Today in People Are Basically Decent

and often enough, better than that:

Odin Camus thought no one could make it to his 13th birthday party. Then love and kindness showed up. . . .

It all started with a polite plea his mother Melissa Camus posted on social media that morning, asking if a few of her friends could help make the day special for her son. He’s bullied, has Asperger syndrome and has trouble making friends, she wrote. “Unfortunately, not one kid rsvp’d to his birthday ‘hang out’ invite.”

Read the whole thing. It's a nice antidote to all the crap U.S. Republicans are tossing around.

And check out this story to see some of the messages from well-wishers.