Biker Dude At The Grocery Store

--by ppiemomma, posted May 8, 2008

The other day I was shopping with my four-year-old son, Jacob. We had been in the store quite a while, so his patience was already wearing thin when I mentioned that I had forgotten to get soup.

As I turned the cart around and headed down the soup aisle we saw the biggest, baldest, most bewildered looking biker dude staring at the cans. I thought he might be threatening them to jump into his basket! Like most children his age, Jacob is still learning to not shout out his observations about people in public. As we approached the man, Jacob yelled, "He rides a motorcycle, I bet! Do you think he looks mean?"

I was mortified, but the biker smiled and won Jacob over with a high five. The biker sheepishly asked if I could help him out. There was a single mom with small children who lived next door to him and she had just lost her job. He was looking to buy groceries for her family and, since he had no children, he had no clue what little kids liked. He didn't want her to know where the groceries were coming from, so he hadn't asked her any questions.

I have to admit, walking around the grocery store for half an hour with a big, bad, biker dude taking orders from a four-year-old about what to buy was a blast. The best part happened when we went out to the parking lot. Once again, in a typically innocent way, Jacob yelled out his observation to the biker, "You really rock!" I could see the biker blush from three cars down!

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Posted by ppiemomma
May 8, 2008
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brighteyes wrote: What a wonderful feel good story and you both were sharing kindnesses with others....also I like that kids are so honest....real....we can all learn from them...they are upfront and open to new things, new people, new experiences.....keep sharing as this story is a keeper! Gave you 4 smiles as "this story rocks"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sanserif wrote: As brighteyes remarked, this story simply rocks! I couldn't help running the whole scene in my mind...a "mean" looking biker taking orders from a 4 year old...lol..And yes, all 4 smiles from my end too. Your story deserves more!

wayfarer wrote: Awwwww! That's it! You did it! I'm crying now! Aren't folk wonderful?

JuneBug wrote: Aren't kids wonderful???You should be very proud of Jacob! If I could give it I would give you a thousand smiles on your story! Thank you so much for taking the time to share it with all of us!

lmil1954 wrote: Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. God put you right there at that time to help him. You got my smiles too!

Angel4eva wrote: How great that jacob is becoming more like his mum!

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yarkiden wrote: wonderful story. the innocence of children is amazing.
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makesomeonesmile wrote: Thanks for sharing your story. People are people, no matter what they look like or what their hobbies are. This is a great reminder of that! Thanks!

butterfly wrote: this story is brilliant! thanks for sharing. really made me smile. what a great experience. how amazing that he was doing such a kind thing. you really can never judge a book by its cover! superb!

jaydeebug wrote: Mom, you and Jacob both rock!

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