Toddler rushes to hug pizza man – without knowing how meaningful it was to him

A toddler in Rhode Island adorably rushed to hug a pizza delivery man goodbye, and the sweet moment was captured on a doorbell cam. The boy's mom got in touch with the delivery man, Ryan, and found out the hug meant more than they knew – he had just lost his daughter.

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[lucid_sound_design]

His daughter just died and he's out delivering pizzas. No words can describe the amount of hurt I feel knowing he probably doesn't get a break or a day off. Bless this man.

[Jonas-kron]

dude this guy lost his daughter and still puts on a friendly face for his customers... Jesus.. what a great and strong person he is!

[NallDave]

Kids are so intuitive. That lovely little boy knew this guy needed a hug.

[ChristianSchu]

I realized how quickly the man reached down for the hug. He really needed it. God knows exactly what everyone needs. You never know how much these little things matter to people.

[kaysdash]

Daughter in heaven to Cohen : "Dude that's my Dad, pls give him a hug for me"

[michaelbecker]

They always "where's the pizza guy" not "how's the pizza guy" 😥

[madilynnmencer]

The day I came back to work after suffering a devastating miscarriage, my students (who had no idea what had happened to me) surrounded me with a huge group hug and I just sunk into their tiny arms. Children know.

[kenthefele]

You know that man just sat in his car and started crying. This is why children are so special.

[Laceup]

It's almost like his daughter was giving him a hug saying everything is gonna be alright dad

[goldenhoneybee]

You can tell he’s a dad by how fast he frees up his arms for that hug.

[JC]

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” - Aesop

[nativeskin]

Shortly before the pandemic I was going through a really hard time. I was at a restaurant waiting for my to-go order. A mother walked in with her 3y/o daughter and the little girl gave me a huge hug. The mother told me she loves hugging. Little did she realize how much better that made me feel

[alexis]

imagine being a pizza man who recently lost his daughter, seeing many children, then get hugged and almost kissed by a little boy. heart melting

[serenitycuracao]

Sometimes I think children and animals can pick up on something that adults can’t. They just seem to know when we need love.

[callmehfroggy]

I feel so bad for Ryan.

One act of kindness can make somebody’s day.
One act of cruelty can ruin somebody’s life.

[Maplezz_.Studio]

If you’re strong enough to still go to work and put a smile on your face after you lost a loved one….mad respect to all those people man..

[Monkeymanxxl]

None of us know what a kind gesture might mean to a stranger, just be kind.

[jonusjanussonsr.]

I can only imagine the feels the guy was having after that when sitting in his car.

[debbyvibbert]

His daughter used your son to hug her Dad made me tear up..What a precious moment.

[MrMagyar]

They know. Children know things that we don't. They feel things that we have lost the capacity to feel. He knew this man's heart was hurting. He did the only thing he knew to help him. Such selfless innocence and compassion is what we need in the world more than money or reprieve.