A New Hotline Features Pep Talks From Kindergarteners

March 17, 2022 5:07 am Published by

 

  1. If you’re feeling stressed, call this number:  An elementary school in northern California launched a free hotline called PEPTOC that features encouraging words from kindergarteners.  There are also options to get life advice, and hear kids laughing.

A teacher named Jessica Martin came up with it.  She says she was inspired by how positive her students are, even during the pandemic.  So she thought it might inspire other people, and she was right.  The hotline launched late last month.  And within two days, they were already getting 700 calls an hour.  

 

  1. A guy named Shahid David recently moved from Iowa to Maryland and forgot to change his address on his food delivery apps.  So when he tried to order Chipotle the other day, it got delivered to his old address 1,000 miles away.  But his back-and-forth with the delivery guy is why it’s in the news . . .

He still paid, but texted the guy to say sorry, and offered HIM the food.  Then the guy texted back . . . said it happened to be his late brother’s birthday . . . and that he was buried nearby.  So he was heading there to see him and said, quote, “I’m having lunch with him today because of you.  You have no idea how much that means to me.”

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This post was written by Dave Palmer