Handling young children while traveling can be challenging sometimes, especially when they unexpectedly have a meltdown.
Chalaine Scott found herself in that situation while traveling with her husband and their three children. She said her 2-year-old son was on the verge of a meltdown, but a waitress at TGI Friday’s came to her aid and helped put a smile on the toddler’s face.
The video of the waitress, identified as Brittany Bell, carrying Scott’s son as she served customers has since gone viral. In the video, Bell is seen hugging and smiling with the toddler as she walks around the restaurant.
To show gratitude to Bell, Scott set up a GoFundMe for the waitress after people expressed interest in tipping her when the video went viral. More than $10,000 has since been raised for the waitress.
“As most of you have seen on social media, there’s an amazing waitress who works for TGI Fridays at the Atlanta Airport. And if you get the pleasure to meet her while you eat, you won’t just leave with a full belly, but with a full heart!” Scott wrote.
“While on our layover, my husband and I stopped to eat with our 3 kids (all under 5 years old). It had already been a long day of traveling and my 2-year-old was on the verge of a meltdown. As she walked by, she saw him crying, stopped in her tracks, put her arms out to him and said ‘cmon ain’t no crying in here let’s go get a treat!’ My son (who is SO shy and rarely goes to anybody) immediately squeeze-hugged her, she brought him to get strawberries + cherries and carried him around while she waited on her tables!”
She added: “The world is full of so much hate and division, so when you find someone who’s just pure JOY, they can really make an impact. That’s our girl ‘Bell!’”
Scott also further commended Bell, saying that the waitress is “spreading love and giving everyone a much needed reminder that there is still good in the world! People like you are what this world needs more of!”
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