A picture of a decorated birthday cake on Facebook has gone viral. But not for the reasons you might think.
Lisa Aldrich posted a photo of a cake she bought at a Michigan Meijer. In her post, she said she asked an employee to decorate the cake for a birthday. After it was done, she thanked the employee and headed to the checkout. She said it really didn’t matter that it looked bad.
Picked out a cake at Meijer. Asked bakery-looking-employee if she could write on it for me. She said she would, and after a long time, she came and presented me with this cake. I looked her In the eye and said thank you before I even looked at the cake. After looking, I nervously laughed and headed to check out- it didn't really matter to me that it looked so bad- I thought people would think it was funny. The cashiers at the self check out didn't think it was so funny though, and called a few more cashiers and a manager over to look, even taking pictures. To my surprise, after they discussed it, one cashier put her arm on my shoulder and said "the girl who wrote that has Autism. Thank you for smiling and thanking her- even though she's not supposed to write on cakes, you probably made her day." So I guess the moral of the story is that kindness is important!
— at Meijer Gaines Marketplace
While she was paying for it, other employees saw it and offered to get her a new cake. But Lisa said she was fine with the way the cake looked.
And then she found out about the girl who decorated the cake for her.
“To my surprise, after they discussed it, one cashier put her arm on my shoulder and said “the girl who wrote that has Autism. Thank you for smiling and thanking her – even though she’s not supposed to write on cakes, you probably made her day.”
By Tuesday evening, over 18-thousand people had shared the post, including many Autism groups. And Michigan’s Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley had retweeted it.
Carolyn Gammicchia
.@briancalley Plz RT! What real community is all about. #autismacceptance #belonging https://www.facebook.com/lisa.s.aldrich.1/posts/10207770862806914 …
UPDATE FROM LISA: I changed the post so the whole story is there, not in comments. Also I talked to the store manager today. The wonderful lady who helped me with the cake did NOT get in trouble- they told her to do whatever she needed to do to serve the customer's needs, and she did just that. While I don't have permission to share her name, I did tag Gaines Township Meijer.
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