Strangers & Unaccompanied Minors in Airports
Submitted by Tina on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 17:22.
To use the word "stranger" and "unaccompanied minor" in the same sentence sounds like a dangerous mix. But not always! Lana sent me this email the other day and I quickly related to it. I've posted my story in the comments box below.
Lana wrote:
My son was adopted from S Korea when he was 3 years old. He was escorted on the long trip from Korea to NY by an Army Sgt who was very kind to a little boy traveling to a new life in the US. Sadly, in all the Airport confusion, we never got this kind soldier's name and no one at the adoption agency had his contact information.
I've wanted to thank him since the day my son arrived home.
Thank you!
Lana
The Kindness of Strangers
I love this story. A simple act of kindness bestowed on a child who isn't yours is always remembered by that child. And the mother!
My son, too, was traveling alone and a man sat next to him on the airplane. His trip though was just a 1 hour flight. When I picked up my 7 year old from the airport, I asked him if he was hungry. "Nope, the man next to me gave me half of his Schlotchy's sandwich," he said very satisfactorily. I said, "What?". My son replied, "All I said was his sandwich looked good and he smiled at me and gave me half." At first I was shocked, then I was touched at his generosity, and then I laughed thinking how a young boy with big eyes (and probably his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth...drooling) was just too cute for a stranger to ignore.