Mom stunned by act of kindness at Pizza Hut

WTVD-TV ^ | October 30, 2013

[2ndDivisionVet]

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A single mother wrote to ABC11 to share a story of what happened to her family at a Pizza Hut in Durham.

The Raleigh woman said the past few years have been very trying for her family. She is going through a messy divorce, has had to move several times, and had to take a year off from attending college. She said recently she found out that her 4-year-old daughter has bullying tendencies, and her 6-year-old son is living with Asperger's and ADHD.

Every Friday night, the woman takes her family on a dinner tour where they eat at a different restaurant each week. On Friday, the family went straight from daycare and after school to the Pizza Hut off Sherron Road.

It was around 6 p.m., and her son's medication had long worn off. She was left with parenting lessons she had learned from classes and reading.

She said after they were seated, she saw a young man seated alone in a nearby booth. As she would normally do, the mother apologized for how loud the children were going to be and asked him to forgive them.

He told her not to worry because he had three children of his own and could relate.

The mother and her children went on with their meal. The woman practiced her usual engaging behavior trying to keep the kids occupied and on their best behavior....

[Faith]

And yes, Mr. Belt and Mr. Bar of Soap were used in my parents’ household when needed.

We must be related. :) I thank God for my parents.

[Misterioso]

Small world, indeed. I used to patronize a Shakey’s every Friday night.

[Misterioso]

Did you used to be a bully?

[advertising guy]

to this day....................I love Shakey’s pizza

[paudio]

The Trojan Horse is when people start to accept that 'bullying' and 'gay' are automatically related. It re-enforces the notion that gays are always victims of bullying, and bullying happen only to gay kids. When people say 'bully', the first association is 'gay kids being bullied'. As I stated before, it underplays the other bullying that are not related to gay issue, and overplay the link between bully and being gay. While now you qualify with not all bullying involved homosexuality, the original comment you made by automatically linking bullying to gay issue without any hint of it in the story shows that the Trojan Horse actually already makes the road.

[Skooz]

I needed this today.

Thanks.

[pluvmantelo]

Lol!

[2nd amendment mama]

Thank you paudio! That was exactly my thought. There was ABSOLUTELY no reference made to anyone in the story being gay and yet that was what was brought up.

[sport]

Most, if not all, children have “bullying” tendencies. They have to be taught to share, not to hit, bite, kick, or scratch others.

[MeganC]

Would you by any chance be Meagan McCain?

Would you by any chance be under court order to stay away from children and barnyard animals?

[editor-surveyor]

You’re a barnyard ani....

Never mind.

[MeganC]

Just to be clear: My husband and my five children can attest that I am not at all a lesbian.

[GOPJ]

Great story - thanks for posting.