A dad took to IMGUR to thank a woman for taking care of his 8-month-old baby while he took a quick nap on the flight.
But thanks to the kindness of one stranger, a beautiful story came from the otherwise hectic experience.
On a Sunday, after weather in Chicago threw a glitch into his travel plans, this dad was having an awful day.
It was his 8-month-old’s second flight ever, and according to the dad, his little man was doing pretty well. That is—until he decided he wanted to go see the neighbor in the window seat.
At first, the father tried to comfort his young son and prevent him from crawling all over the stranger sitting next to him. But of course, the woman didn’t mind it one bit.
“After brief introductions and him fighting me trying to crawl over to her, she opens her arms and says ‘oh just give him to me!’”
It turns out that the kind woman was all it took.
According to his post, his son was crying and fighting to get over to the stranger sitting next to him.
“[My son] was doing so well until he wanted to go see my ‘neighbour’ in the window seat,” the dad wrote.
In the viral photo, the tot can be seen lying face down on the woman’s chest.
“After brief introductions and him fighting me trying to crawl over to [the stranger], she opens her arms and says: ‘Oh just give him to me!” the dad wrote. “He (and I, exhausted) willingly oblige to the stranger’s request. Not 60 seconds later he puts his head down on her chest and falls asleep.”
That wasn’t even the best part! As soon as the baby fell asleep, she looked over to the dad and jokingly exclaimed, “The power of boobies!”
She then proceeded to tell the dad that if he wanted to take a quick nap, she would hold the child so he could catch up on some sleep.
The experience was a healthy reminder that despite a lot of the junk we hear in the news, there are still very good people in the world.
The inspiring post from a grateful father quickly went viral, receiving over 120,000 views on Imgur in just 24 hours.
It truly takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes that village is made up of close friends and family. Other times, it’s simply a stranger soaking up some baby cuddles so that dad can take a quick nap.
Source:
faithit.com, insideedition.com
