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People across the area caught being kind

Another growth spurt left Patti Cook’s daughter with jeans that – once again – were too short.

Cook scheduled a shopping trip, and the following day, she received bad news. She was laid off from her job.

“I asked Shannon and the rest of the Sexy Black Hat Society Sisters if they had any jeans that would fit her that I could buy,” Cook reported. “Two days later, Shannon texts me and asks what style she likes best. Later, she texts again and said she just purchased two pairs of jeans from JCP.com and that they will be in in just a few days.”

Cook was very appreciative.

“This was just the most thoughtful thing I could have ever expected,” she said. “Shannon is very sick and on doctor’s orders to stay on bed rest. And still, she had the heart to remember a conversation we had and helped me out, when she is in such a worse situation at this time.

“I am grateful for friends like this!”

One gesture of kindness led to another recently in Fredericktown.

Sara Duncan and her 3-year-old niece, Kailee, were waiting to be seated at the Farmington Pizza Hut when Kailee asked for a toy out of the quarter machine. Duncan gave her a quarter and Kailee got a toy.

“Well, there was a little girl at the table next to the machines eating lunch with her mom, and she had seen Kailee get a toy out of the machine. She said she wanted to do it, too.”

The little girl asked her mom for a quarter, but the mother did not have any.

“So I got in my purse and got another quarter, handed it to Kailee and to told her to give it to the little girl,” Duncan related. “Kailee walked over to the table and said ‘Here ya go,’ and handed the little girl the quarter.”

The girl and her mother both thanked them. After exchanging smiles, Duncan and Kailee left the mom and girl to walk to their table.

“About half way through our meal, our waitress comes to our table and says, ‘Ma’am, I just wanted to let you know that the lady that was sitting by the door took care of your bill,’” Duncan said.

Duncan said she didn’t even have to look to know who the waitress was talking about.

“The mother of the little girl had paid for our meal,” she said. “This truly made my day, and I am so glad my niece and the other little girl are being taught to be kind! 

The Daily Journal challenges you to look for kind acts and share them with us for publication. Your stories may be submitted online by going to  https://www.dailyjournalonline.com/connect and clicking on Act of Kindness link. Or, you may report them to Paula Barr at pbarr@dailyjournalonline.com or 573-431-2010 ext. 172.

Caught Being Kind will be published each Friday in the Daily Journal.

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