
Man Certain His Mom Is Dead Meets Homeless Woman Who Tells Him, ‘Your Mom Is Searching for You’ — Story of the Day
|A young man believes that his mother died in a car accident in which he was nearly killed and is shocked when a homeless woman tells him she’s alive.
Kevin Jordan’s mother died when he was six years old in a horrific car accident that left him in a coma for three months. At least, that was what Kevin’s dad had told him.
But the truth was far darker and much more unpleasant. Kevin’s mother, Moira, had been struggling with a drinking problem for years — a problem she refused to acknowledge until she drove her car into a wall and nearly killed her son.

Kevin was stunned when the old homeless woman approached him and called him by name | Source: Shutterstock.com
Kevin’s dad, Kurt, was devastated. He knelt by his unconscious little boy’s bed and wept. “It’s my fault,” he whispered. “I let this happen!” That day, Kurt decided that Moira would never hurt Kevin again.
So when Kevin woke up after three months, confused and groggy, asking for his mom, Kurt took his hand and told the biggest lie of his life. “You must be very brave, Kevin. Mommy’s gone to heaven to be with the angels…”
Kevin cried, and Kurt wondered if he was doing the right thing. If he let Moira back into Kevin’s life she would surely hurt and disappoint him time after time — just as she had hurt and disappointed Kurt.

Kevin was too young to understand the truth about his mother | Source: Unsplash
Kevin would mourn his mom, Kurt thought, but he would always remember her as the pretty, funny vivacious woman Moira had once been. He would never know the out-of-control degraded drunk she became.
And so Kevin grew up with the myth that his mom had been a happy, tranquil woman, and Kurt often told him ‘mommy stories’ at bedtime. The stories weren’t lies — they were about Moira before she changed, and drinking became the most important thing in her life.
Kurt was a good father, and Kevin grew into a good man. He went to college and graduated with honors. Sadly, he died in an accident shortly after Kevin graduated and he was devastated.
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