For adults · Housing
A neighbour
Your elderly neighbour is struggling with a heavy front door and a bag of shopping.
What could you do first?
Three things you could say. None of them is the one right answer; each note says why it fits the moment, or why it may not.
Say: "Can I hold the door?"
A strong fit
A quick offer of one specific thing they can accept or wave away.
Say: "Let me know if you want a hand."
Also works here
An open offer. It works, if they are the type to ask.
Take the bag from their hand.
Worth a second look
Taking something without asking can feel like being pushed aside.
What people here usually expect
- Offering to hold a door is normal between strangers, and welcome.
- People often decline once and accept the second time. Both are fine.
- You can offer and leave it there.
Your words
Write one short offer of help to a neighbour, in the words you would use.
In the app you write one line here and it lands in your lines. Nothing is graded.
The move this moment practises: Ask before helping.
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