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29 December 2012

Jackie Viener is 91 years old and visits children in the hospital dressed as their "fairy godmother." (Play the video, it's wonderful.) More pics.
What a mensch!
posted by brujita 29 December | 01:13
Aww man. This is wonderful in all kinds of ways.
One of those: it reminds me how I once played with my 4 yr old that she was an evil stepmother trying to take away my baby. (I of course valiantly defended the baby doll. I was quite impressed how her normally huge eyes and happy expression just radiated meanness when she narrowed her eyes and frowned.)
So I can just imagine how a good fairy godmother resonates with the imagination of sick small kids.
Thank you for pointing this out bopo.


Wrt the expression 'mensch': that reminds me how my then GF told me that her ultra orthodox jewish father had used that term to describe his impression of me.
When you speak german and dutch there's an extra, familiar perspective on yiddish expressions and words: mensch is also just the word 'human', oy vey is also 'woe is me', gelt='money', ach='aww' etc
Of course those words have slightly different meanings in english.
(Btw to finish the anecdote: the father-in-laws opinion didn't mollify my ex towards me as father of her daughter as I'd hoped. Boo.)
posted by jouke 29 December | 03:54
This made my year. Thanks.
posted by bearwife 29 December | 13:02
Oh that is wonderful. What a lovely lady.
posted by Senyar 29 December | 14:15
That was wonderful to see. Thanks for sharing.
posted by TrishaLynn 29 December | 17:00
Awwwwwww.

That's not a tear. I got some dust in my eye.
posted by Doohickie 29 December | 23:30
Musical Gifstravaganza, Day 29! || $160 earbuds: FTW or WTF?

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