that mean the world. 😃 Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu ADVERTISEMENT #5 At every family gathering, my 2 year old nephew who's very shy and doesn't move away from his mom, gets very excited to see me. He drags me closer to his mom & then proceeds to show me his favourite car toy and then we talk about dinosaurs and zebras for the rest of the time :) Report Add photo comments POST Tamra Tamra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report The trust of a child is a gift - this would give me joy too. 🙂 Vote comment up 4 4points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu #6 Put my 3 kids to bed, then I went outside and floated in our small pop up pool by myself in peace! :) Report Add photo comments POST Shyla Clay Shyla Clay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Sounds wonderful. Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply #7 My 5yo son is obsessed with orange juice. He likes it when we call one of his favourites "dinosaur juice" and recently I bought him one when he was in bed to surprise him the next say. When he found it in the fridge, he took it out, ran up to me and gave me the biggest hug he's ever given me and told me he loved me so much for buying him dinosaur juice. I've been going through a tough time mentally lately so to hear that really made my day. Just a small gesture of orange juice was the best thing in the world to that beauty 😍 Report Add photo comments POST Terry Tobias Terry Tobias Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report That is so sweet and it's making me tear up! Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply ADVERTISEMENT #8 I was having a really shitty day. Went to the bakery across the street to get a hot chocolate. My neighbour who works there saw that I had been crying and gave me the hot chocolate for free, saying "What are neighbours for?" She also tried to cheer me up with little jokes. We don't really know each other, so that was a really sweet thing to do ♥️ Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report You have a very sweet neighbour Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply ADVERTISEMENT #9 I finally submitted a missing assignment, and my grade went from a 79% to and 86% Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Congratulations! I would be so happy if this happened to me Vote comment up 4 4points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu #10 I have an older, large dog (Shar pei/ridgeback mix) and normally when I pick her up she just sits stiff in my arms as if unsure what's happening. The other day I came home after being gone all day and picked her up because she was jumping around me. For the first time, she actually snuggled into me when I did it. Report Add photo comments POST Otamayashi (pan/bi ig) Otamayashi (pan/bi ig) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Awh this is so adorable! Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu ADVERTISEMENT #11 This is pretty insignificant but when I was on the road I saw a bit of painting on the walls which looked like one of an incomplete pride flag. It kind of made me happy even though I knew it wasn’t really a pride flag Report Add photo comments POST Tamra Tamra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I don't think that anything that gives us a moment of joy is insignificant. 🙂 Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu #12 Simply sitting outside on my back patio. Everything is so green and beautiful. There’s something very therapeutic about relaxing outside enjoying nature. Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report The smells and sights of nature are soothing (not all of them are) Vote comment up 4 4points Vote comment down reply #13 There's a robin's nest in the bushes outside of my apartment window. I noticed that a male and female were feathering their nest one day and now I see that mama bird is sitting on her eggs. She only leaves to get some food and when I'm outside she waits for me to walk by before flying back to her nest in the bushes. I'm very protective of them and check on them every day! They make me so happy! Report Add photo comments POST ADVERTISEMENT #14 My plant his name is Bob-Jerry Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Say hello to Bob-Jerry for me please Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu #15 I was biking and this boy, maybe 6th or 7th grade, presses the crosswalk button for me because I was struggling. Nothing was said, he was with his friends and just did it. Report Add photo comments POST #16 My dog is just very cute! Also, just music in general ^^ Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Music also makes me happy. Music makes everyone happy. If you don’t mind me asking, who is your favourite artist in music? Vote comment up 5 5points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu #17 My dog held my hand Report Add photo comments POST #18 I finally talked to my friend about how touch starved I am. And other small problems too Report Add photo comments POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report It must’ve felt so good to get it all off your chest. Getting the courage to talk to anyone about your feelings is pretty hard so congrats for having that courage Vote comment up 7 7points Vote comment down reply #19 My son is 5 and has adhd and autism. It's really hard sometimes as a single mom and him asking a lot of time and energie. He just started to say things like Hello Handsome and I love you when he wants my attention. It's just so sweet. Report Add photo comments POST MetaMaxNL MetaMaxNL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report aaaahhh adorable! and to you single mom; you're doing great! Vote comment up 8 8points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu ADVERTISEMENT See Also on Bored Panda Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?” Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women #20 I have a new dog who we adopted about two months ago- she's still settling in and getting used to us so sometimes we think she likes us and sometimes we think she couldn't care less. Recently, though, she's changed her behavior- she always lays on the foot of the bed and watches us get ready to go to sleep. Now, when I get in bed, she gets up and comes up to the pillows, where I'm sitting, and curls up against me. She sometimes lays her head against my leg. I think she's starting to feel like we're "her" people and to understand that she's here for good. Report Add photo comments POST Tamra Tamra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Awww, that's wonderful! Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply #21 My mom got me a stress ball, made me really happy :) Report Add photo comments POST #22 I go to a 1) Christian 2) Conservative3) Report Add photo comments POST Autumn Artemis (Submission author) Autumn Artemis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report WELP. So as stated above, my school (kinda) is very right leaning. Very. Soooo as a fairly closeted lesbian, I felt a little outcasted, even though no one knew. Well anyway, I came to school on the last day wearing a pride pin because- to heII with it I’m graduating. One of the girls that I’d somewhat known for a few years came up to me and I totally expected her to go off about the pin. However, she did not. This girl gave me a sorta secretive smile and told me she liked my pin and that she had a matching one at home. Vote comment up 9 9points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu ADVERTISEMENT See Also on Bored Panda Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics) “Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way #23 My paycheck because I love paycheck to paycheck. Report Add photo comments POST Madison Connor Madison Connor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Me too 😂 Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply View more commentsArrow down menu #24 There's this comic shop I go to pretty regularly, and they always have a sign on the door to make sure it shuts so the cats don't escape. I had never seen the cats before, but one fateful yesterday, while I was buying my Iron Man's, I saw one! It was really cute and tried to eat my mom. Report Add photo comments POST MetaMaxNL MetaMaxNL Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Wait what??? Eat your mom?? 😳 Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply #25 I guess you can say it made me happy, but I told one of my friends that I have had a crush on one of our classmates for a while and it felt like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders and I just felt happier since then. Yk? Report Add photo comments POST WhyAmIHere WhyAmIHere Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I feel you my friend. Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply #26 My cat Report Add photo comments POST SquirrelNutz SquirrelNutz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Same. My cat brings genuine joy to my life everyday :) Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply ADVERTISEMENT See Also on Bored Panda 50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics #27 My daughter told me she is proud of me. I don't know why it made me cry. I am always telling her how special she is and how proud I am of her. She said it the other day when I was feeling down and it was like the best medicine ever. Report Add photo comments POST ItsJess ItsJess Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report My mom will sometimes randomly turn to me and tell me I'm the best thing she ever did and she's so glad I'm her daughter or I'm the best daughter she could ask for. Im 45 and I still love hearing that. My mom is the best. You are lucky to have that kind of special relationship with your daughter. Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu #28 Whenever we wake up Brutus Augustus by taking the covers off his head, he is always smiling and telling us “Good Morning!” Report Add photo comments POST Ketchup Worm Ketchup Worm Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Whoever the f**k Brutus Augustus is, I need to meet him. MORNING PEOPLE AREN'T A MYTH?!?!?! :) Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu #29 The unbridled joy of my German Shepherd staring down a very large bull in the field behind out house. Didn't bark, didn't growl, but they stared at each other for an hour. It made him happy. So it made me happy... Report Add photo comments POST #30 Whenever we wake up Brutus Augustus by taking the covers off his head, he is always smiling and telling us “Good Morning!” Report Add photo comments POST Mrs.King0315 (Submission author) Mrs.King0315 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report He is only the bestest boy ever. He's our rescue dog Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply View More Replies... View more commentsArrow down menu ADVERTISEMENT See Also on Bored Panda “Everyone Went Dead Silent”: Family Dinner Ends In Tears After Woman Announces 7th Pregnancy Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out #31 I was covering for a colleague (horse riding) and her riders love my lessons... I'm the new instructor at the stables and a bit the odd one so this made confident grow instantly Report Add photo comments POST chiizu !! chiizu !! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report that's awesome!! Vote comment up 2 2points Vote comment down reply #32 I finally submitted a missing assignment, and my grade went from a 79% to and 86% Report Add photo comments POST Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Modal close Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Modal close Modal close Upload from computerUpload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Twitter Render conversation Use html version Generate not embedded version Add watermark Instagram Show Image Only Hide Caption Crop Add watermark Facebook Show Image Only Add watermark Change Source Title Update Add Image What do you think ? Add photo comments POST FailBunny17 FailBunny17 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report As a person with extreme insomnia, it's that feeling you get that you just know your gonna be asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow. Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply POST FailBunny17 FailBunny17 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report As a person with extreme insomnia, it's that feeling you get that you just know your gonna be asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow. Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply Back to Homepage More about Ask Pandas Homepage Trending Ask Pandas Arrow point to left Homepage Next in Ask Pandas Arrow point to right Related on Bored Panda
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