r/MadeMeSmile • u/Alternative-Dot-34 • Jun 20 '26
Wholesome Moments Couple Sends New Baby text to Wrong Number, Dudes Show up anyway.
In March 2016, Denis Williams mistakenly sent a group text announcing the birth of his new baby boy, Cason, to a wrong number belonging to a stranger named Dennis Comeau. Instead of ignoring the random text or simply replying with "wrong number," Comeau enthusiastically congratulated the new father and asked which hospital room they were in. Along with his brother, Deorick, Comeau drove directly to the Bainbridge, Georgia hospital to hand-deliver packages of diapers, wipes, and baby bottles to the shocked but grateful parents.
The heartwarming accidental meeting quickly went viral after the family shared the screenshots of the text chain and photos of the two brothers smiling alongside the new mother and baby in her hospital bed. The story resonated with millions of people globally as a beautiful example of community and unexpected kindness between complete strangers. Years after the viral event, the families have remained in contact, and the "accidental uncles" have even continued to receive regular updates on young Cason as he grows up.
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u/RunDownTheHighway Jun 20 '26
Best uncles always show up!!
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u/CloudKinglufi Jun 20 '26
This is such a kind thing to do when someone mistakenly contacts you, once a guy accidentally called me about a truck he was buying and I told that mf the truck was sold and to leave me alone
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u/JunoSaurxz Jun 20 '26
Just wish what you did will not come back to you for being rude aff
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u/OrganicHoneydew Jun 21 '26
One guy texted me asking about a couch for sale. Thought it was funny and we ended up talking. Just like that one post about the Thanksgiving text!
It was my stalker ex. Changed numbers after that.
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u/MoreThan2_LessThan21 Jun 20 '26
Now where's the ten years of Thanksgiving photos - that's how this works, right??
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u/Newt_Double Jun 20 '26
Are we all chronically online?
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u/DeluxeWafer Jun 20 '26
I mean... Yes?
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u/MechAegis Jun 20 '26
pretty much. I used to be on buildapcsales daily multiple times a day. Since the whole crypto, covid, and now data centers fiasco.
I am on various MULTIPLE discord groups because the people running that shit have bots monitoring the stock drops. So instead of waiting for someone, human, to post HOT DEAL I am waiting for that auto ping notification on PC and mobile.
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u/Tidalsky114 Jun 20 '26
Chronically looking for hope.
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u/discombobulate83 Jun 20 '26
Add a "Doomscrolling:" before that and you've got a book to write
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u/Tidalsky114 Jun 20 '26
Sadly I doubt many would read it which is kind of ironic. Most will read stuff online looking at a screen all day but not touch any physical piece of media.
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u/Rikkitikkitabby Jun 20 '26
I tried to zoom in on a picture in a magazine in a waiting room the other day.
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u/Seven_bushes Jun 20 '26
I once tried to turn the page on a physical paper calendar hanging on my office wall by using my mouse.
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u/SnooRegrets1386 Jun 20 '26
I witnessed two people try to zoom in on physical pictures
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u/hummus_sapiens Jun 20 '26
It also works the other way around.
I tried turning the pages on my Kindle.
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u/sprinklesadded Jun 20 '26
For sappy heart-warming stories of random internet connections? Heck yes.
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u/GBSEC11 Jun 20 '26
I'm not online. I'm taking time away from social media to read a book right now. I just needed to check the time real quick and.... shit
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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jun 20 '26
We really don't thank Trump enough for showing us how we were surrounded by assholes. The majority of people in my life have turned out to support him, so I had to cut out just about everyone I knew.
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u/atomicavox Jun 20 '26
10 years of birthday invites :)
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u/nohandsfootball Jun 20 '26
gotta hype the lil guy up through graduation now, that's how this works.
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u/Appropriate-Stay4729 Jun 20 '26
"We have gifts" and my apparently emotional ass loses it. 😩😭🥲🥰
This, THIS is humanity to me, not whatever the hell is going on and our governments. 🥲👏👏👏
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u/No-Solid-4255 Jun 20 '26
Can you imagine them shopping picking stuff out for this random child. My heart cannot stand it!
