Reply to Thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 1972824" data-attributes="member: 9374">Doing this is one of the best feelings... there was a thread about this or something similar on here a year or so ago, and I posted about my experience paying for a woman's groceries. She didn't have a lot, maybe $25 or $30 worth or so, but my son who was 6 at the time was with me and he was very intrigued by the whole thing. I took it as a great teaching point to show him how we can make a difference in people's lives every day if we look around for an opportunity to do so. I told him that maybe the person behind us might see that and do the same, or the woman whose groceries we paid for might do it for someone else next time. He was pretty interested and really seemed to get the whole, "Pay It Forward" concept.Besides making me feel good, and making the "victim" feel good, I think it really made an impact on my boy, as he's mentioned it to me a couple of times since then. It was around the holdays, too, so it was an easy enough thing to pass off when she looked so surprised as "Merry Christmas!"I also routinely (several times a week) at work will pay for the lunch of the people in line behind me and don't say anything as I walk away. I hear the cashier behind me tell them, "He just paid for yours," and their surprised exclamations as they ask who that guy is, lol. I don't fit the typical appearance of my profession, and hanging out in ER exclusively, most of the hospital staff doesn't know me, so it makes it all the more fun!Great to hear stories like this about people still caring for others in a messed up world. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

Verification