Lessons from the BBQ: Visit your grandparents
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An elderly woman was eating alone last Thursday evening when Jamario Howard, JaMychol Baker, and Tae Knight walked into Brad's BBQ in Oxford, Ala.
"My exact thoughts was 'dang I’d hate to have to eat alone,'” Mr. Howard posted on his Facebook page. "So after thinking about it a minute, I walked over to her and asked if I could sit with her."
She said "yes."
They found out the next day would've been her 60th anniversary, if her husband were still alive.
"The point in this is always be kind and be nice to people. You never know what they are going through. This woman changed my outlook on life and how I look at other people.
Everyone has a story so do not judge! And people i can’t stress this enough. GO SEE YOUR MOM AND YOUR GRANDPARENTS. They miss you!!"
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