Working in a children’s clothing store is not always easy, but sometimes, there are moments that make it all worthwhile.

What would you do if a grandmother asked you for help shopping for her grandchildren? Would you be annoyed at having to do extra work, or would you be happy to help her find what she was looking for?

This woman juggles school and a retail job to make ends meet.

One day, a grandmother came in with her grandson, and when she heard the story of the elderly woman, she was touched.

Read the story below to find out all the details.

“Excuse me, ma’am?”

I work at a children’s clothing store.

This usually means dealing with a load of screaming kids and annoyed parents as well as a hell of a lot of clothes to constantly clean up.

It’s exhausting, especially as a job to just get me through college.

But it has it’s perks, too.

This woman helped an older woman who came with a little boy.

Fast forward to today.

An older woman and a little boy came into my store today.

She approached me and asked me to help her pick out jeans for her grandson. She seemed to need a lot of help with understanding the sizes of the jeans and how they’re supposed to fit.

The older woman’s story touched her.

She then explained to me that the little boy’s parents had passed away a few weeks ago, and she became his legal guardian, along with his two older sisters.

I now understood why she was having so much trouble with picking out clothing.

My heart broke for this woman and her grandchildren, but she was doing the best she could and that was very inspiring.

So, she helped her out by giving her shopping coupons.

Long story short, I gave the woman every coupon we could possibly give.

She got almost ten pairs of jeans half-off.

As the pair were leaving, I heard a small voice behind me: “Excuse me, ma’am?”

The little boy was staring up at me.

The little boy sincerely thanked her, and she felt really good about her job.

I smiled and asked him what he needed help with.

“I just wanted to thank you for helping me today. My grandma is usually really stressed when we go shopping. Thank you for helping her. Thank you so much.”

That makes this job worth it.

What a sad but sweet story!

Let’s find out what others have to say about this on Reddit.

This person gives their honest opinion.

Here’s a positive remark from this user.

This person shares their personal thoughts.

That’s adorable, says this person.

Finally, short and sweet.

Sometimes, a small “thank you” can make all the stress feel worthwhile.

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