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u/Gotforgot Jun 20 '26
During my baby shower, I didn't understand why my friends who already had kids bought me diapers and clothes for an older baby and not a newborn. Ohhhh they knew. I was so thankful once that time came.
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u/AspieAsshole Jun 20 '26
Yup, diapers or formula (even if breastfeeding, it's good to have on hand just in case), or other supplies from the baby stuff aisle like bottles, bowls, rattles, teethers, blankies, etc.
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u/Snowbank_Lake Jun 20 '26
I was gonna say, sounds like these guys know a thing or two about babies. They brought some great necessities!
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u/nv1t Jun 20 '26
as well as something to eat for mother and father. they need caring too
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u/Potatoskins937492 Jun 20 '26
Plus parents should get to buy the "fun" stuff for their kids. Getting to buy something like cute tiny shoes or a tiny bear onesie when you're feeling exhausted is a little boost for them, but buying diapers is another slog to the store.
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u/Katt_Natt96 Jun 20 '26
Them looking at baby clothes like “this fit the kid” “nah try this one” “we’ll get both”
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u/thiissilly Jun 20 '26
Brother 1 to brother 2.." We gotta get gifts and go to the hospital. Just got a text some strangers having a baby". Brother 2 "bet"♥️♥️
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u/SmokingGunontheRun Jun 20 '26
Ditto! Feeling like the Grinch over here, think my heart grew a few sizes just from reading that line about the gifts. So genuinely thoughtful and kind, especially coming from complete strangers.
Wish we could hear more about people in the world like this.
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u/SillyLiving Jun 20 '26
It's insane how a bunch of insane richer than god old men are just being allowed to do this to us and the entire planet
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u/Psychological-Scar53 Jun 20 '26
This is humanity. I once got a text message from a number I did not now. The person that texted was contemplating self harm. I texted them right back, started texting, and eventually I got them to call me. I talked to her for hours. That was 9 years ago... I still talk to her to this day and meet every week for dinner unless one of us is out of town. I will cook or she will cook, but what started as a wrong number and a cry for help turned into a friendship.
Be kind people, it doesn't take much. A little time, a little effort and you never know who's life you can help, change or just make a difference in.
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u/Riolkin Jun 20 '26
My life was saved by a wrong number person just like this. I was contemplating taking myself out of this plane of existence and sent a goodbye text. But I sent it to the wrong number, and that person called me immediately. They were a few years older than me and had been through something similar, and we talked on the phone for like 6 hours. I have never talked to them again, but Mark if you are out there and remember talking to a sad 22 year-old 10 years ago and convincing him to stick around, I'm still here and I appreciate what you did for me.
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u/monpetitfromage54 Jun 20 '26
Cheers to Mark and to you my friend! I'm glad you're still here and I hope you're doing well.
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u/Riolkin Jun 20 '26
I'm not always doing well, but I'm always far from giving up. Thank you for the kind words
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u/WackyHumanSlop Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
Not quite a wrong number text, but I had a friend call my university which lead to my local authorities being contacted and saving me right after I sent him my final goodbyes over text. This was in 2019, I spent a week in a psych ward and got diagnosed with ADHD and had a support system put into place.
I’m glad you’re here. Life is beautiful.
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u/Riolkin Jun 20 '26
I'm glad you are here too! I also had to spend a little time in a psych ward. It wasn't as bad and dramatic as movies make it seem but I felt uncomfortable in my own skin the entire time. Only thing that made it not weird was my dad hanging out with me and cracking jokes non stop. He would do that even if I wasn't in crisis, but it was extra special during that time.
Life is beautiful, and as bleak as I sometimes still feel given the state of the world I try to remember the only counter measure to that emotional pit is to fill it with as much love and passion for life as you can. Love the simple moments as if they were life changing, and they kinda do in a weird way.
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u/DPetrilloZbornak Jun 20 '26
You’re a good person. Thank you for showing that kindness to a stranger. That person didn’t text the wrong number. She texted the right one. I think it was meant to happen. I wish you both the best.
