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'It costs nothing to be kind': Lakewood girl's paper airplane song request to neighbor she never met touches millions
An 8-year-old sent a handwritten request over a fence, and the neighbor’s porch performance drew 2.7 million views on TikTok.
- In Lakewood, Ohio, 8-year-old Madeline Glynn sent a paper airplane to neighbor Ethan requesting a Taylor Swift song; her mother, Natalie Hulec, filmed the resulting duet, which went viral on TikTok.
- Madeline heard Ethan, a full-time musician, playing guitar on his porch and wanted to make a request without intruding, so she folded a note into a paper airplane and sailed it over the fence.
- The video reached 2.7 million views, a figure Ethan described as "crazy," and since the clip appeared on TikTok, he has gained nearly 19,000 new followers.
- Ethan said the moment is bigger than one song, emphasizing human connection: "What are we if we don't have each other?" he asked. "Community is one of the most important things."
- The two families, who had never met before, now have an open invitation for a barbecue, while Ethan continues to play on his porch, encouraging others to "Think about the little things" that "make a big difference.
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