After Her Daughter Brought A Stranger To Dinner, This Mom Began To Cry

When Tammy Oswalt’s daughter Sammy invited her out for a birthday dinner, she had no idea how the night would unravel.

Family Ties

Oswalt comes from Orlando in Florida. She has two grown-up daughters, who were her everything. She tried to teach them good morals and respect. Yet on this night, their omission of the truth, would deeply affect her.

Birthday Surprise

So, with that in mind, Oswalt was delighted when her oldest daughter Sammy Hewett invited her out for a meal to have some quality time. She didn’t realize, however, that her daughter had actually prepared a birthday surprise, to celebrate her mother’s 53rd birthday in September 2017.

What Was In Store?

Oswalt arrived at the venue, she had no idea that her daughter had a special birthday surprise in store for her. The doting daughter had managed to track down the gift of a lifetime. In fact, in Hewett’s own words, it was a present “that money can’t touch. What would it be?

Hated Surprises

Oswalt usually hated surprises, it wasn’t her thing. Yet this surprise would be something that she would no doubt remember for the rest of her days, but was it worth it?

Strict Orders

She had given strict orders to her daughter that she didn’t want anything this year, and she just wanted to celebrate in a low key way with the ones she loves the most. She sort of gave her daughter the idea without even realizing it. She would soon.

Giving Away Just A Small Clue

The first clue Oswalt received that she was about to be surprised came when Hewett pulled out her phone and started recording. According to Oswalt, Hewett had form when it came to planning “incredible presents.” However, nothing could have prepared the mom for her latest birthday gift.

Live Stream

So that others could share in her mom’s surprise, Hewett live-streamed Oswalt’s reaction on her Facebook page in September 2017. To prepare her mother for what was about to come, Hewett warns, “You know how I do random, unexpected stuff, right?”

Anticipation Hits

As Oswalt waited in anticipation, Hewett announced, something, that she never would have expected. Never in her wildest dreams could she have prepared for this moment. She was truly taken aback as her daughter announced to the live feed what the surprise was.

Had To Be A Dream

“I want you to meet your son, Dylan.” With that, Oswalt placed her head in her hands, she couldn’t believe her ears. She turned around in her chair, and locked eyes with the son whom she hadn’t seen in over 18 years.

Happy Birthday Mom

Instantly, Oswalt jumped to her feet and wrapped her arms around the young man who hugged her back in return. The pair enjoyed a long embrace for a few moments as Hewett continued filming. Then, after watching her mom and her brother enjoy the moment, she said with love, “Happy birthday, mom.”

Long Lost Son

The man in the video is Oswalt’s long-lost son. In the late 1990’s Oswalt was a single mom with two daughters and another baby on the way. But she had split up with the father of her unborn child before she even knew she was pregnant. This was an extremely hard time for her.

Not Many Options

At this time, Oswalt was struggling to make enough money to support her family, and she was close to being homeless. As a result, she made the devastating decision to put her baby up for adoption.

She Had To Explain Her Reasons

Her reasons were selfless: she wanted to give her son a life she was unable to provide. It hurt her so much to do it, but she knew that at this point she didn’t have another option.

It’s Time To Say Goodbye

When the day came, and she had to give him up, just as he was born, it was such a happy day that she had brought her baby into the world, yet clouded by such sadness that she had to give him away. There was no other choice, but it hurt her more than she could describe. Especially as she had no support and was on her own.

Broken Heart

The decision broke Oswalt’s heart. “A mom doesn’t give up her child like a sack of potatoes,” she told Inside Edition in October 2017. “All I could give him was love and sometimes that’s not enough. I had to make the decision to give him up because I did love him.”

Handing Him Over Took A Dark Turn

After handing her son over, Oswalt fell into a spiral of depression and even contemplated taking her own life. “I tried to commit suicide,” she admitted. “The emotional guilt and loss overwhelmed me.”

Gone But Never Forgotten

In time, though, Oswalt managed to lift herself out of her depression. And as the years passed by, she was able to put her guilt to the back of her mind. However, she never forgot about her only son.

Tracking Down His Mothet

And it appeared that he never forgot about his birth mother, either. In fall 2017, Dylan tracked down Hewett’s telephone number using the internet. However, though the siblings communicated in private for some time, Dylan was still unsure about reaching out to his biological mom.

Time To Reach Out

Eventually, Hewett told her mother about her secret conversations with Dylan. Of course the news left Oswalt confused, angry and shocked. “All these questions were running through my head,” Oswalt later revealed.

So What Now?

After a few months, Dylan finally agreed to speak to his biological mom over the phone. And although Oswalt’s mind was bursting with questions for the young man, she didn’t put pressure on her son to meet up with her. She wanted to wait until the time was right.

Waiting Until The Time Was Right

And that time came in the days following Oswalt’s birthday when Dylan surprised her at the restaurant. Describing that meeting, in October 2017 Oswalt told the Daily Mail, “The moment I looked back and saw him, so much ran through me. There was so much love, I just wanted to hold and kiss him.”

Broke Down

And in her interview with Inside Edition, Oswalt added, “As soon as [my daughter] said, ‘Meet your son, Dylan,’ I broke. I waited almost 19 years for this moment. All I could do was say, ‘Oh my God, I love you. You’re beautiful.’”

Coincedence

It also turned out, that Oswalt and Dylan only lived 90 minutes apart from each other. As a result, they both intend to meet up, and get to know each other more. And for one of their initial meetings, Oswalt planned to watch Dylan play soccer for the very first time.

New Chapter Ahead

With an exciting new chapter unfolding ahead of her, Oswalt was looking forward to the future. “I feel so complete now,” she said. “Everything I ever wanted, I now have. I’ve got what matters and that’s family.”

A Real Family Reunion

As Christmas came around, Oswalt felt that she couldn’t let another celebration go by without her son, and invited him to her house for the annual holiday family meal, to meet all the family and friends. This was definitely overwhelming for him, and he didn’t know if he should go.

What Would He Decide?

After giving it much thought, and even consulting with his adopted parents, they all agreed, that this would be a special occasion and that it would only be right to go, it would make his other mother so happy, and he could finally feel like he belonged to his biological family.

Family Reaction

When he rang the doorbell, he was very nervous, heart pounding, at the thought of meeting all the friends, and his cousins. Yet once the door opened, he was greeted by outpours of love and affection. They ran up to hug him, and welcomed him in with open arms. They even made a stocking for him above the fireplace, and had presents for him waiting to be opened. This was a Christmas they would all never forget, and the start of something truly amazing.

What Would Happen Next?

From that day forward, he really felt a sense of home with his biological mother, and he made it a resolution to go and visit and spend time with his other family whenever he could, it was a blessing that he had two families now. Of course Oswalt was thrilled, and felt as though her dreams had come true. Sammy was also over joyed as she had a brother.