My Son Started Bringing Home Flowers & Hiding Them —

I’m Chris, a simple guy with a wife, Anna, and our six-year-old son, Max, a gentle, curious kid who saves worms and picks dandelions like they’re treasures. Recently, I noticed Max hiding wildflowers and petals in his backpack and under his pillow. He’d blush and dodge my questions, saying he “found them.” Anna thought it was a game, but it bugged me. One day, I left work early to pick him up and saw him sneak behind the school garden, giving a

wilted tulip to an older woman on a bench. She looked lonely but kind, thanking him for brightening her day. Max had been comforting her daily, sensing her grief over her late daughter. When I confronted him, he said he didn’t want me to be sad. Anna and I were moved to tears. Now, we join Max in bringing her flowers, listening to her stories, learning kindness from our son’s big heart.