“Starbucks in Turlock”

My daughter and I went to get a cool Double Chocolate Chip Frap to share. As we were waiting the car in front of us taking a long time. We kept seeing drinks being passed back and forth. When we were finally able to reach the window, the barista apologized for the wait. She gave us the total for our order and I asked her to pay for the car behind us as well. She seemed surprised because the car behind us had a total of $18.37 which brought our total to almost $25.00. I said to pay it anyway. My daughter gave me a funny look and as we pulled away she asked why I decided to pay for the car behind us. I told her that sometime it is just the nice thing to do. I could tell she was starting to really think of my actions. After awhile she turned to me with a huge smile and said, "Mom, you did something really nice for them. I want to do it too." At the end of the day, I realized that I helped at least two people: the people whose drinks I paid for and my daughter. Hopefully she will pay it forward :)