After a tough week, I took a photo of a woman at the grocery store, exhausted with her kids passed out in the cart, and posted a snarky caption about “lazy parenting.” The post got lots of attention, and I didn’t think much of it—until a few days later when I ended up in the ER with a bad cut on my hand. To my shock, the woman from the store was the one who was now helping me. She was a nurse,
calm and composed, and her quiet recognition of me hit hard. I realized how wrong I’d been to judge her without knowing her story. Later, I deleted the post and wrote heartfelt message, admitting my mistake and the lesson I learned. People responded with their own stories of regret,