Mom Sews Manta Ray for Son’s Birthday When She Can’t Buy One –And a Tide of Kindness Floods in From Strangers

An ocean of kindness has taken hold of a loving mother and child after strangers learned of her wits in the face of poverty, and inspired an entire community.

Tiffany Holloway wrote a post on Reddit about how her son wanted a plush stingray blanket for his fifth birthday. He couldn’t afford to buy one, so he made one and made it out of his old baby blanket.

the blue ray photo with button eyes became the number one post on Reddit (the world’s largest online forum) and soon hundreds of readers sent Jason toy stingrays, squid and other plush ocean creatures.

But the fun didn’t stop there for the Oklahoma boy and his siblings.

A Redditor, who wants to remain anonymous, contacted the Blue Zoo and asked them to hold a $ 100 gift card for the family, which they used to enter, so that Jonas, whose hero is Steve Irwin, could see and touch some true Sting stripes.

Jennifer Prokop (username YarntYouSweet) bought tickets for Tiffany and her four children to the Oklahoma City Zoo, as well as four tickets to feed the stingrays.

“Jonas was able to see and touch and even feed his favorite animal,” Tiffany told GNN. “Jennifer and I have become fast friends. He is an incredibly kind person with a big heart. “

They stayed by the pool for over an hour, even as most of the guests moved in after a few minutes. “The boys loved it.”

“My son’s favorite part of all this is having a group of sea friends to cuddle with at night. He has so many stuffed marine animals that there is hardly room for him in his bed, but he insists on sleeping with all of them. “

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“My son and I are survivors of domestic violence, and Jonas is a child who rarely smiles because of all the trauma he’s been through,” she said in an email.

“This outpouring of love and kindness has brought such a rare smile to his face, and that is worth more to me than anything else.”

“It was a reminder to me that even when we are struggling and feel alone, there are good people in the world who will offer you support and compassion when you need it most.”

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TO GoFundMe campaign It was started by her new friend, Jennifer, to accept donations for the family.

With a huge media spotlight on, the Ellen program called and the Washington Post will run a story tomorrow. Tiffany wants to highlight the Blanket Trust conservation group, which rescues and rehabilitates the funny sea creatures.

The group allows the public to “adopt” a stingray and then mails a package to donors on the chosen blanket.

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