‘Kindness Matters’: SoCal Mom Hides Cash In Baby Formula, Diapers

LOS ANGELES, CA — Krystal Duhaney knows what it’s like to be a first-time parent. She also knows the struggle of trying to make ends meet.

That’s why the founder of Milky Mama, a company that provides breastfeeding support to parents, wanted to do something special and unexpected for other parents who might be going through the same thing.

Duhaney and her husband, Patrick, recently hid $1,000 worth of cash inside baby products at various Target stores in Southern California.

Hoping to inspire others to spread kindness, they posted a video of their adventure to Instagram. In the video, Duhaney is shown tucking bills into unopened cans of formula and boxes of diapers.

More than a year into the pandemic, many people are still coping with lost jobs and income, disrupted routines, isolation and the overwhelming grief of losing family and friends to the virus.

Many are struggling, yet people like the Duhaneys are stepping up to help in big and small ways.

“We really wanted to make things a little easier,” Duhaney told KABC. “As parents raising two young children, it's really important for us to let our children know ... kindness matters and that you never know what somebody's going through.”

The Duhaneys went to a few Target locations in Signal Hill, Manhattan Beach and Carson.

Given the pandemic, they were especially mindful of safety, the couple told KABC.

"Diaper containers are sealed. The diapers are wrapped inside the box as well as formula," Duhaney said. “So, we were very ... intentional, and we were making sure that we paid close attention to those types of things as well, to make sure that we weren't actually contaminating anything."

If Duhaney’s goal was to inspire others, it worked, according to some of the comments left on the video.

“This is absolutely incredible! It gives me tears to think of a potential parent in need opening this. You’ve inspired me to do the same! God bless you!” one person commented.

“Thanks for doing this and posting about it,” another wrote. “My wife and I will definitely do this, we are surrounded by a lot of underprivileged areas that this type of gesture can really make an impact.”

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