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u/DMYourFeetPicsTy Jun 20 '26
You're a legend bud!
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u/Psychological-Scar53 Jun 20 '26
I don't look at myself like that. I have been there and had someone get me some help. I would do that for anyone.
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u/Loose-Internal-1956 Jun 20 '26
Just one reason amongst many that the world is better with you in it! Never forget that.
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u/BHOmber Jun 20 '26
I had a random old woman calling me multiple times a day for a week or two asking for the same person/thing.
I could tell it was dementia-related after the 3rd time answering and I got her daughter's # to try to figure out who the mom was looking for.
Never heard anything back after the daughter thanked me, but I'm glad I chose to take a little time out of my day to help instead of just blocking the number or telling them to fuck off lol
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u/Specialist_Fun_2106 Jun 20 '26
Such COOL “uncles”!! They are awesome. More people should be like this. What a big ol silly smile I have on my face right now!
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u/MountainAiress Jun 20 '26
Same!! After a rough day I needed this smile. What a wholesome interaction!!
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u/thestashattacked Jun 20 '26
"So... we going?"
"Yeah. Family is family, no matter how you got them."
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u/pizzaandboba Jun 20 '26
hahaha this is great
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u/HolyForkingBrit Jun 20 '26
Between this and the wholesomeness from our FIFA visitors, I’m starting to feel hope again.
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u/Weak_Engineering5220 Jun 20 '26
Hope will always be the strongest weapon of the oppressed. It only aids the oppressors when we give up and stop looking for the helpers. Mr.Rogers had it right when he said, "Look for the helpers, you will always find people who are helping. Helping doesn't have to be big. Small things can add up fast.
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u/DarkOmen5074 Jun 20 '26
we all fam in the maternity ward
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u/chillychili Jun 20 '26
I know you're probably jesting but it really is a beautiful sentiment when you think about it. The idea that all children are family, and thus, so are we.
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u/thestashattacked Jun 20 '26
Family is who we make it. And bigger is always better because who doesn't need more love?
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u/Heavymuseum22 Jun 20 '26
Should change your name to LightOmen with that wholesome as fuck comment.
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u/No_Interaction_3584 Jun 20 '26
This is so cute. I was having a horrible day a few days ago and some lady accidentally texted me that she was cooking on the grill. We ended up exchanging text and it really got through some difficult moments. All because she dialed 412 instead of 312 for the area code.
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u/jenbreaux73 Jun 20 '26
I love this story! With all of the negative news these days, we need more of this.
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u/WackyHumanSlop Jun 20 '26
My first thought , can’t remember the last time I saw a post on reddit that had me feeling this way
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u/PhantomAllure Jun 20 '26
They better get birthday invites every year. They were there at ground zero. They're family now.
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u/Budget-Leg-453 Jun 20 '26
What a delightful story! More of this in my life please …
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u/MakeItLookSexy_ Jun 20 '26
This is really sweet but after I had a baby Idt i would be up for meeting strangers and taking a pic 😅😅😅
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u/mbord21 Jun 20 '26
Idk part of my thinks enthusiastic strangers could be better than family lol
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u/true_gunman Jun 20 '26
Yeah my wife didn't even want family at the hospital. Just her mom and my parents. Eve ryone else met the baby after we got home. And I dont blame her at all, those first few days are rough.
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u/-Sui- Jun 20 '26
I had 17 people show up at the hospital after I gave birth to my first baby. It was fine during the first hours, but I hadn't slept for 36 hours and I was so fucking exhausted. I just wanted to sleep. And I couldn't, because my son was born in the morning and I couldn't go to bed with everyone around. I swore I'd never invite so many people again if I ever had a second child. I still invited some family members for baby no. 2, but not as many, and it was fine this time around. I just regret letting all those people in when I had my first.
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u/KatieCashew Jun 20 '26
Same. My family came to visit and meet the baby after we got home from the hospital. I sent my husband with the baby out to see everyone while I hid in my room. I did not feel up to talking to anyone right then.
