Others have been so kind to me during my lifetime....too many ways to mention all of them.
We've done it several times, but the one that stands out most in my mind is when we went to a local dinner that advertises that kids under 12 eat for free with an adult meal purchase. I'm one of those crotchety old women that groans when we go to restaurants and they seat people with children next to me. Seems that most people these days think it's cute when their children run wild and are smart mouthed and loud. So I groaned when they seated a woman and her three girls at the table next to us. To my surprise, they were awesome! The woman helped her children color the placemats...talked quietly with them. We couldn't help but to over hear the oldest girl say, "This is fun Mommy! Can we do it again next week?" and the mom quietly replied, "No honey, I'm sorry...this is a special treat, and we won't be able to do it again for quite awhile". The little girl accepted that with no comment...and William and I just looked at each other...he raised an eyebrow, and I nodded. When we finished our meal and went to pay, he paid their tab at the same time, and added a piece of pie for each of them.
I guess in a way, it was paying her back for doing such a good job of raising her children and doing her best to make them respect the others that were close by. :) We left the place before mom knew we had done it.