{"id":142199,"date":"2023-09-27T07:33:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142199"},"modified":"2023-09-27T07:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:33:33","slug":"mother-is-left-in-tears-after-stranger-pays-for-her-food-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/lifestyle\/mother-is-left-in-tears-after-stranger-pays-for-her-food-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother is left in tears after stranger pays for her food shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A kind stranger paid my shopping bill when I realised I didn&#8217;t have enough &#8211; just because I&#8217;m struggling doesn&#8217;t mean I&#8217;m a bad mum<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Beth Nelson, from Denton, was devastated\u00a0when she could not pay the \u00a341.65\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Shaken mother issues warning to parents after her 11-year-old daughter was nearly snatched by a stranger<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A mother-of three was brought to tears after the kindness of a stranger meant she could afford her weekly shop.<\/p>\n<p>Beth Nelson, who hails from Denton, Tameside, was teary-eyed on TikTok as she spoke about how she could not afford her weekly food shop for her family-of-four.<\/p>\n<p>The young mother explained that she&#8217;d approached the checkout when she realised she would not have enough to pay the \u00a341.65 bill for her family&#8217;s food.<\/p>\n<p>The distressed mother was contemplating what items from her already small but necessary food shop she would have to put back, when the kind stranger came to her aid.<\/p>\n<p>A visibly emotional Beth shared on TikTok how a good Samaritan came forward to pay for her shopping, telling her that just because she is struggling currently, does not mean she is a bad parent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/16\/75854583-12562339-image-m-90_1695743320434.jpg\" height=\"890\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beth Nelson (pictured) struggled to recant the story of how she was unable to pay for her family&#8217;s shopping. She told viewers she had to &#8216;run home to cry&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Positioning her camera to the few items she was able to get for just over \u00a340, the mother-of-three sobbed: &#8216;I have literally had to run home to cry.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Teary-eyed Beth told her\u00a0TikTok following of around 18,800 that everyone in the checkout line began to stare at her, as she realised she was short of money for her shop.<\/p>\n<p>In a video that now has over 140,000 views, the mother-of-three wept: &#8216;I got to the till and I didn&#8217;t even have enough. People were staring at me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The struggling mother began to weigh up what essential items her family would need more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Ms Nelson, a shopper who reportedly had previously been in a similar position stepped up to help with the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But when the kind stranger asked Ms Nelson for a conversation outside, the mother-of-three feared the worst.<\/p>\n<p>She became anxious that the woman would tell her off when she set foot outside the supermarket, or worse, hurl abusive language and names at her.<\/p>\n<p>But to the mother&#8217;s surprise, the charitable stranger wanted to offer some encouraging words.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/16\/75854939-12562339-image-m-91_1695743333121.jpg\" height=\"854\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The struggling mother-of-three was left embarrassed as fellow shoppers stared when she did not have enough for the weekly shop for her and her three children<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/21\/75854587-12562339-Ms_Nelson_had_to_hold_back_her_tears_as_she_revealed_a_kind_stra-a-1_1695761679552.jpg\" height=\"824\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Nelson had to hold back her tears as she revealed a kind stranger offered to pay for her shopping, whilst also reassuring her that she is not a bad mother despite her struggles<\/p>\n<p>She even handed Ms Nelson some money to help the family get through the remainder of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Managing to catch her breath whilst also temporarily pausing her sobbing, Beth said: &#8216;The woman was really nice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-three continued: &#8216;She gave me a massive hug\u00a0 and said that she had been in the same position before.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Doing her utmost to hold back her tears, Ms Nelson added:\u00a0She reminded me that just because I am struggling at the moment does not mean that I am a bad mum.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The woman shared with Beth that there are parents who can empathise with her plight as they too have been in a similar situation.<\/p>\n<p>Beth recounted how the kind stranger reminded her how many people had been in the exact same predicament as she had at the supermarket till.<\/p>\n<p>People flooded the mother-of-three&#8217;s comment section sharing their own financially precarious experiences.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: &#8216;I know this too well. I have to make \u00a320 stretch for me and my son every week. I go without so he doesn&#8217;t you&#8217;re a great mum, doing her best.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another chimed in: &#8216;Know this feeling too well. Currently on day three of not eating myself so my kids eat, and have gas and electric. Hope things look up for you soon.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855203-12562339-image-m-4_1695796846009.jpg\" height=\"207\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855195-12562339-image-m-7_1695796898392.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855197-12562339-image-m-6_1695796884621.jpg\" height=\"116\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855191-12562339-image-m-8_1695796934568.jpg\" height=\"184\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855201-12562339-image-a-10_1695796953189.jpg\" height=\"144\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855207-12562339-image-m-11_1695796956648.jpg\" height=\"83\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/07\/75855209-12562339-People_flocked_to_the_comments_to_offer_their_support_to_the_str-m-12_1695796969810.jpg\" height=\"57\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People flocked to the comments to offer their support to the struggling mother-of-three, with an outpouring of similar experiences from many commentors<\/p>\n<p>One person shared how they &#8216;cried for weeks&#8217;, after a woman bought them nappies because they failed to realise they did not have enough on their bank card for them.<\/p>\n<p>Others uplifted the mother-of-three, with one commenting: &#8216;Please never ever think you are a bad mum for struggling. You are doing your best for your family and that is all you can do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Some called the charitable stranger &#8216;one of God&#8217;s angels&#8217;, with many encouraging the the mother-of-three to pass the kindness on.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote: &#8216;That lady was there for a reason. 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