A Motherly Connection

--by gkrb, posted Jan 18, 2013

The other day, I was at the library.

It happened to be closing early that day, and just before it closed, a mother walked in with her child. She hadn't realized that the library was closing early, and was very disappointed. She told me that she had taken a bus with her son, and it had taken them a very long time to get to the library. The little boy was downcast as well.

I suggested that she take her son to the mall, which was maybe a mile from the library. Then I drove away.

Once I exited the parking lot, though, I found her walking slowly with her son towards the mall. It was not the safest place to pull over, because of heavy traffic and I had a car full of people, but I just couldn't resist the urge to give this lady and her son a ride!

So I pulled over anyway and waved to her amidst the other drivers honking at me from behind. We quickly put my kids on my parents' laps (my parents were visiting me from India), and then accommodated this lady and her son.

After everyone had settled into the car, I drove to the mall and told the mother about all the fun stuff she could do there. She was very happy, as she was new to the area, and was glad to get some help.

I told her that, being a mom myself, I've also experienced the struggle to keep my kids entertained while I stayed home with no car. So I totally understood how she felt.

We dropped the mother and her son off at the mall, and I returned home with my family and a big smile on my face that day!

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Posted by gkrb
Jan 18, 2013
Comments (8)

Readers Comments

swans10 wrote: That was a very sweet and thoughtful thing to do..God bless you..:)

kinderheart wrote: Very well done, God bless you all!!

cabbage wrote: That was so kind of you---thank you for being an angel to her and her son!

denisemj wrote: How Sweet of you to take the time and care about this lady & her son. You showed them that people in the world still Care. Thanks for caring and Sharing :)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That was very nice of you to take the time to care like that! :)

annjav wrote: How good of you to not only suggest an alternate activity, but to take the trouble to get them there. It is discouraging to travel to the library and then have them be closed. I remember!

Thaata wrote: A ride to the mall and guidance as to what can be done for fun has helped that lady and her son a great and made you feel happy. Very sweet of you to do that.

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