Mother can only afford one meal to share with her family | WWYD - YouTube

Sorry, this is all I can afford

Today we're in Louisiana a state with one of the highest percentages of people living below the poverty line

limited financial resources have left many families struggling from meal to meal

It's called food

insecurity and the Department of Agriculture defines it as a lack of

consistent access to enough food for an active healthy life

18 percent of households in Louisiana are affected by food

insecurity

At least at Cape if you witness this poor family. There's just not enough

struggling to make ends meet

How about you can take my slice of history are you hungry - I'm okay eat up, what would you do?

We've stationed our hidden cameras at La Coretta and Ponchatoula, Louisiana

And our mom has been saving up to treat her kids to a birthday meal. Hey guys, wait order

Yes one quesadilla. Yeah, and for the kids

That's for all of us. Thank you when our daughter begins to bad-mouth the budget

It's not fear it catches the attention of this family this is all mommy can afford right now

Okay, I don't want it with my meal. They listen discreetly from their table

These cakes, yeah, no honey. It's a treatment up that we're out here together for your brother's birthday. Okay, okay

but when our kids step away, oh

Here we go, something's happening here something's happening

This mother's heart is too big for her not to share. Don't cry sweetie don't

They don't understand. I'm gonna pay for your dinner

Your dinner you've got them order their food you buy them the key good one you act like it was good

Okay, this is amazing. It was amazing. I want to tell my kids what you did No

And when our kids learned the good news guys I decided we need the quesadilla and the cake

Their smiles are the only thanks this mother and daughter need. Thank you so much mom

Yes, and as the tears begin to flow we decide to let them know how thankful. We truly are. Hello there this

Is part of a TV show called what would you do?

You

Didn't want her to tell the kids

No

Because it wasn't mom needed to feel special that she was doing it for her children

Makes me feel good to have made them feel good. Have you been through some tough times? We lived through Katrina?

Lost everything we lost our home and we have people who helped us tremendously do people give to you you give back to people

We're rolling again and this man wastes no time

Helping our hungry families. It's tough times right now for me. Okay

He assures them that that's no problem at all, sir, sir, you don't have to do that

Telling everybody self at some point come up in there and he even adds one more item to the town

Yeah. Yes my birthday, okay

Hey

Why was he so eager to lend a hand? I've been there. My mom was a single mom

It was just me and her for 14 years. So when you saw this little boy you saw yourself

What did you want him to know

That there is kindness in this world

And as it turns out, we're not the only ones moved by his kindness I was thinking about paying for his meal

Like paying it forward because like he pay for their so I was gonna pay for his I was just thinking about it

This next diner tries to help our kids see things through a different perspective

We have to share one plate as a family some people do that when you order pizza

You know you order pizza and everybody take a piece you care. She suggests

Being thankful for what they have. I'm so hungry acted just a little bit

But when our mother is back they feel inclined to make a cash contribution

You just gave me a $20 bill mm you don't have to do that, you know, why are you doing this?

Thank you so much

Have mom's safe to them times are really tough right now times are really tough right now

Well, thank you, all right, let's pull up a chair next to them, huh time to meet this generous duo. Hi guys

Yes, they're actors

You know, we have a lot of problems in this country right now and a lot of division

Give them something if you have it, our actors are splitting up their meal one last time

We really have to split it up. You could take money, okay?

You can have more space and this woman at the neighboring table can't help but listen to our family's situation

Okay, it's my birthday drink. I can't get a cake. Okay, I can't afford it. Okay

but when our mother seems

Overwhelmed by the pressure. Mommy's going sit about I'll be right back this fellow mom. Just can't remain quiet

Turn up Erica's bike

And I'm very upset for you it's not my business laughing

Times are a little hard right now. It's my son's birthday. And I just wish I could do a lot more

Like she leads our mom back to the table and makes a considerate donation. She's going into her purse owe

me

$100 $100

Have a birthday for you David. Thank you so much

You just pray for me and I'm gonna pray for you

And one day you're gonna pay it forward and you go have a big birthday with your baby

time for us to fill her in

All right here

I'm joking Yanis. Yes, it's what would you do? You went to go look for her maleeni?

With hearts to see other people suffer, even if you don't know them even though God made a song

for heart to hurt

Hurt me. It's very touching. Love one another

Pretty simple, very similar love one another a simple concept that in this restaurant today

everyone put to use

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