A 4-year-old boy whose father left him, stood outside every single day for months waving at strangers... just hoping somebody would say hi back, in North Carolina.
Then one neighbor walked across the street to meet him.
Now an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD shows up for his soccer games, his swim lessons, his birthday parties.
Roman Butzlaff is 4 years old, from Concord NC, just outside Charlotte.
His mom says he wakes up every single morning excited to say "hi" to somebody. It's the very first thing he wants to do.
But behind that big smile was a hurting little heart. His parents split about a year ago and his dad moved away.
Then a neighbor named Wade Fulgum did the simplest, most powerful thing in the world.
He just walked across the street... and met the little boy who was always waving at him.
And it spread.
Now about a DOZEN neighbors, people who barely knew each other's names, show up for Roman's soccer games.
His basketball games. His swimming lessons. Even his preschool open house. His birthday party guest list was basically a map of the block.
One neighbor said it best: "If the world was like this child, what an awesome, awesome place it would be."
Watched the World Cup game socially.
Heard “Country Roads”.
Immediately went to YouTube to watch the 2010 Big East Tournament title game ending between West Virginia & Georgetown.
Da’Sean Butler was incredible that week.
17 weeks from Sunday we will have college basketball.
Scottie Scheffler predicting his yardages before every shot amazes me.
Crazy how much control he has over his distances 🐐
Top 10 finish at The Open Championship is a lock 🔒
🚨 NOW: CSX’s America 250 train has ARRIVED in Washington, DC after traversing the southeast coast of America
A VERY patriotic week is just kicking off here in DC 🇺🇸
Two engines are painted in patriotic schemes, including Stars and Stripes (CSX 250) and “United We Stand” with the Bald Eagle (CSX 2026)
Historic passenger rail cars were attached to the engines, rarely seen outside of special events.
🚨 The reflecting pool looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL tonight
The amount of people out here taking family photos with it are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before
It’s now AMERICAN FLAG BLUE — just like 47 planned.
Well done, POTUS and NPS! 🇺🇸
NEW: West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez tells @PeteNakos the Mountaineers are "due to take it up another notch" in year two📈
"I’ve had people say, ‘How do you coach them hard now that you’re paying them?' I’m like, hell, you can coach them harder because you’re paying them. They’ve got more to lose."
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