A mom receiving gifts to celebrate her first day in a new job jumped in the air, screaming in shock when she realized one revealed her daughter had been given a court date to adopt her foster child so she’d be a grandma for the first time.
Having struggled with infertility for four years, Madison Holden and her husband, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, turned to foster care to provide a safe space for children who needed love and support.
The first child they fostered, Chandler, was placed straight into their care from the hospital, and over the months that followed, Madison and her husband, Taylor, grew extremely close to him.
Having then received a phone call from their lawyer to confirm a court date had been approved, Madison decided to think of ways to surprise her mom, Janet, who had been extremely excited about the possibility of becoming a grandma.
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By chance, the confirmation had been received on the day Janet was starting a new job, so Madison said she would head over to her grandparents’ house once her mom had finished work to meet her.
There, Madison presented her mother with gifts that Janet thought were to celebrate her new role – but little did she know the card she was holding had a photo of Chandler and his adoption date inside.
As soon as things clicked, Janet’s jaw dropped and she let out a scream of shock, shaking on the spot and proudly showing the card.
Madison captured the wholesome moment, on March 27, 2023, on video, which she shared on social media over a year later as a throwback post.
Chandler was officially adopted on April 14, 2023, 484 days after coming into Madison and Taylor’s lives, with friends and family heading to the courthouse to watch the youngster officially become part of the family.
Madison said: “My mom was ecstatic – Chandler is the first grandchild, and we had prayed and waited for this day for years, so it was such a special moment to catch on video.
“This video always brings back so many memories of joy after so much uncertainty.
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“Foster care is such a bittersweet journey; it’s a highly emotional situation because, while we are gaining someone who brings such joy, light, and love into our life that also means someone else is losing that same thing – I always have to keep that in mind.
“This video is a perfect representation of how much love Chandler has brought our entire family.
“He is our greatest blessing, and I’m so thankful I will have this video to show him as he gets older.”