My 5-Year-Old Called Me, Terrified, Saying, ‘New Dad Woke up… but He’s Acting Weird’ – I Rushed Home as Fast as I Could
A 5-year-old boy’s call to his mother, fearing his new stepfather was “acting weird,” sets off a terrifying chain of events. Ally, a single mom, had recently married Thomas after a year-long relationship. But when Thomas fell seriously ill after drinking a strange herbal tea from a coworker, Ally rushes home to find him unresponsive, with symptoms resembling poisoning.
Her son, Toby, described Thomas as “acting like a robot,” a detail that helped doctors pinpoint the cause: toxic foxglove extract in the tea. The investigation revealed that Thomas’s coworker, Evan, had secretly harbored an obsession with Thomas and poisoned him in a fit of jealousy after Thomas’s marriage.
Despite the near-fatal poisoning, Thomas survived after extensive hospital treatment, while Evan faced attempted murder charges. The family, now more united than ever, is left to rebuild their lives, with young Toby, whose quick thinking saved his father, considering a future in medicine or detective work.
