Little Kids Gave Me a Note after Their Dad Left Them in a Cafe — I Said ‘Oh My God’ Out Loud When I Read It
At Mad Joy Café, Adriana, a 35-year-old server saving for college, noticed a disheveled man with two kids staring at her. He ordered food only for himself, leaving the kids unfed, which unsettled her. Later, he left a note with the girl, who handed it to Adriana. The note read, “These are your kids. You have to take care of them,” with an address scribbled below. Shocked, Adriana took the kids to the address, a house that felt oddly familiar. Inside, she found a photo of herself with the man and kids, smiling as a family. An older woman, Margaret, greeted her,
revealing she was Adriana’s mother. Margaret explained Adriana had amnesia from a car accident two years prior, forgetting her husband, Tyler, and kids, Katie and Luke. She had fled the hospital, and Tyler, spotting her at the café, devised the note to bring her back without scaring her away. As memories of the accident and her life resurfaced, Adriana embraced Tyler, feeling whole again. Over weeks, she reconnected with her family, piecing together her forgotten life, grateful for the note that reunited her with her children.
