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20 Of The Most Wholesome Social Distance Moments That Happened This Year

2020 wasn't all bad.

Farrah Penn
by Farrah Penn

BuzzFeed Staff Writer

1. The woman who brought some quarantine joy to this 4-year-old during a really tough year.

kelly victoria 🪐 @saysthefox

down my street and noticed that someone had set up a few little objects in a tree planter and upon closer inspection I realized it was a fairy garden with a little note about the 4 year old girl who felt lonely in quarantine and wanted to spread some cheer. The next day I wrote

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2. This sweet daughter who has even sweeter parents:

Alisa Renee' @AuthorAlisa

My parents are 75 and 84. My son & I do frequent drive-by visits to make sure they have what they need. Today, I guess they needed to party.

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3. The creation of the silly walking zone:

4. These friends who dressed as the Jonas Brothers to cheer up another friend who couldn't go to their Vegas concert this year:

5. Everything about this idea:

Rin @decadent_hag

I was absolutely in despair about everything today and then I heard about this kid who sent firefighters a Baby Yoda and they take it with them everywhere and I lost it. Just started sobbing.

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6. The person who created a squirrel picnic table:

lola⛓ @greenlolaaa

🥺

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7. This doggie and mailman BFF duo:

@otegdirb

Whoever said dogs hate mailmen.. clearly never met these two

♬ You're My Best Friend - Pub Dog

8. This wholesome neighbor exchange:

alyssa! @lyssachanel

a series of fortunate events

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9. This dad who is honestly just having the time of his life with his kid:

10. These friends who missed the ocean, so they invented a new type of surfing:

11. This boyfriend who went above and beyond for date night:

12. These two lil' babies having the most pure moment:

Neal Owusu @neal_thatdude

Some wholesome content...

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13. This mother's reaction to her daughter's incredible news:

Mel @melfromstl_

If you need to see a little black joy, please watch my moms reaction when I told her I got into law school with a $40,000 annual scholarship 🤩

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14. These fantastic McDonald's employees who gave some heartfelt advice:

15. This father's creative activity:

addiful christmastime @addiful

I thought mom and dad were handling quarantine pretty well but then mom sent us this photo of the pool...

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16. This sweetheart of a neighbor:

17. This compliment queen:

Bret Turner @bretjturner

My daughter and her neighbor friend spend a lot of the day sitting 6 feet away from the sidewalk, shouting compliments out at strangers who walk by. It's the right mood for these times. Just overheard: "YOUR SHIRT MATCHES YOUR DOG AND I LIKE THAT ABOUT YOU!"

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18. This very happy dog:

Emma smith @Emmasmith77xx

So my dog has been so happy that everyone is home for quarantine, that his tail has stopped working, so we went to the vet and the vet said ‘he had sprained his tail from excessively wagging it’ 😂😂😭😭💔💔

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19. This mom who pretended to be the lunch lady for her kids:

20. And finally, the parents who took masking up to a new level: