Mom finds wholesome surprise in son's school bag, his explanation steals hearts

Raising kids as a single parent is no easy feat, but the moments when kids show appreciation make it all worthwhile. A Reddit mom, u/serendipity, experienced such a moment on Father's Day. In her post, she shared the touching surprise she discovered in her son's school bag: a handmade card. 

The post included a picture of the card. It features the text, "Happy Father's Day, Mama," with a flower drawn below with two eyes. She shared that her son made the card for Father's Day crafts at school. She captioned the post, "I got this while packing my son's school bag today. When I asked him, he said, 'You're my super dad, mama. (I'm all he got... I didn't know how to respond.)" The post garnered 4.9k upvotes on the platform. 

Commenters agreed that the mom deserved the sweet gesture. u/genstorm commented, "That's absolutely adorable. Sounds like you're a wonderful mom to a truly sweet kid who adores you, OP." u/suppletubs wrote, "You deserve two days. Mother's Day and Father's Day. Keep being there for them! We're all proud of you!" u/unrealmxrln shared, "As someone who grew up with a single mom who had to double as dad – you're doing an amazing job, Mama. Keep it up!"

u/colleen2163 said, "I was raised by my father alone and every year I called him on Mother's Day as well as Father's Day. He was the best mother and father a girl could ever have." u/Substantial-Rope-578 said, "You do double the work. You get double the credit. Even a child understands that." u/flanamacca expressed, "You may be all he's got, but he's got what he needs. And that is the most important and valuable. Kudos."

In a similar story, a mom named Ruthie Hagmann, posted a video on Instagram where she can be seen opening a gift from her 8-year-old. The first gift she opened was a doll's glasses, a hint of her actual gift. She was quite emotional seeing it because her son had been asking her for the past year what her favorite toy was as a kid. Her son was seen handing over a big gift box to her mother and she already knew what was in there. The inside red box read, "American girl." She opened the box and said, "Molly, it's my Molly." The text overlay read, "He truly healed my inner child with this gift. I can't believe how sweet he is. I'll never forget this Christmas."

The post was captioned, "Best Christmas present ever." People loved what the son did for his mom. @caitlynshouldbewriting commented, "'To be loved is to be known.' Your baby made sure he knew his mom." @private00112233 wrote, "Imagine at eight being so loving, attentive, caring and compassionate as your son." @Brittaniebatch said, "You raised an amazing son! If his love language is not gift-giving, then I'm dying to know what it is/will be. Merry Christmas to you and your family!"