"If a Child Did It, It's All Right"... Generous Response to 'Door Ding' Incident

A Warm Response to a Door Ding Incident
"If a Child Did It, Everything Is Forgiven"

A note left by the parents of a child who caused a car scratch accident to the car owner. Online community

A story has been shared in which a car owner replied, "If a child did it, it's all right," to a note left by the parents of a child who caused a "door ding" while opening a car door.

On September 30, a post titled "Everything is Forgiven for a Child's Door Ding Accident" was uploaded to an online community, spreading warmth and touching many readers. According to the post, the author discovered that their child had opened a car door and made contact with a neighboring parked vehicle. Unable to find the car owner's contact information, they left a note instead.

Side photo of a vehicle involved in a collision accident. Online community

The author wrote on an A4 sheet, "My child scratched your car while opening the door. I am very sorry. Since there was no contact information on your vehicle, I am leaving my phone number," and placed it on the car's windshield.

Afterward, the car owner read the note and sent a message to the author, saying, "If a child did it, it's okay. Have a nice day." Wanting to express their gratitude, the author tried to call the car owner but the call was not answered. Later, the author received a text from the car owner that read, "This is the car owner. It's really fine. If a child did it, everything is forgiven."

Text message sent by the driver involved in a hit-and-run accident to the parents of the child. Online community

The author said, "It's so moving to know that someone like this exists in today's world, so I wanted to share this story." Online users who read the post also commented, "It's more than just a door ding, but what a generous person," and "If children are in the car, make sure they don't open the door by themselves, no matter what."

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