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Waitress to the Rescue
Toddlers are not easy, and no one knows that better than Courtney Ruth Pedigo of Randleman, North Carolina. Pedigo was at an Olive Garden with her father, stepmother, and 18-month-old daughter, Harlynn, on October 1 when Harlynn began to get fussy. It was not long before Pedigo became overwhelmed, but fortunately, a waitress came in and saved the day.
“Just like any toddler, she didn’t want to be held…. It was just a constant battle to try to get her to chill out and I didn’t want to bother anybody trying to eat dinner,” Pedigo told CBS News. “She did everything but sit in her high chair and eat her dinner like I picture in my dreams.”
After a while, Pedigo decided that she was going to take her food and eat it in the car with the baby so that her parents could stay and enjoy the remainder of their meal in peace. She approached her server, Nianni Rudder, to ask for a to-go box but was surprised by Rudder’s response. “No, she’s not bothering anybody,” Rudder told Pedigo, as she recalled to CBS News. “You’re going to go over there, you’re going to enjoy your dinner with your family, and I’m going to be over there in a second.”
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