Sainsbury’s shopper’s heartfelt thank you to stranger who gave her a comfort hug during child’s supermarket tantrum
The mum said she was telling off her daughter when a lady came up to her, put her hand on her shoulder, and gave her a "big hug"
A STRESSED-OUT mum has taken to Facebook to thank a stranger who gave her a hug during her child's emotional tantrum in Sainsbury's.
The mum was giving her daughter a telling off at the Castle Marina store, in Nottingham, this weekend when she was approached by a fellow shopper.
The lady - a complete stranger - gave the mum a "big hug" and told her: "We have all been there".
After being left in tears by the act of kindness, she shared the incident on a local Facebook page.
And hundreds have shared sympathy with the mum.
One said: "I had the same on a bus once, really busy bus, my daughter started screaming in her pushchair but we were a few stops away from getting off and it was just too busy to get her out for a cuddle!
"A lovely lady said to me that it was only me on the bus that was worried/bothered about my daughter crying and no one else should bat an eyelid...bit of reassurance goes a long way."
Another social media user added: "I love this!
"My toddler had a full on tantrum in vic centre once and someone thought it was appropriate to ask where the toilets were!
"I mean seriously; my child is going mental and you think I want to tell you where the toilets are?"
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