‘What is all this ice cream for?’: Mom pushes out ice cream truck man for stiffing her kid, accidentally starts a lovely shared snack society amongst the local families

It takes a village, so the saying goes. But honestly, it's true. Whether that village is just your family, your friend group, or your neighborhood block, sometimes it takes more than just you to help raise your kids right. 

Recently, a mom let pettiness get the best of her, but instead of it backfiring, justice was on her side and it not only worked, it unintentionally created a beautiful neighborly bound with her families and the other families living around her. You see, what happened was a very inconsiderate ice cream truck man. 

Her kid went to the ice cream truck to get some ice cream. But instead of her little treat, she got a lollipop and stiffed in change. This kid is very numbers savvy, so knew exactly what she was supposed to get in change, but the driver pulled away before she could even say anything. Defeated, she went back homer and when her mother saw how sad she was, she became livid. No one puts baby in the corner. So the mom drove to Costco, bought a giant box of ice cream sandwiches and gave them away to the neighborhood kids for free. Her kid made new friends around the neighborhood and now nobody had a need to purchase anything from the ice cream truck. 

The ice cream truck stopped coming and by pleasant happenstance, when they ran out of treats, the other families started buying treats to pass out to the kids and a cute little shared snack society blossomed. It's beautiful what being petty can do sometimes. 

Like what you see? Follow our WhatsApp channel for more.

Author image for Elna McHilderson Elna McHilderson
Advertisement

Stay up to date by following us on Facebook!

Tags

mom-story super-mom mom-justice moms mommy-daughter-time Reddit ice-cream-truck-driver
Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From FAIL Blog

'You can't use your phone': Company refuses to let workers without ‘management title’ to use phones; contractor stops working, employees follow his lead, costing company $100,000

'You can't use your phone': Company refuses to let workers without ‘management title’ to use phones; contractor stops working, employees follow his lead, costing company $100,000

Trending Now

New stepmother demands 17-year-old babysit her children because his father said he would if they married: 'My relationship with his wife and her kids doesn't exist really, and I know that [makes her mad] but she was his choice, not mine'

New stepmother demands 17-year-old babysit her children because his father said he would if they married: 'My relationship with his wife and her kids doesn't exist really, and I know that [makes her mad] but she was his choice, not mine'

01
18-year-old café employee told by her new shift lead to stop talking, stops talking entirely, forcing the lead to backtrack: 'You’re not paid to talk, you’re paid to work'

18-year-old café employee told by her new shift lead to stop talking, stops talking entirely, forcing the lead to backtrack: 'You’re not paid to talk, you’re paid to work'

02
17-year-old tells mother that he doesn't like his 17-year-old stepsister or consider her to be family, parents retaliate: 'I accept her presence, but never felt close to her and never bonded with her'

17-year-old tells mother that he doesn't like his 17-year-old stepsister or consider her to be family, parents retaliate: 'I accept her presence, but never felt close to her and never bonded with her'

03
Entitled landlady treats her 6 tenants as if they’re living in her private daycare, invading privacy, eating their groceries, and prioritizing Airbnb guests, pushing everyone to escape together: ‘we deserve a standing ovation for lasting this long’

Entitled landlady treats her 6 tenants as if they’re living in her private daycare, invading privacy, eating their groceries, and prioritizing Airbnb guests, pushing everyone to escape together: ‘we deserve a standing ovation for lasting this long’

04
Update: Parents ask 30-year-old to donate $15,000 that she didn't know she had to her 22-year-old brother for his schooling: 'I’d turned down opportunities because no help was available. I just wish I’d known'

Update: Parents ask 30-year-old to donate $15,000 that she didn't know she had to her 22-year-old brother for his schooling: 'I’d turned down opportunities because no help was available. I just wish I’d known'

05
Employee gets fired for standing around for 5 minutes after showing up to work 2 minutes late: ‘This isn’t working out’

Employee gets fired for standing around for 5 minutes after showing up to work 2 minutes late: ‘This isn’t working out’

06
Advertisement