Old Lady Adopts Lost Little Boy with Note in His Pocket, His Mother Returns after 13 Years – Story of the Day
An old lady named Sheila adopted an abandoned boy named Roy. They were living happily as a family until one day, his birth mother decided to show up at their doorstep to try and take him back.
Sheila was a 65-year-old woman who lived with her husband Floyd. One day, they were walking down the street after making a quick grocery run when she saw a little boy, alone and confused.
She realized the boy was lost, as he was crying and had no adults around him. She decided to approach the boy to see how she could help.
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“Are you okay, sweetheart? Where’s your mom?” Sheila asked. The boy, who looked to be about four years old, simply shook his head.
“She was crying and said ‘Goodbye, son,'” the boy replied.
Sheila realized the boy had been abandoned and decided to take him home while she called the police. “I know you’re scared, sweetheart, but everything will be alright. I’m Sheila, and I’m going to help you, okay?”
The boy nodded, and slowly started warming up to her. She told him they’d wait at home, and she would call people who could help him.
Once they got to her house, she prepared a sandwich and juice for the boy, who introduced himself as Roy. She then called the police and explained the whole ordeal.
After a couple of minutes, police arrived at their doorstep. Roy hid behind Sheila, who did all the talking.
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“I found this note in his pocket,” she said, handing it over to the police. The note read: “I can no longer provide for my child. He is better off without me. I am sorry, Roy.”
“While we search for his mother, we would have to send him to an orphanage,” they said.
“Orphanage? No! My mommy said that’s where kids go if they don’t behave properly,” he cried. Sheila was opposed to this idea as well.
“I’m willing to become his foster parent until we find his mother. If we don’t, then I’ll take all necessary steps to adopt him legally,” Sheila declared.
Sheila raised Roy alongside her husband Floyd, the same way they raised their children years back. Their children had all moved out and were in different states with their own families.