Olivia Wildeis a mother to two young children, and experienced a stressful moment recently when her 5-year-sonOtis Alexanderlost his temper in public.
The 35-year-old was at a restaurant with her son and daughterDaisy Josephine, 2½, when Otis began a “level 10, defcon 1, couldn’t-control-his-body meltdown” that led to a stressful situation for Wilde.
But thanks to the help of two strangers, the actressandBooksmartdirectorsays her faith in humanity (as well as her older child’s self-control) was restored.
“It happens. Poor guy was hungry as hell and overwhelmed. I was holding four bags and my 2 yr old. It was chaos,”she tweeted on Thursday.
“The place was packed and we were very much on display. I was in way over my head. I stayed calm but I was kind of crumbling inside,” Wilde continued. “Inthe midst of the madness, 2 strangers, a young man and woman, approached and asked if they could help.”
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While the offer was tempting, Wilde initially had trouble admitting she needed help to calm Otis down, all while handling his younger sister.
“Iswallowed my pride and said yes, please, and they walked with us, placed my stuff into my trunk, and even put my daughter in her car seat, while I tried to soothe my son. I thanked them and they said, ‘hey no problem. We all have days like this,’ ” she continued.
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“The other day I said, ‘Otis, do you know what I do for a living?’ You never know if your kidsreallyunderstand. He said, ‘Yeah, Mom, you’re a director,’ ”Wilde told PEOPLE in May.
“I got full-body chills and started crying,” she added. “Hearing it from him made it real.”
source: people.com
