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February 9, 2026
The kindness of strangers: my teenage son was on a date at a fancy restaurant when a fellow diner helped pay the bill
She made a special night even more special for these two young people – and gave me something special too
TL;DR
- The author's son, who has a history of injuries from electric biking, took a girl to dinner at Fratelli Paradiso.
- A middle-aged blonde woman dining alone at the next table anonymously contributed $100 to the son's bill.
- The author was touched by the stranger's kindness, seeing it as a gift that allowed her to feel connected to her son's experience.
- The article is part of a series on the kindness of strangers and includes a call for reader submissions.
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