The Stay at Home Mother

This is a feel good story that I read in the newspaper this week about a mom (Katrina Fraser) who had a complete stranger give her $100 when she needed it the most. Apparently she was experiencing excruiating pain from an abscessed tooth and couldn't afford a dentist to have a root canal done.

She works full-time as a security officer, but her husband is a stay at home husband (good on him!) and they have a two year old daughter. They live month to month with their budget. (Haven't we all been there?) Anyways, the cost to have the tooth fixed was outside of their budget, so she just endured it. However, she is also in her first trimester with her next baby - and things were getting to the breaking point when her temperary fix for her tooth became unbearable.

She was crying so bad while riding the Sky Train with her sister and daughter that people around them were asking them what was wrong. Her sister explained to some of the people what was wrong and they all just nodded and were trying to provide suggestions as to where she should go.

And then it happened.

Some guy - who wasn't even part of the conversation, walked up to her just before the Scott Road Skytrain Station stop, and handed her $100, and just said "Go and get your tooth fixed. " And then he was gone.

She was so surprised, but took the money he had graciously given her and went and had her root canal done that same day.

Wow. That's all I can say. He didn't ask for anything in return. He just knew she needed it, and he had it to give. :) A little lesson there for each of us and something we can share with our children. And the biggest surprise - the newspaper reported on it - usually stuff like this gets missed amongst the shootings, purse snatchings, hit and runs, etc. But there it is - human nature at its best.