Our morning “outing” today was a run to the grocery store. Always fun times! I decided to go to Whole Foods for a change of pace. At our local store, there are a few precious carts with two seats. As I parked the car, I spied an empty one, just inside the sliding doors. Got the kids out of their carseats as fast as I could and walked/carried them… only to see someone else plopping her kids into the much-coveted cart. Shit. I asked her if she saw any others when she peeked around to the other side of the store, but she said there were none. Doh.
So, I go back to the regular carts, one kid in each arm. I’m standing there, frustrated, cursing under my breath, debating whether to sit one of my kids inside the main area of the cart (verboten!) or schlep all the way back out to my car to get the stroller. When who comes up behind me, but the very same mom. She informs me that her older daughter (maybe 3 years old?) said it would be OK to trade carts with us (the younger child was maybe 10-12 months). I thanked the mom profusely, I told the girl what a wonderful helper she was and how nice it was for her to share the cart. I believe there was going to be a lollipop reward, somewhere.
Anyways, a little balance to my cranky earlier post: a stranger at Whole Foods did something very nice, completely unnecessary, and totally made my day. Thank you, nice Whole Foods mom! And may I not forget this lesson when my kids are old enough to walk next to me in the (un-crowded, middle-of-the-day) grocery store…
Oh, man, those carts are worth their weight in gold. Sadly, my girls prefer to walk these days. Makes shopping a lot harder. I’m very impressed with the generous mom. May she have a easy day for her generosity.
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NICE!! Go Mom at Whole Foods!! Here’s to hoping I’ll remember to do that when my time comes…
When I saw the blog title, I thought the worst! Isn’t that terrible! I assumed it was some evil mother. Isn’t it nice to know there are some genuinely nice people left out there. You’ll have to pay it forward!
What a nice gesture! I’m a very firm believer in karmic reward, and well, I hope that woman gets something good!
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i love the kindness in moments like these and cherish the one i find when i can pass it on!
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How very very very nice!
How very different from the Mom at the grocery store the other day who took the one remaining two-seater cart for her ONE child, after making eye-contact with me and my twins. I packed up and went to another store 5 miles away. Yes, it was environmentally irresponsible, but I figured I should find some way to hold my temper in front of my kids.
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Isn’t that nice? Recently, I had a woman ask if she could help me when I was loading the girls back into my car after a trip to the grocery. Just the offer to help is so nice and ao much better than the curious stares!
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our supermarkets never had enough twin carts … and I hated those who didn’t truly need to use them taking them .
What a nice lady and little girl !
Horray – another NaBloPoMo’er here !
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