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Dustin Moore, 33, shared the heartwarming story in aviral Twitter thread, writing that it was important to him to show how the kindness of strangers on a Southwest Airlines flight impacted his growing family.
Moore told theWashington Postthat he and his wife Caren, 35, were overjoyed bringing their newly adopted daughter home to Buena Park from Colorado.
That’s where Jenny, a Southwest flight attendant, came in, offering the couple some space in the back to change the girl’s diaper in privacy.
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“We sat in speechless gratitude, as people kept peeking over their chairs to congratulate us,” Moore wrote.
“We learned they were married, and that someone had done a similar act for them on their honeymoon flight,” hewrote. “When I had spoken with Jenny, she thought it was a perfect opportunity to pay forward the kind act they had been shown on their honeymoon.”
The act of kindness meant more than anyone on the flight could have known, Moore said, as he explained that he and his wife had been trying to start a family for nine years.
“Our hearts were full,” hewrote. “But theres more. What all of those perfect strangers and attendants did not know, was the emotionally tender state of two brand-new parents. Parents who after 9 years of trying had been blessed with their first child. Parents who felt scared, but determined in their new role.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, Southwest praised the flight crew’s good deed, and wrote that “our people are our best assets.”
Moore told thePostthat his mom collected the notes — which said things like, “I was adopted 64 years ago. Thank you for giving this child a loving family to be part of. Us adopted kids need a little extra love. Congratulations” — and compiled them into a scrapbook.
“It’s just amazing having a daughter,” he told the outlet. “All the little details that are mundane to other people are amazing to us. When she burps, we’re like, ‘What an accomplishment!’ It was a long, long wait for her, but every minute we had to wait was worth it.”
source: people.com
