My Son Shared Half His Lunch with a Stray Dog Every Day – Until a Red SUV Stopped Beside Him

Now he’s 10, and I swear there are days he seems older than me.

There’s something about the way he carries himself that’s always made me say Eli has an old soul.

He’s the kind of kid who thanks the bus driver every single day, even if he’s the last one off. He waves to the sanitation guys like they’re celebrities.

And he once stopped me in the middle of the sidewalk because a beetle was flipped on its back, legs flailing helplessly.

“Everyone deserves help, Mom,” he said, crouching down and gently nudging it upright with a twig.

That’s Eli. Quiet, soft-hearted, and easy to overlook if you’re not paying attention, but if you do notice, you’ll realize there’s something rare about him.

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