Nicest strangers ever come to meet newborn after texting mishap
It takes a courage to respond to a wrong number not with rage, but with compassion.
Brothers Deorick and Denis Williams received a group text over the weekend with a big, beautiful announcement. Lindsey and Mark Knox has given birth to a healthy baby boy, Carson Knox. It was a routine text, but a slight twist -- the brothers had no idea who these people were.
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The brothers initially wrote back "wrong number," but the baby's anxious grandmother, Teresa Lashley, ignored the text, and followed up by sending a photo of the baby. Most people in that situation would ignore her texts or block the number, but the brothers both love babies. So they headed over to the hospital, full of gifts for baby and mom, ready to meet a family of strangers.
Here's part of their hilarious exchange, posted to Facebook.
Lashley was sincerely touched by the exchange.
"I accidentally [texted] a message about Mark and Lindsey having a baby to a number I had in my phone for someone else which now belongs to Mr. Dennis Williams and he and his brother came by to visit us and brought the baby a gift! What a blessing these two guys were to our family. They were so sweet and kind to do this," Lashley wrote on Facebook.
The next time someone shouts "WRONG NUMBER" at you, respond by quietly shaming them with this story.
Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
