‘I’m Not Your Mom,’ Woman Confesses to Her Son When He Arrives Home for Thanksgiving — Story of the Day

A boy returned home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his mother, only to be told that she was not his biological mother.

Emma Stevens was feeling anxious. It was Thanksgiving, and the 41-year-old woman was expecting her son, Ian. She got up at the crack of dawn to make preparations for his favorite meals.

The buffet she planned to serve him included turkey, sweet potato, and pumpkin pie. He had liked the pie since she first made it for him, and she had never stopped serving it ever since.

When Ian arrived, Emma gave him a great big hug then sat him down at the dining table, already filled with all the delicacies she whipped up with love.

“All these for me?” he asked in mock surprise.

He knew she would be waiting with his favorite meals prepared; it was a tradition she began the first time he left home for college. “Of course honey, you know they are,” she said proudly, well aware of her consistency.

While Ian wolfed it down like a starving soldier, Emma watched him eat. She had no appetite; her mind was on the bombshell she was about to unleash on her lovely son.

“Remember Auntie Violet?” Emma began. “When you were five years old, she came to our house, stayed for a few days, and gave you a teddy bear.”

“Why are you bringing that up now Mom?” Ian asked his mom. However, she just continued talking.

“You slept with that teddy for several years… Anyway, she wrote to me recently saying she was very seriously ill and she wants to see you again.”

This was news to Ian. His Aunt Violet was an unusual woman who always seemed to be on the verge of tears whenever he was around on the day he first met her.

He could still remember it clearly; it had been during a family friend’s wedding. The whole family had turned up, including Aunt Violet.

When she set sights on him that day, her eyes immediately started to well up with tears. She gave him a motherly...