32 of the Bravest Things People Have Seen a Child Do
‘My nephew donated his bone marrow in an attempt to save his brother’
I wasn’t a brave child. I didn’t like being left alone. I made many a call from a friend’s house phone after the sun set at what was supposed to be a sleepover. I handled nightmares with all the aplomb of a spooked deer. Which, all in all, is fine. Children are small and often confused, so they’re allowed to be slightly panicked by a lot of things.
A thread on Reddit, though, collected the exact opposite. Children who showed courage beyond their years, in situations most fully-formed frontal lobes would wilt under. Keep reading for some truly inspiring stories that, yes, will also make you feel slightly like a coward.