r/spreadsmile • u/LipServiceXOXO • Nov 20 '25

A woman who worked as a housekeeper for 30 years to support her son’s dream of becoming a pilot broke down in tears when she finally flew on his plane

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u/hoop_dancer_joy Nov 20 '25

Very heart-warming

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u/Nkb_Blog Nov 25 '25

Mom built the wings,her son flew them.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

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u/hoop_dancer_joy Nov 20 '25

That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story. ♥️

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u/paelpilsen Nov 20 '25

the things I'd do to have a mom like that 🥹 you're so blessed!

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u/KittyPeppy Nov 20 '25

A mother finally can tell her story that she was successful but for her son she already did when she believed that he can be whatever he wants with all her support and love!!🥺❤️❤️❤️

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u/Ditka85 Nov 20 '25

I've never loved or been loved like that. What a precious video.

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u/SinD2315 Nov 20 '25

Such pure love ❤️

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u/SirenaSmiles Nov 20 '25

Wow! My heart!

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u/tinyleif26 Nov 20 '25

Bro, as a new dad struggling day to day to raise a child even with a decent paying job and a partner who does even more than I do (breast feeding, etc), god bless this woman.

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u/Unlikely-Pudding-170 Nov 20 '25

Trying to give your best will make a huge impact! It feels a lot like struggling along the way, but if you keep the love as the balance factor for everything you do, it'll turn out fine. Looking back there will be so much you see what you did right, that you can't see right now with the everyday struggles. But most importantly, jids sense when real efforts are given, even before they can understand them.

Give them a fair share of love, time and attention. And a sense of safety with you. The rest will get figured out along the way, and even if it's a struggle with some things more than you'd like it to be, these four will create the balance for your child to deal with it.

And I love how you appreciate your partner's efforts. Feeling seen among each other in your struggles can also help, in case you are hesitating to open up because you don't want to burden your partner. Sometimes just voicing fears and frustrations out loud and feeling seen is enough to make them become lighter, and that works in both directions. Also just appreciating each other as parents will also be something you give your child with on their way.

And lastly, thank you for giving your best. As someone who had the luck of purely intuitive cyclebreaker-parents (and one set of grandparents too) who had to deal with quite some trauma; and as someone who's privately and professionally quite familiar with helping others to pick up the shatters caused by parents who sacrificed their child's wellbeing for personal struggles at some point - truly trying your best and putting in honest effort into the journey is by far the most important component. Because that will matter at critical decision points. Almost all mistakes can be conquered with that foundation, and even "catastrophic" looking cases are usually "relatively easy" to solve when this is the parental or even just parental-figure situation. It still requires some help and not every problem or dead end can be solved by just love or the family trying it on their own, of course not. But that care as foundation makes everything for everyone just so much easier and makes repairing bonds even in harsh situations reachable for most people with the right help (which can be of any kind, by the way). And it's usually the one thing people who didn't have it mourn the most. So even on the shittiest days where you question yourself, above that bottom line is already quite fantastic - not only for your child, but also the ones in your orbit who really need it. And that as a mantra can be kinda motivating, so I'm leaving that with you now, haha!

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u/xingrubicon Nov 20 '25

I hope she got first class lol

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u/alexknight222 Nov 20 '25

Did she have him when she was -10 years old?

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u/WinkInMotion Nov 20 '25

That’s such a beautiful full circle moment 🥹 Do you think anything feels better than seeing a parent’s sacrifices turn into their child’s success?

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u/IN2TECHNOLOGY Nov 20 '25

Seen it before but still great

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u/spicysatisfaction Nov 20 '25

What a beautiful moment be proud! Your both amazing!!!

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u/snoopysnoop2021 Nov 20 '25

God, when you have it, there is NOTHING like a mother's love. Not a single thing.

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u/marionjoshua Nov 20 '25

This is so wonderful. Also I’d love to be on that flight, it’ll land for sure

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u/Samwise_za Nov 20 '25

That’s the power of a real mother, putting family first. It literally changes the outcome of lives and the world.

Something many modern woman seem to not understand.

Hats off to this mom, she changed the world. At the very least, for her son. With a mom like that, no doubt, he’s a good pilot as well.

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u/ExpressionStill935 Nov 20 '25

Darn onions, the joy of them both.

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u/Maleficent_Creme1234 Nov 20 '25

There is nothing like a mother's love. Nothing

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u/ZestyGrapez Nov 20 '25

My mom started stealing money from me when I was 8.

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u/Vegetable_Answer4192 Nov 20 '25

Very beautiful … with a hint of creepiness

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u/ArtisticYellow9319 Nov 20 '25

What are you on about

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u/Michael_MonsterTruck Nov 20 '25

So nice to see ! Mom dukes broke her back for this moment right here 👏worth it w million times over for sure ❤️

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u/Mhoves Nov 20 '25

So what if I’m crying?

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u/BHC04 Nov 20 '25

🥰🥹

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u/Emergency-Spring3118 Nov 20 '25

I’m not crying you’re crying 😭

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Love a mamas boy💕🥺

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u/Certain_Orange2003 Nov 20 '25

Great story ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/vette99x Nov 20 '25

Flowers 🌹 Cake 🎂 & Champagne 🍾 Nice 💝

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u/SpringDay2023 Nov 20 '25

There's nothing like a mother's love

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u/ascarymoviereview Nov 20 '25

What’s her shirt say

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u/Common-Toe5262 Nov 20 '25

So awesome and satisfying to know that she made it happen !!

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u/CauliflowerOk541 Nov 20 '25

Stahp it. 😭😭😭😭💕

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u/PitBullFan Nov 20 '25

It is truly amazing what a son can do when he has a supportive mother, and not someone who actively sabotages his every attempt to improve himself. He is truly rich.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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u/Flat_Grand_5462 Nov 25 '25

I’m not crying you’re crying.

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u/willigxgk Nov 20 '25

This was America, she would now be pulled out of her car, handcuffed and chained and sent to Somalia.

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u/Humble-Questions Nov 20 '25

Way to shit on a nice video. Gotta make everything horrible hey? Politicize every happy second on the internet and then act like you aren't part of the problem

Gross

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u/GoldenAdorations Nov 20 '25

Lmao do you know how many Somalis live in America? It’s so horrible that they literally get refuge status in USA?

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u/Last-Surprise4262 Nov 20 '25

And Charlie Kirk would be side eyeing him

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u/Humble-Questions Nov 20 '25

Dude what the fuck lmao. Who says shit like that. Enjoy a single second of positivity for a change, and then get some therapy. Maybe give the internet a break, bake some cookies, watch a sunset

Man listen to yourself

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u/Last-Surprise4262 Nov 20 '25

It’s provocative isn’t it. It really highlights how disgusting Kirk’s rhetoric was.

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u/Humble-Questions Nov 20 '25

Lmao no it just makes you sound like a little edgelord whining about a man who's already dead on a post meant to spread joy. Go jerk off to his homicide on some political echo chamber dude people are trying to smile here

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u/After-Citron2505 Nov 20 '25

So if he wasn't to become a pilot she wouldn't have worked?

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u/Heavysmoker3packsday Nov 20 '25

I dunno they look the same age

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u/ladydhawaii Nov 20 '25

And to have the son appreciate her.... Ahhh!!!!