Brilliant Grocery Worker Saves Mother with Heartwarming Gesture to Distract Upset Child (Video)

No matter how skilled you are at relaxing your child, there are occasions when they simply cannot be consoled.

This is a truth that is parallel to the fact that, regardless of how skilled you are at calming your child, there are times when you come across someone who is a master at it.

This was the situation that occurred for Mary-Ann Byrnes, who was 38 years old at the time. She was at a Dollar Tree in Cedar Grove,

New Jersey, when her daughter, who was also named Mary-Ann and was two years old, began to have a crying fit.

Fortunately for the Mary-Anns, they were in the presence of such a master—the cashier, who was videotaped

taking up the youngster and promptly soothing her down with an invitation to scan the products together.

Mary-Ann recalled, ‘My mom and daughter and I went to a Dollar Tree store about a town away to pick up some stuff for Christmas.’

‘The store was fairly busy by the time we were in line, and my mom had a separate cart and was still shopping.’

‘My kid is in that stage of toddlerhood where she has to be picked up all the time and gets restless. She began to cry and had a mini-meltdown as a result,

which she said was difficult to handle given all I had to pay for and the need to keep others waiting.

Upon noticing Mary-Ann’s difficulties, cashier Fatimah Leftwich politely inquired if the toddler, who was in her Terrible Twos, would want to assist behind the desk.

The young Mary-Ann agreed right away.

She enquired as to whether it would be okay for her to pick up my daughter before assisting her in scanning every thing I had and even some of the items of those behind me!

‘I saw a woman with such a lovely, reassuring vibe that she could calm my daughter down. It was incredible,’ her mother remarked.

In a video, Mary-Ann is seen looking around in Fatimah’s arms, totally at ease, and getting encouragement from Fatimah when she tells her that ‘she’s a fast learner.’

Since the video was shot, Mary-Ann and Fatimah have remained in touch, and Fatimah has been moved to a Dollar Tree that is nearer to her house.