Teenage Fast Food Crew Pays for Family's Meal After Stressed out Mom Left Her Wallet

A teenage fast food crew, Wyatt Jones, pays for a family's meal when the stressed-out mom left her wallet. The Ohio mom shared the photo and the act of kindness the teen boy did to her. 

The mom was having a stressful day

Brittany Reed was having a stressful day when she pulled into a local McDonald's drive-thru window. Two out of her three children were crying, and she was in distress. After picking up her three kids from football practice, her four-year-old child cries out of sheer exhaustion. 

Soon, her seven-year-old kid also burst into tears over what they should have eaten for dinner. Thus, the mom from Waynesville, Ohio, took them to McDonald's instead. However, since she was in a rush to pick her children up, she forgot to bring her purse with her. 

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Reed only realized her wallet was not with her when she was already in front of the drive-thru window teenage cashier. She wrote on Facebook that she was both stressed and annoyed as she looked at the young man. 

The teen paid for the meal without hesitation

With tears in her eyes, she told the cashier that she had to cancel the order as she left her purse at home. The teen pulled out his wallet to pay for the family's meal without thinking twice. Reed protested, but the young man insisted and sent her on her way. 

To payback for his kindness, Reed took his name and snapped a photo of him before they went home. She returned to the restaurant and paid Jones in cash, and added a little extra to show him how grateful she was. 

(Photo: GoFundMe)

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The story went viral

Reed posted the story along with Jones' photos on Facebook, hoping the cashier's parents could see it. She wrote that she wanted the parents to know how "kind and compassionate" Jones was. She also wrote that the teen has made the stressed-out mom realize that it is what parents want to do to their children, and that is to raise great humans. 

Jones' thoughtfulness has reminded Reed that most people have a good heart. After the post went viral, the mom-of-three started a GoFundMe page for the teen. She wrote that what the teen did mean so much to her. 

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Her advice to Jones is to be a person with a kind and big heart always. Reed found out that Jones was working as a crew at McDonald's is because he wants to save enough so he could buy a car. She had wanted to return the kindness that he has given the mom. As of writing, the fundraiser has already raised $31,000, which is six times its goal.