01/03/2026
đ I let a mother and her baby stay in my house two days before Christmas â and on Christmas morning, a HUGE box showed up with my name on it.
Iâm a mom of two little girls, five and seven.
Their dad left us three years ago, and since then, itâs been just the three of us doing our best to get through each day.
Two days before Christmas, I was driving home late when I noticed her.
She stood by a bus stop, clutching a baby close to her chest. The wind was vicious, slicing through the night. The baby was wrapped in a thin blanket, his tiny face red from the cold.
I rolled down my window.
âAre you okay?â
She paused, then shook her head.
âI missed the last bus. I donât have anywhere to stay tonight.â
I knew I shouldnât have done it.
I really did.
But I thought about my girls. About Christmas morning. About how cold the night was.
So I brought them home.
I gave her my guest room, fresh sheets, a warm meal. She barely slept and kept apologizing for taking up space. The next morning, she thanked me endlessly and left quietly with her baby.
I believed that was the end of our story.
On Christmas morning, while my daughters were still running around in pajamas, a courier knocked on the door. He handed me a large box wrapped in shiny paper, my name written carefully on the label.
I brought it into the kitchen and opened it.
The second I saw what was inside, my heart clenched and tears spilled down my face.
âMommy?â my daughter whispered.
âWhy are you crying?â
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