World · East Asia & Pacific · 6 hrs ago
Fourth-grade boy makes seaweed soup for mother with flu
A fourth-grade boy made seaweed soup for his mother after she became ill with the flu.
The working mother in South Korea had a fever of 40°C and left work early because she felt so unwell.
She had prepared a simple breakfast for her son that morning before leaving for work.
When she returned home, she found a pot of soup the boy had made using a meal kit.
He had also left a note saying, “Mom, heat this up and eat it; it’s one serving.”
The note and meal moved his mother, who said she realized she was receiving love from her child as well as giving it.
The story was shared online and drew warm reactions from readers.
The accounts do not describe any further developments.
A fourth-grade boy made seaweed soup from a meal kit for his mother, who had the flu, and left her a handwritten note.
His mother said she had a fever of 40°C and left work early after feeling too ill to continue.
She found the soup and note when she returned home.
The note said, “Mom, heat this up and eat it. It’s one serving.”
The story was shared online on October 12 and drew warm reactions from readers.
- Who
- A fourth-grade boy and his mother, a working parent.
- What
- The boy made seaweed soup for his mother, who had the flu, and left her a handwritten note.
- When
- The story was posted online on October 12; the exact day the soup was made is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The boy made the soup for his sick mother.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The boy made seaweed soup from a meal kit and left his mother a handwritten note before going to school.
His mother, who had a fever of 40°C, gave her son bread for breakfast.
She left work early and found the soup and note when she returned home.
The mother’s account was posted online.
- Child
- Fourth-grade boy
- Mother’s illness
- Flu and a fever of 40°C
- Soup
- Seaweed soup made from a meal kit
- Note
- Told his mother to heat and eat one serving
- Online post
- October 12
What people are saying
I realized that I was not only giving love as a parent, but receiving it back many times over from my child.
I had the flu and my fever went up to 40 degrees, and in unbearable pain, I hastily gave my son bread for breakfast.
Mom, heat this up and eat it. It’s one serving.
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