Parenting is a tough job. That job is exponentially harder during those moments of very public tantrums. The job of being a mom or dad can be even tougher when your child has extra sensitivities.
While most strangers will steer clear of a child throwing a tantrum, one stranger went out of their way to make one family’s day a little bit better.
After a rough shopping experience with her 4-year-old son, one mom wrote a letter of thanks to a stranger who brought her an incredible amount of happiness with a simple act of kindness.
“To the lady at Home Depot. I didn’t know you and you didn’t know me,” the mom writes.
While we all can relate to being overwhelmed in a big box store, her son has autism and sensory processing disorder, making it even harder for him to cope in public situations.
She said, “What I saw was a kind smile from you. Not one of judgment but of acceptance.”
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The mom goes on to share the best part of the story:
“My son then went with my mom to calm down by looking at the toilets. It is really the only thing that calms his body and mind in that store as he loves toilets. When he returned you gave him a dollar to spend on ice cream at McDonalds.”
Here’s her son with the $1 he received from the kind stranger.
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Here’s her touching final thoughts that we should all heed:
“What you didn’t see was as you walked away was I began to cry. My thick skin had been broken through by the sheer kindness and compassion of a complete stranger… You really never do know how the little things you do or say can change a persons day around. Oh and yes we did take him for that ice cream and he enjoyed every single lick of it. Thank you for being you and allowing my son to be himself.”
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The Take Away: You never know what someone is going through in their own lives. A simple act of kindness can change someone’s life.
