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Mother Couldn’t Stop Her Kids From Screaming On A Plane, So This Stranger Stepped In

Traveling with kids that are screaming their heads off is already annoying and stressful enough, but being in charge of those restless souls is a whole different story. A couple of weeks ago, Jessica Rudeen shared her living nightmare of a situation on a flight when her two children, a 4-month-old son and a toddler daughter, started crying and screaming. “I honestly thought we’d get kicked off the plane,” Rudeen said. The moment her daughter started kicking and screaming how she wanted to get off the plane, a stranger approached them in a totally random act of kindness and offered a helping hand. Todd, a Kansas resident, not only was helpful in dealing with the kids’ crying but also kept Jessica’s daughter, Caroline, busy and entertained throughout the flight. “By the end of the flight, he was Caroline’s best friend,” Rudeen explained and shared her pleasant disbelief of such good people existing. Scroll down below to read the full story that teaches that helping others and being kind goes a long way.

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A few weeks ago Jessica Rudeen shared a living nightmare of a situation when her children became restless on a flight

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She detailed the experience on Facebook, after a stranger approached her and her screaming kids

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“I honestly thought we’d get kicked off the plane,” Rudeen said

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Todd not only helped her calm down the children when Jessica was overwhelmed

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But also kept the toddler, Caroline, busy through the entire flight

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“By the end of the flight, he was Caroline’s best friend,” Rudeen explained

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Rudeen revealed that by the end of it she was overwhelmed in a different way, by the stranger’s kindness and set out to find him

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People quickly responded to the story, sharing their own experiences as well as praising Todd for his kindness

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