A Kind Deed From a Total Stranger

A while back my sister, her husband, and their two children went out to dinner at a restaurant where they live in Ohio. At the end of their meal they asked for their ticket and the waitress said, "Oh don't worry, it's already been paid for." She continued, "The person who paid for your meal wants to commend you both on your wonderful parenting skills -- specifically the kindness and patience you have toward your children." My sister and her husband were both suprised. They didn't know who had so graciously paid for their meal but they were thankful.

A few weeks later, they went back to the same restaurant where the incident had taken place. While there, the waitress they had had last time came up to them and said, "Oh hi! I remember you all. You were the ones who got your meal paid for." My sister then told her how suprised she still was and also asked the waitress if she would tell her who paid for it. The waitress said she didn't have a name but only knew that he, the person, was a priest. Then the waitress said, "I don't know how you both do it. It's amazing how you handle your children with such grace and patience. It's something I don't always see working here."

My sister and her husband are now on the lookout to pay the gift forward to other parents. So, parents: Be good to your children always. You never know who may be watching.