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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/EmergencyMacaroon943 on 2023-10-11 04:20:48.

Throwaway because I am afraid of being judged. My son and I just moved into our new place a few days ago after struggling with being unhoused and living in my truck for a while. I thought that it would be a nice surprise so I didn’t tell him after finally saving up enough to get us a place. I will never forget the look on his face when we walked in and I told him that it’s our new home and that we don’t have to sleep in the car anymore. I thought that he would excitedly lose his mind considering how much he had been patiently dreaming of that moment. He timidly asked if it’s really ours and when I assured him that yes it is, he just started crying. It was gut wrenching. I gave him a bear hug and told him to let it all out.

I felt so bad when he thanked me for being able to get the place. As a parent, you are supposed to be able to provide your kids with a roof over their heads. It is the absolute bare minimum. I have been feeling and still do feel guilty for putting him through that in the first place. He is my only kid and I just felt like I couldn’t guarantee that he was okay if he wasn’t with me even though our situation was extremely hard. After getting over the initial emotions, he seemed pretty happy and we had pizza on the floor and excitedly talked about everything and how we want our new home to look. He seems okay now but I still can’t get over the fact that this whole experience probably scarred him for life and it is highly likely that I will be shipped off to a nursing home when I’m old and frail.

TL:DR Made son cry by trying to surprise him with our new home.