{"id":1585,"date":"2024-12-04T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:14:43","slug":"mom-of-3-kids-crying-of-hunger-learns-she-cant-pay-for-burgers-no-worries-low-voice-assures-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentsunfolded.com\/archives\/1585","title":{"rendered":"Mom of 3 Kids Crying of Hunger Learns She Can\u2019t Pay for Burgers, \u2018No Worries,\u2019 Low Voice Assures \u2014 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class='\"entry-header\"'>\n<p>A mom and her three children took the wrong bus and ended up lost. She realized she couldn\u2019t buy her children food until a low voice startled her, offering much-needed assistance.\n</p><div class='\"entry-content\"'>\n<div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia had no choice but to raise her three growing children alone after her husband left her. He had been cheating on her with her best friend, and once she found out about their love triangle, he left her and stopped supporting their children.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>At the time, Julia was devastated. She thought her life was ruined. She suffered from major trust issues after being betrayed not just by her husband but also her best friend.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/7c3SN5b09VABHDjjyjerl1NgqabWc6ilfQnT8a-ZfQM\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNWJlMzA3Yjk2N2UzYjM2YmY5ZGMyYmVmOGE5NWIyNmQuanBnP3dpZHRoPTczNjAmaGVpZ2h0PTQ5MTImd2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/5be307b967e3b36bf9dc2bef8a95b26d.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"7360\"' height='\"4912\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cYou have to pull yourself together, Julia. You have three children you need to raise. You can\u2019t be sulking at home because of what they did to you. Use it as motivation to do better,\u201d her mom said after seeing Julia crying in the bathroom.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia looked at her children and knew that her mom was right. She had to look after her kids and make sure they lived comfortable lives, even if it meant working two jobs to earn enough money.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia\u2019s mom, Lisa, happily volunteered to care for the three kids while she was at work. She had two jobs, working a total of 14 hours a day.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/KUGvWUAd0iTq33AfZtmnsq-A1oMF2AhoJBkQg2_TJzw\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZjhkZjQ4Zjk4N2ZhZmY2MDRmYzYwNmI1ZWZmMmZmOTEuanBnP3dpZHRoPTM4ODkmaGVpZ2h0PTU4MzMmd2lkdGg9Mzg4OSZoZWlnaHQ9NTgzMw.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/f8df48f987faff604fc606b5eff2ff91.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"3889\"' height='\"5833\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Every day, she would start working at six in the evening, working as a waiter. Then from one in the morning until eight, she would work as a housekeeper at an inn.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>By the time she got home, she had about three hours until her children woke up. She\u2019d use this time to sleep before waking up alongside her kids to play with them and clean the house.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia\u2019s work schedule exhausted her, especially because she didn\u2019t get enough sleep every day. This lack of sleep often caused her to be scatter-brained, unable to remember the simplest things.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/LETTvEF4kdj6ISSnGyvBPzps0DpmS6vgCT6Wuz1wgOs\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYTcxYWVhZmQzMTY2YzRiZTcyYjM1NTc4YjRmZjMwMGEuanBnP3dpZHRoPTU2MTYmaGVpZ2h0PTM3NDQmd2lkdGg9NTYxNiZoZWlnaHQ9Mzc0NA.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/a71aeafd3166c4be72b35578b4ff300a.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"5616\"' height='\"3744\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>One weekend morning, Julia had to take her kids to the hospital for their vaccinations. On their way home, Julia accidentally mixed up the bus routes, and they ended up in a place in town they\u2019d never been.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Unfortunately, it would take another hour before another bus came around. She bought tickets at the bus stop and they quietly sat there until her kids began to cry, yelling that they were hungry.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia walked to a nearby burger stand, where she ordered four burgers. When she was about to pay, she frantically searched for her wallet inside her bag, only to look up at the sky, defeated.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/LHi7VpXTTtzdIjaZ_rW0VwoqWbeD2ukjItFTSbCcG6I\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYWY0OTNjY2M1NTc0MWI3ODFmNTJiMjVmYTk4NTU2ZTEuanBnP3dpZHRoPTMwNjQmaGVpZ2h0PTE4MzYmd2lkdGg9MzA2NCZoZWlnaHQ9MTgzNg.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/af493ccc55741b781f52b25fa98556e1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"3064\"' height='\"1836\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cMy wallet was right here,\u201d she cried. \u201cI just purchased our bus tickets!\u201d She looked through her bag again.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cI\u2019m sorry to hear that, ma\u2019am,\u201d the man who took her order said. \u201cThis part of town is notorious for pick-pockets.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia looked at her kids, ashamed that she couldn\u2019t buy them food. She apologized to them and told them they\u2019d have to wait an hour before they could eat, only for them to cry even louder. \u201cMom, I haven\u2019t eaten the whole day!\u201d her daughter whined. \u201cI\u2019m so hungry!