A young man named Daniel was shopping after work when he noticed an elderly woman following him through several aisles.
\nAt first, he thought it was coincidence.
\nThen he stopped near the dairy section.
\nShe stopped too.
\nBy the time they reached checkout, Daniel was starting to feel uncomfortable.
\nThe woman finally approached him.
\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry if I\u2019ve been staring,\u201d she said. \u201cYou look so much like my son.\u201d
\nDaniel softened immediately.
\nShe explained that her son had died several years earlier and that seeing Daniel had caught her completely off guard.
\nThen she smiled nervously.
\n\u201cI know this sounds strange, but when I leave, would you mind saying, \u2018Goodbye, Mom\u2019? Just once?\u201d
\nDaniel hesitated, then agreed.
\nAs she walked toward the exit, he called out, \u201cGoodbye, Mom!\u201d
\nShe turned, smiled, and waved.
\nA few minutes later, Daniel reached the register.
\nThe cashier scanned his groceries, then added several more bags that were already sitting nearby.
\nDaniel frowned.
\n\u201cThese aren\u2019t mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cashier looked confused.
\n\u201cThe woman who just left said her son was paying for them.\u201d
\nDaniel stared toward the doors.
\nThe woman was gone.
\nFor a second, he couldn\u2019t believe it.
\nThen the cashier laughed.
\n\u201cWait\u2026 did you actually call her \u2018Mom\u2019?\u201d
\nDaniel started laughing too.
\nThe extra groceries weren\u2019t expensive, and after hearing the story, the cashier removed them from his bill.
\nDaniel walked out shaking his head.
\nHe had thought he was doing a grieving stranger one small kindness.
\nInstead, he had nearly been volunteered to pay for her entire grocery cart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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