A kind waiter made me cry with joy after helping my autistic son by treating us to sweets on the house
- A Reddit user wrote about her encounter with a server while she and her three-year-old son were in a chocolate shop
- She and her son got free hot chocolate while they were there
- The pair attended a doctor’s appointment earlier that day
A mother left a chocolate shop with a smile on her face thanks to the unconditional kindness of a waitress.
The woman created a Reddit post yesterday telling her story about what happened when she and her three-year-old son went to buy hot chocolate.
She and her son had just completed a doctor’s appointment, during which the doctor referred them to a speech therapist.
‘I had a really bad day with my three-year-old son who has autism. We went for a walk and he was cold, so I said we were going to get some hot chocolate.” she wrote.
The pair walked into ‘a little shop’ and ordered two small hot chocolates.
A mother and her three-year-old autistic son went to a store to buy hot chocolate. (Image: a stock photo of a child with his mother)
The waiter gave her free hot chocolate after she noticed she was having a hard time dealing with her son’s reactions. (Image: a stock photo of a child with his mother)
They both met their server and he tried to communicate with the three year old.
“The man said hello to my son, who is non-verbal, and did not respond,” she wrote.
‘He said again: hey little man! And my son turned his head. I looked at him and said, ‘Sorry, he’s non-verbal, he doesn’t talk.’
Once her son wanted to get out of his stroller, it became more difficult for the mother to cope.
‘Over there [were] no tables inside so I couldn’t take it out. “I felt other customers’ eyes on me and saw a woman whispering to her friend and they looked at me together,” she wrote.
Her son quickly changed his attitude after the waiter gave him a special treat.
The woman, who was having an overwhelming day, started crying outside after his act of kindness. (Image: a stock photo of a child with his mother)
The waiter walked over from behind the counter and handed the little boy “a cup of mini marshmallows.”
The little boy quickly calmed down and the waiter told the original poster (OP) that she looked like she was “struggling.”
“He handed me a large hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows, and when I said I was only asking for a small one, he said it was on the house,” she wrote.
“I tried to pay him anyway, and he said no, seriously, it’s okay. Enjoy your hot chocolate.”
The woman, who was having an overwhelming day, started crying outside after his act of kindness.
The waiter saw the mother crying outside and even offered her tissues and a table that had been cleared.
“I declined, but thanked him for being so kind, and he said you never know what someone is going through, so always be kind,” she wrote.
The OP revealed in a response that she couldn’t remember the name of the chocolate shop, but she might go back there someday.
Since she posted her heartwarming story, other Reddit users have left positive comments and stories about their experiences with servers or autistic children.
Reddit users left positive comments for the mother, with some writing their own heartwarming stories about encounters with servers
“When my husband and I were homeless, there was a barista at Starbucks who would always look out for us whenever we came in for something to eat or drink,” said one Reddit user.
“People like that have really restored my faith in humanity.”
Other users passed on their well wishes to the mother, with one person writing in his comment that “everything will be fine.”
“I would really like to leave a good review or SOMETHING to reward this company for something we all needed at some point,” one user commented on the post.
“Be the kindness you want to see in the world, even if it never changes.”