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Home » Short Stories about Kindness » My friend is kind to me when I sit on the buddy bench.

My friend is kind to me when I sit on the buddy bench.

A blue metal bench with “buddy bench” cut out from it along the back rest. Text overlaid reads “My friend is kind to me when I sit on the buddy bench. We play together and share snacks.”

“My friend is kind to me when I sit on the buddy bench. We play together and share snacks.”

If you’ve not heard of Buddy Benches, they’re a special bench where children can sit if they’re feeling lonely or sad.

Any child can sit on the buddy bench, and any child can choose to sit with them. The focus being to listen to the child in need, allow them to express themselves, and help them feel less alone.

7 year old Christian Bucks came up with the idea and brought it to his teacher – what a kind boy he is!

It’s not just kids who are kind, it’s everyone, and we have proof:

London Marathon spectator provides ankle support to struggling runner.

Lawyer collects donations and takes them to Ukraine.

Hobbycraft employee offers cold water & kindness to terminal cancer patient after she became sick in store.