Little Boy Asks Parents to Adopt Abandoned Girl, His Mom Learns She Is Her Biological Daughter – Story of the Day
Eight-year-old Jack met a girl slightly older than him, whose father abandoned her. He took her home and begged his parents to adopt her, but they couldn’t do that. Instead, they called the police, and then Jack’s mother learned the shocking truth of the girl’s past.
“Hey! Would you like to play with me?” Jack approached a girl on the playground in a Connecticut neighborhood. She was sitting alone and looked sad. He was alone too because his mother generally allowed him to go there as it was close to their house. There were no other kids, and this girl looked like she needed a friend.
“I want to play, but I’m tired and hungry,” the girl responded. She must be his age or a bit older, but Jack didn’t understand why she came to the playground if she didn’t want to play.
Jack saw a girl alone at the playground. | Source: Shutterstock
“Then you should go home, rest, and eat,” Jack suggested politely, but the girl looked at him with the saddest expression ever.
“I’ve been waiting for my dad to pick me up. I don’t know where we are,” she responded.
“What’s your name?”
“When is your dad coming?”
“How long have you been here?”
“I think… two days,” Linda replied, looking down at her shoes and pursing her lips.
Jack couldn’t believe it. He was only eight years old and knew immediately that something was wrong. While his mother allowed him to stay alone outside for a few hours, she would never leave him like that for several days.
Jack talked to the girl. | Source: Pexels
“That’s bad! Did something happen?” Jack asked in concern.
But Linda did not share his concern. She was more resigned. It looked like this happened often, and she was somewhat used to it. But it still made her incredibly sad.
“I don’t think so…,” she responded, trailing off and looking toward the horizon.
Jack felt bad for her, so he decided to bring her home. At the very least, his mother would feed her, and they could call someone for help. Linda agreed to go with him because his home was nearby, and she needed some adults to help her.
Jack’s mother, Georgina, was shocked by what she learned about Linda through her son, but she smiled at the girl warmly and offered her dinner. They ate, and Linda actually smiled at Jack’s jokes and antics.