A Canadian mother’s open letter thanking a stranger who was kind to her autistic daughter on a recent flight has gone viral. Shanell Mouland blogs about life with her three-year-old daughter Kate.
The two were on a flight from Orlando, Florida to their home in the eastern province of New Brunswick and were seated beside a businessman. Mouland was nervous about how he would react to Kate.
Blog thanked stranger for his kindness
“The moment you sat down, Kate started to rub your arm. Your jacket was soft and she liked the feel of it. You smiled at her and she said: ‘Hi, Daddy, that’s my mom,'” the Go Team Kate blog states.
“You could have shifted uncomfortably in your seat. You could have ignored her. You could have given me that ‘smile’ that I despise because it means; ‘manage your child please.’ You did none of that,” Mouland wrote.
‘Thank you for not making me repeat those awful apologetic sentences that I so often say in public.’- Shanell Mouland.”
Blog a Facebook sensation
The post has garnered more than 69,000 likes on Facebook and has been featured in online publications around the world. Mouland thinks people “are craving good news.”
Blog a Facebook sensation
The post has garnered more than 69,000 likes on Facebook and has been featured in online publications around the world. Mouland thinks people “are craving good news.”
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