
24/04/2025
FIVE YEARS AFTER MY HUSBAND'S DEATH, MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON GAVE ME A CHRISTMAS GIFT AND SAID, "DAD ASKED ME TO GIVE THIS TO YOU TODAY."
My husband passed away from illness five years ago. That first year was the hardest — honestly, the worst time of my life. But I knew I had to keep going for our son.
So, somehow, I managed to push forward. Still, life has been a struggle. Even with two jobs, it's been tough keeping up with our bills and debts. And 5 years have passed quickly this way.
Then, this Christmas, our fifth one without him, I got my 13-year-old son a new phone. Not exactly the one he wanted, but he hugged me and said thank you. Then he handed me his gift — a back massager, "so you can relax after work." It was the sweetest thing he could've given me.
But then he said, "That's not all..." He handed me a worn gift box and said, "This is from Dad. Before he passed, he told me to give it to you on the fifth Christmas without him."
Holding back tears, I opened the box. But once I looked inside, I couldn't hold them back any longer. They just poured out.⬇️