{"id":13882,"date":"2026-04-10T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=13882"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:17:12","slug":"my-5-year-old-called-me-terrified-saying-new-dad-woke-up-but-hes-acting-weird-i-rushed-home-as-fast-as-i-could","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=13882","title":{"rendered":"My 5-Year-Old Called Me, Terrified, Saying, \u2018New Dad Woke up\u2026 but He\u2019s Acting Weird\u2019 \u2013 I Rushed Home as Fast as I Could"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After years as a single mom, I found love again. Thomas quickly became part of our lives, bonding with my son Toby, and we married a year later. For the first time, our little family felt complete.<\/p>\n

A month in, Toby got a fever. I had to work, but Thomas stayed home. Hours later, Toby called me, scared: \u201cMommy\u2026 new dad\u2019s acting weird. Like a robot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I rushed home to find Thomas pale, sweating, barely responsive. On his phone was a half-written message: \u201cFever came on hard. Something\u2019s wrong\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

At the hospital, tests revealed it wasn\u2019t a virus\u2014it was poisoning.<\/p>\n

I remembered a strange tea Thomas had been drinking, a gift from a coworker. Tests confirmed it contained foxglove, a dangerous toxin. Police discovered the coworker had been obsessively infatuated with Thomas and tried to poison him out of jealousy.<\/p>\n

Thomas survived, though recovery was long.<\/p>\n

Toby was the one who saved him.<\/p>\n

Six months later, Thomas is healing, the attacker awaits trial, and Toby\u2014brave and observant\u2014now dreams of becoming a doctor\u2026 or maybe a detective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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