Anonymous wrote:I would think this was awesome. I have a couple of friends who I absolutely adore because they are just so positive all the time, and not in a fake way. I feel good when I spend time with them.

THIS!

I always tell my best friend I love her so much because she is so positive and kind. I am to a certain extent but I'm more cynical and sarcastic than she is.

How are you all defining “genuinely nice”? I mean, anybody can be very nice during a surface-level interaction such as an activity dropoff. All they have to do is smile and be cheerful, compliment you/your kid, provide recs for restaurants or rainy day activities.

But to know if someone is truly kind, you would have to know them more deeply. Are they the type of person who clears their calendar to help you out during a family emergency? Offers to drive your kid to the activity when you have work conflicts, even though you can’t immediately reciprocate? Is very warm, welcoming, and helpful? That’s what I define as genuinely nice and it wouldn’t be apparent to me at activity dropoff.

Anonymous wrote:I used to be nice but then people questioned my niceness so I said F*it and became jaded.

Yup. Also people took advantage of my kindness and honesty and it broke me.

Some religious folks have very sweet, genuine, happy vibes.

I have met many genuinely nice people. I think it is sad that you can’t trust it. That says more about you than them.

She is probably from elsewhere.

you all need to get out more. Of course there are genuinely kind people in DC.