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The kindness of strangers: After losing my wife and son, I ate alone one Father’s Day – and another diner paid my bill

I went out into the car park to see if I could spot anyone nearby who might have just left the restaurant

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I lost my wife in 2020 and my son in 2021. A few years later, I was living alone in a retirement complex when I decided to go out one night for dinner. There was a little Vietnamese restaurant nearby that my wife and I used to frequent, which had excellent food and held many happy memories. It just so happened to be Father’s Day.

I dined alone, ordering my usual rice paper rolls. When I went to settle the bill, the lass behind the counter told me my meal had already been paid for.

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Australian lifestyle Jul 19, 2026 The kindness of strangers: After losing my wife and son, I ate alone one Father’s Day – and another diner paid my bill I went out into the car park to see if I could spot anyone nearby who might have just left the restaurantRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI lost my wife in 2020 and my son in 2021. A few years later, I was...

The kindness of strangers: After losing my wife and son, I ate alone one Father’s Day – and another diner paid my bill

I went out into the car park to see if I could spot anyone nearby who might have just left the restaurantRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI lost my wife in 2020 and my son in 2021. A few years later, I was...

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The kindness of strangers: After losing my wife and son, I ate alone one Father’s Day – and another diner paid my bill

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