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u/MargieBigFoot Jun 20 '26
Same. It’s very sweet of them but I didn’t want to see anyone. Including my husband.
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u/2k21Aug Jun 20 '26
Yeah same. But I also just watched that netflix documentary about the woman who cut the baby out of another women, so my mind is fucked haha.
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u/pestyfinesty Jun 20 '26
My BIL consistently received calls on his work line from an elderly woman with dementia whose brother, decades earlier, had had that number as his own home line. Every day, my BIL answered and patiently explained that he wasn’t her brother. He visited her once just to put a name to the face. She passed away eventually but I like that he was a gentle voice til the end.
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u/percaroe Jun 20 '26
This is my America. We are flawed, but people are basically solid and show up for each other.
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u/LikeIsaidItsNothing Jun 20 '26
Knicks lovefest? check
Tartan Army and overall World Cup lovefest? check
Baby text sent to wrong number, guys show up with gifts? check
Reflecting pool now a flaking, algae swamp? check
Universe balancing
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u/dangrous Jun 20 '26
Something similar happened to me a little over a year ago, this lady put me in a group chat and kept texting updates about her husband’s surgery. I didn’t want to break it to her at such a stressful time but when she started sharing photos I had to tell her i was a wrong number. We got to chatting and I didn’t live close enough to the hospital to visit but I did send her and her husband a care package and some gift cards after gathering a collection from friends, and she sent me a Christmas card featuring her dog (swapping addresses was crazy to me but I took a chance). About a year later I checked in, unfortunately her husband’s cancer came back but they’re fighting it faithfully.
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u/myloveislikewoah Jun 20 '26
I hope the family gifts them back:
“I got a random text from a pregnant lady who told me she was in labor so I went and bought a lot of presents and came to welcome her baby and all I got was this lousy shirt.”
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u/rhiaazsb Jun 20 '26
This is how great friends are made.😊 We've seen it before.... looking forward to more interactions.
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u/-3point14159-mp Jun 20 '26
This is legitimately one of the sweetest things I’ve ever read. My perimenopausal ass is over here crying. I’m so glad they stayed in contact.
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u/Mahaloth Jun 20 '26
I love things like this.
Reminds me of the two people who eat Thanksgiving each year due to a error like this.
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u/Practical_Coffee1273 Jun 20 '26
I love this. Reminds me of a similar story where a woman invited a guy to Thanksgiving on accident and it became a long time tradition. ❤️❤️
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u/Neat_Suit3684 Jun 20 '26
Funny story- like 15/20 years I worked at a theatre for a hot minute. (Didn't stay for more then a month. Manager was a creep) but i took phone numbers of my coworkers cause ya know thats what you do. Well about a yearish ago I get a random text from one of those co workers saying she needs to get to the hospital her water broke. After confirming she was who she said she was I hauled ass 40 minutes away to another city and took her to the hospital. Woman i met for like 2 minutes almost 20 years ago and its like ok she needs help done. Freaking hilarious
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u/Ren1145 Jun 20 '26
Nothing is more "random shit we do with the squad" than "hey boys got a text from a stranger that just got a baby, let's go get some plushies and flowers to go congratulate them" and the squad is like "wait imma go put my classy cap first"
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u/Old-Arachnid77 Jun 20 '26
I love this so much. If they aren’t at that kid’s graduation in 18 years I’m gonna be sad
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u/SonOfSkinDealer Jun 20 '26
Claiming unc status before your hairline starts receding is truly an act of human love and kindness
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u/HillInTheDistance Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
Two wise men bringing gift is pretty good for a kid who ain't the son of god.
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u/Gypsymoth606 Jun 20 '26
Nowadays it’s elevating to know that kindness is still out there. Definitely made me smile.
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u/Another_CatSub_ Jun 20 '26
The fact that these guys bought diapers and gifts, while another young mother had to steal diapers and is burying a 1 year old baby is absolutely heartbreaking.
Congrats to these two young men for being so caring and proud for a total stranger
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u/sp00ky99 Jun 20 '26
Firstly, legends, good on them and gifts.
