Photo: Stranger’s kindness to toddler on flight goes viral

When Heather Diana from Nova Scotia decided to board a plane with her infant child she was happy to be able to share on social media a story that was not negative. As the child was inpatient during the flight the older man sitting next to her in the window seat allowed the boy to sit on his lap and calm him down by looking out the window.

Key Takeaways:

• In this digital, always-connected age, we’re quick to vent on social media when people are unkind. In restaurants, at businesses, on airplanes.
• The kind man had no obligation whatsoever to entertain someone else’s toddler, but he chose to on a long flight.
• When so many others might have been annoyed, angrily requested a seat change or berated the mother for not “controlling” her unruly kid, he stepped up and made the experience better for everyone.

“We got lucky enough to sit beside this very sweet, endearing man who immediately shared that he had grandchildren so he was more than happy to interact with my son throughout our 2 hour flight,” she wrote. “Even after having his arm covered with Paw Patrol stickers, sharing his ripped bookmark with him, and various other toddler moments, this man continued to smile and welcome interactions.””

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