Homeless Man Raises Little Girl He Found in Dumpster for Years until Her Mother Shows Up – Story of the Day

Richard found a newborn baby in the dumpster and decided to raise her as his own. Five years later, the girl’s mother showed up and threatened Richard unless he gave the child up, and he had no choice. But something shocking happened many years afterward.

Richard had been homeless for a long time after a bad drug addiction. He had gotten better but still couldn’t build his life up, so he searched through dumpsters for bottles and cans to exchange for money. Some people gave him food, but it was rare, so this was his way of eating every day.

One day, everything changed for him. There was a bundle in a dumpster in a commercial area of Orlando. He thought it might be kittens or puppies because seriously evil people threw precious animals in the trash way too often. But this time, it was even worse. It was a baby covered up with pink clothes. She was moving her arms and staring up at Richard with her big eyes. He couldn’t believe it.

Who would leave a baby in the trash to die just like that? he wondered in shock. Furthermore, the little girl was adorable and couldn’t be more than a month old. Richard grabbed and cooed at the baby, and he fell in love right away.

He took her to the alley where he had a small shack for himself and left her sleeping for a while. After grabbing his spare cash, he bought some baby formula and a cheap baby bottle. As Richard fed her, he knew that he had to do the right thing: give her up to the police. But after that night, he couldn’t do it. So he raised her on his own and named her Jennifer.

Luckily, Jennifer was a quiet baby and didn’t make much fuss. He started working odd jobs cleaning dishes at restaurants for a few bucks and went to soup kitchens to get food for the baby. He found old clothes at Goodwill shops and several dumpsters and they managed to survive as Jenniger grew up.

Using children’s books people would throw away, Richard taught Jennifer the essentials. It wasn’t ideal, but he finally had something to live for, and he was happier than ever. But his happiness was taken from him one odd day.

Richard was reading...