\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/QGtExUwSaBlOJUbpMpnFoFNPG2hluMoDf4MtgHQqbqU\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMGRkYTdlZGZkMmI5NjhlMDJiOTJiZWE5YTEzMjY4OGUuanBnP3dpZHRoPTM5NzMmaGVpZ2h0PTU5NTkmd2lkdGg9Mzk3MyZoZWlnaHQ9NTk1OQ.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/0dda7edfd2b968e02b92bea9a132688e.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"3973\"' height='\"5959\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>At that moment, Julia was at her breaking point. Her eyes started to fill with tears. Suddenly, she heard a low voice say, \u201cNo worries.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>She looked up and saw the man from the burger stand taking out his wallet. He paid for the burgers, packed a bag for Julia, and handed it to her.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cPlease, take this. It\u2019s on the house,\u201d he told her.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Julia looked at the man in shock. Tears started to stream down her face, and she thanked the man numerous times. \u201cThank you so much; you have no idea how much this means to me,\u201d she told him. \u201cCan I please ask for your number? I want to pay you back once I can get some money.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>The man shook his head. \u201cIt\u2019s no big deal, and it\u2019s a simple act of kindness I\u2019d like to do for you.\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g' image_wrapper-vertical__pwzar>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/yPMouAnJ4SiyH3xFBHU1PfT9BCmb8szNGxtcJPPTSs8\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZTVkZTZkZWViZTBhNGYwMzdmMjc2MmE0OGFmZGQ2ZTcuanBnP3dpZHRoPTMwMjQmaGVpZ2h0PTQwMzImd2lkdGg9MzAyNCZoZWlnaHQ9NDAzMg.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/e5de6deebe0a4f037f2762a48afdd6e7.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"3024\"' height='\"4032\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Ever since that day, Julia always made sure to help someone out whenever she had the chance. After working two jobs for a few more years, she earned enough money to start her own business. She created a mobile app that allowed users to book different services, from housekeepers to nail technicians, laundry shops, car cleaners, and more.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>One day, while in a business meeting, Julia came across the man who helped her several years back.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cYou\u2019re the guy from the burger stand,\u201d she said. He smiled, recognizing her as well.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>\u201cYou\u2019re the mom with three crying children,\u201d he recalled. \u201cHow have you been?\u201d\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_container__oHMMQ\"'>\n<div class='\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"'><picture><source srcset='\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/-g-FQilVU24umvcUbMrRp82UWfOFVqB1oVuXpZnMfdw\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNjdiMDRjZmNlNjFmNDQwNDJmMTA3ZjgxMDQ1MDZkNTQuanBnP3dpZHRoPTU0NzMmaGVpZ2h0PTM2NTQmd2lkdGg9NTQ3MyZoZWlnaHQ9MzY1NA.jpg' type='\"image\/jpeg\"' sizes='\"(max-width:'></source><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"Image_image__11E9V' image_post-image__qntn0 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.thecelebritist.com%5C/67b04cfce61f44042f107f8104506d54.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"For' illustration purposes only. source: pexels width='\"5473\"' height='\"3654\"'>\n\n<p class='\"Image_title__T6_we\"' data-testid='\"image-source\"'>For illustration purposes only.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>That conversation ended up being life-changing for both of them. Julia insisted on treating the man, who introduced himself as Jacob, to dinner. It was her way of paying him back.\n\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>She discovered Jacob was looking for a job and she decided to hire him as her executive secretary. He went with her to all her meetings and helped her grow her business.\n\n</p><div>\n<div class='\"adv\"'>\n\n<div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'>Eventually, after spending so much time together and getting to know each other more, they fell in love. They married, and Jacob adopted Julia\u2019s three children, loving them as his own.\n\n</p><div>\n<p class='\"ContentRenderer_paragraph__B2z36\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>What can we learn from this story?\n\n<div>\n<ul class='\"ContentRenderer_ul__6sHN_\"'>\n<li class='\"ContentRenderer_list-item__JykAQ\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>If you\u2019re in the position to help someone, do it.\u00a0The man felt terrible that Julia couldn\u2019t feed her children when they were hungry, so he stepped in to help her. When you\u2019re capable of helping someone in need, do it without expecting anything in return, as it could save that person from reaching their breaking point.\n<li class='\"ContentRenderer_list-item__JykAQ\"'><strong class='\"ContentRenderer_bold__Fo6Iz\"'>What goes around comes around.\u00a0After receiving an act of kindness, Julia paid it forward. Eventually, she came across the man who helped her again, this time in the position to help. This led to a beautiful working and personal relationship between them.\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mom and her three children took the wrong bus and ended up lost. She realized she couldn\u2019t buy her children food until a low voice startled her, offering much-needed assistance. Julia had no choice but to raise her three growing children alone after her husband left her. 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