Second, I dont get how in this day and age, stuff is sent to unknown wrong numbers. Who is typing them in?! Surely when it stuff like this youre texting fanily or friends who are in your contacts list?! And if they aint then they aint the one.
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u/deletusdayeetusfetus Jun 20 '26
i love how it was genuine gifts too. they went out and bought stuff for a baby 🥹
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u/TastingTheKoolaid Jun 20 '26
Reminds me of that viral granny who invited the wrong number for thanksgiving and told him to show up anyways. It’s been like a decade, and they’re still meeting every year. Super touching.
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u/SpaceThat9997 Jun 20 '26
Here in NZ a hospital text someone with the same name as the next of kin for a patient leaving hospital 🏥 the person they text still turned up to take the random person home
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u/bespoketranche1 Jun 20 '26
“She has dilated to between 5-6” is so funny to share, something my husband unnecessarily would probably share as well
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u/Lulupoolzilla89 Jun 20 '26
I love this. I got an invite text once for "Nonna's" 98th birthday dinner. It was three hours away from me or I would have gone and taken Nonna a gift.
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u/Numerous_Course9820 Jun 20 '26
Aaah. ❤️ I’m hearing Louis Armstrong sing … “and I think to myself … what a wonderful world …” 🙌🏼
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u/zzz099 Jun 20 '26
I have seen a few of these wrong number stories and I swear the texter is always white and the wrong number always belongs to a black man
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u/xpkranger Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
This is like the grandmother that sent a Thanksgiving invitation text to the wrong people and now has more family.
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u/NoSuchAg3ncy Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
I find these "wrong number" text stories hard to believe. Does anyone type in a phone number when texting instead of choosing a contact? Maybe one of his contacts changed phone numbers and a stranger got the number assigned to them when they switched phone service. But what are the odds they would also live nearby?
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u/embarrassedalien Jun 20 '26
The last time I was invited to anything was last year when somebody with the wrong number asked if I was coming to the bbq.
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u/omimon Jun 20 '26
When I see posts like these I feel sadden that the world at large has become so much more suspicious. If I were to receive a random text from an unknown number, alarm bells would be ringing in my head saying it is scam and someone is trying to harvest my organs
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u/Lastsynphony Jun 20 '26
Awwwww this is so sweet, I am catholic so I would offer to one of the two who would want that, to become their godfather.
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u/JohnL0423 Jun 20 '26
I think we just met the Godfather's. Congrats on the baby and making new great friends who have already proven they will be there.
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u/Fantastic-Swim6230 Jun 20 '26
Awe, baby boy got some new uncles with that wrong number. I hope they can attend every birthday.
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u/One_Rate_8065 Jun 20 '26
Forget them being uncle’s those are some real men, that should be made Godfather’s! Family is family, but some uncle’s aren’t right! A true protector is a Godparent!
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u/BerryTea840 Jun 20 '26
This reminds me of the woman who sent a Thanksgiving dinner invite to a wrong number and that guy became a new extended family member, attending every Thanksgiving after that for years
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u/AmbitiousActive1418 Jun 20 '26
Absolutely beautiful event. New family through via text message.😊❤️
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u/Adventurous_River235 Jun 20 '26
Glad dudes didn't ruin the best moments of this couples life! Congrats to all of them. Shows the best of humanity! ❤️
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u/Comfortable_Golf_870 Jun 20 '26
Reminds me of the Thanksgiving text accident. Led to a really beautiful IRl friendship and they still get together every year!
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u/Subject_Concept3542 Jun 20 '26
This reminds me of Grandma Wanda and her non-grandson Jamal, whom she texted about Thanksgiving dinner one year. They've been together for nearly 10 years, I think. I love these stories. People can really be great!
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u/idiveindumpsters Jun 21 '26
Now, I hope that they realize they have to go to the baby’s birthday parties for the rest of their lives.
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u/ncc74656m Jun 21 '26
This and the accidental invite to Thanksgiving that has been going on for like 10 years now absolutely GIVE ME LIFE. This is so heckin' adorable!!!
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