{"id":1702,"date":"2025-10-16T14:32:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:32:26","slug":"i-was-a-having-a-really-crappy-day-we-finished-our-transaction-i-want-you-to-know-your-awesome-attitude-really-cheered-me-up-mom-surprised-by-act-of-kindness-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=1702","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I was a having a really crappy day.\u2019 We finished our transaction. \u2018I want you to know your awesome attitude really cheered me up.\u2019: Mom surprised by act of kindness by local restaurant, \u2018The world needs more people like her\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cToday, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. No real reason for it, I was just in a bad mood. Turns out, for someone who loves nothing more than staying home, I\u2019m not a fan when I have no other choice.<\/p>\n

My kids were being wild and didn\u2019t want to eat any of the food we have in the house, which, to be fair, isn\u2019t a lot right now.<\/p>\n

After a chorus of \u2018NOOOOO\u2019s and \u2018I don\u2019t want cereal AGAIN\u2019s I said (yelled) \u2018Fine, let\u2019s go get breakfast.\u2019<\/p>\n

Halfway to McDonald\u2019s for our mediocre (at best) breakfast, I decided we were going to support a local restaurant instead. I\u2019d rather pay a little more and get something that actually tastes good. Plus, knowing you\u2019re supporting a small business in times like this feels good.<\/p>\n

So, I pulled over and called The Griddle. The girl who answered the phone was bubbly. Big bubbly. The kind of bubbly that would make my natural pessimist of a husband roll his eyes.<\/p>\n

Me: \u2018Hey are you guys doing take-out orders?\u2019<\/p>\n

Server: \u2018We absolutely are!\u2019<\/p>\n

M: \u2018Sweet. I couldn\u2019t find a kid\u2019s menu on your website. Do you have breakfast options for kids?\u2019<\/p>\n

S: \u2018Heck yes we do!\u2019<\/p>\n

(She then rattled off the extensive kids\u2019 menu in the kind of upbeat optimism you rarely see. The kind that\u2019s contagious. Honestly, how could someone be that excited about a KIDS MENU??)<\/p>\n

M: \u2018Cool. I\u2019ll do the confetti pancakes and the French toast sticks.\u2019<\/p>\n

S: \u2018Awesome! What else can I get for you, beautiful?\u2019<\/p>\n

(I literally laughed out loud, because I can assure, I did not look beautiful in my leggings and slippers.)<\/p>\n

\u2018A breakfast burrito. With hot sauce, please. We\u2019re out and I don\u2019t particularly want to go to the store right now.\u2019<\/p>\n

S: \u2018Ugh, girl. I feel it. Don\u2019t worry. I gotchu.\u2019<\/p>\n

We finished up our transaction and before we hung up, I told her, \u2018Listen, I was a having a really crappy day. I just want you to know your awesome attitude has really cheered me up.\u2019<\/p>\n

And it was true. Driving to the restaurant, I found myself smiling from ear to ear for the first time in days. I was singing with my kids instead of asking them to be quiet and we rolled the windows down. By the time I got there, I was in an awesome mood.<\/p>\n

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I walked into the restaurant. A dude greeted me at the door and then walked to the back. A few seconds later, I heard a familiar voice yell \u2018YES!\u2019 And then she literally ran to the front to meet me. Her face is as cute as her attitude and I\u2019m so glad I decided to support local.<\/p>\n

There was some writing on my to-go bag, but I didn\u2019t pay much attention to it. I thanked her again, grabbed my food, and headed out the door.<\/p>\n

When I got home, I realized the writing on my bag said, \u2018You are wonderful, loved, important, beautiful.\u2019 I cried. No shame. Then I took the food out and my box said, \u2018Thank you for being you and making my day! Sending love your way!\u2019 and there was an ENTIRE bottle of unopened hot sauce in the bag.<\/p>\n

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Honestly, the phone call was enough to turn my whole day around, but this just sent it over the edge. The world needs more people who choose love in the face of adversity. The world needs more people like her.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re ever in Meridian, ID, and needing breakfast, hit up The Griddle. The food is incredible and the service is EVEN BETTER.\u201d<\/p>\n

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