Ace people that you know

[Mannify]

'Ace people' aren't necessarily people you know really well - the category could include a shopkeeper who is just always friendly, or a dentist who always remembers your cat's name. The inspiration for this thread is my son's home-to-school escort.

 

My son's escort, as far as I know, probably doesn't get much up from minimum wage, but she performs way beyond the expectations of her job description. She arrives at 7:30 every morning, full of smiles for our son, and respect for us. There are some mornings that we struggle to get him ready on time because if he's in a certain mood, yet we know that when she arrives she will work her magic. Few people are as skilled as her at tuning into our son and helping to turn his mood around. During the hour's journey she reads to him, sings to him and often produces laminated sheets on his interest subjects. Further than that, she buys presents for him, and his brother and sister at the end of certain terms. Her role is so crucial, because were he not so happy during his travelling time, we would not be able to send him to his school which is so well suited to him.

 

She's ace

[cmuir]

So nice to hear.

 

C.

[LancsLad]

When I was away at university and staying in halls of residence as a mature student the two cleaners who came to do the communal areas Linda and Sue were brilliant. They had half an hour time allocated to do each section of the block so I used to make sure I cleaned the area and hoovered so they didn't have any work to do. As such we would sit down and have a cup of tea and a coffee together once a week which was great because they were just two ordinary people in a scenario full of students many half my age. Most of the time we would just talk about the simple things in life which was achange from all the student bravado and intellectual bullshit which flies around.

 

As soon as the other people in the block realised it was me who would be cleaning up their mess they soon stopped their bad habits and kept the block section imaculate so I only had to run the hoover over most of the time. The two of them imediatly cottoned on to why I was doing it and as such they were a great support. Biscuits turned into home made cakes which were a godsend in getting me through the week when I was hungry in the middle of the night in the middle of projects.

 

I think we often can find 'Ace' people, I think the secret is offering up a bit of ourselves and in return we can recive so much more.

[Special_talent123]

aww thats nice, i wish i had an escort like her i had a bad one who would smack the kids and makes us eat sweets on fridays to shut us up. i report her and she overhears me and next thing she got me pinned me to the wall with fist at me.

Edited September 25, 2012 by Special_talent123

[rufusrufus]

My support worker is absolutely great. He's worth his weight in gold, because I can actually be open with him and get the support I need. 9 times out of 10 with support services I've been involved with, I don't get as much out of them as maybe I could, because I just can't get the words out to show I'm struggling, I'm so used to putting a brave face on everything and trying to appear strong. I just click with him and he instinctively knows what's really going on. The only problem is (well, 2 problems really) he's leaving for a new job at the end of this week, and in any case, it was only a 6 month long service, and my time's up at the end of September anyway Still, I feel really lucky to have had his support for this long, he's helped me a lot!

[Merry]

Really nice stories...apart from yours SpecialTalent, sorry to hear that.

 

I went to a mainstream secondary school but there was one teacher who made the whole thing bearable. She would go against the rules and let me sneak into her art room at lunch times so that i wouldn't have to be around the other kids. She would lock me in and then go off to do whatever she did elsewhere. Used to sit there lost in my imagination or in complete stillness. The beginning of my love for meditation. I always felt a connection between us. She was close to retirement, never had a chance (or the words) to tell her how much i appreciated her kindness.

 

My mum, because she is always so strong and never gives up. Never failed at anything she's set her mind to, and nothing is ever too much trouble. My hubby, because he's amazingly warm and kind hearted and funny, and my baby. - She's the most `ace` person i've ever met. Very sweet, always smiling , doesn't need a reason! She does very funny things, and she taught me how to show affection.

 

This is a great idea for a thread by the way.

[Mannify]

Thanks for the lovely input, folks. SpecialTalent, I wish you'd had someone like my son's escort, too

 

My Uncle is ace. My mum was a single mum until she remarried and until then I had very little contact with men. But sometimes I would stay on my Aunty's farm with my granny. While I was there my Uncle would let me ride around the farm with him on his tractor and sometimes feed the orphan animals. He was so kind, and such a gentle man, that I never felt awkward or uncomfortable with him even though I didn't see my Aunty and Uncle all that often. He was quiet, but he took the time to explain and show me things, even though he was and still is a very busy, hardworking farmer, with a large farm to manage.

Edited September 25, 2012 by Mannify