{"id":16116,"date":"2021-09-02T06:17:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=16116"},"modified":"2021-09-02T07:23:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:23:46","slug":"single-moms-hand-sewn-manta-ray-for-sons-5th-birthday-inspires-outpouring-of-generosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/09\/single-moms-hand-sewn-manta-ray-for-sons-5th-birthday-inspires-outpouring-of-generosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Mom\u2019s Hand-Sewn Manta Ray For Son\u2019s 5th Birthday Inspires Outpouring Of Generosity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A single mom in Oklahoma named Tiffany Holloway wanted to buy a manta ray stuffed animal, because her son Jonas asked for one for his fifth birthday. But she only had $2 in her bank account. So she grabbed a needle and thread and made one out of his old baby blanket, with buttons for eyes. And she did a great job with it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16124 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/0c91cd60-qli9ctaupte71-695x927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/0c91cd60-qli9ctaupte71-695x927.jpg 695w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/0c91cd60-qli9ctaupte71-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>She was so proud, she posted a photo on Reddit that got 66,000 likes in a single day. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Then people asked if they could send her son MORE gifts . . . and he&#8217;s now gotten over 150 stuffed manta rays in the mail. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>One woman who has a yarn and knitting business even bought Tiffany and her four boys tickets to the Oklahoma City Zoo, as well as four tickets to feed the sting rays. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Even though Jonas received tons of stingray stuffed animals &#8211; he says the one his mom made is his favorite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(There&#8217;s also a GoFundMe that&#8217;s raised thousands of dollars to help them out.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16121 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/e1988d90-boy-with-manta-ray-zoo-aquarium-square-submitted-by-tiffany-holloway-696x793-695x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/e1988d90-boy-with-manta-ray-zoo-aquarium-square-submitted-by-tiffany-holloway-696x793-695x792.jpg 695w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/e1988d90-boy-with-manta-ray-zoo-aquarium-square-submitted-by-tiffany-holloway-696x793.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16122 \" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/336b5424-boy-with-stuffed-animals-submitted-by-mom-tiffany-696x532-695x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/336b5424-boy-with-stuffed-animals-submitted-by-mom-tiffany-696x532-695x531.jpg 695w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/336b5424-boy-with-stuffed-animals-submitted-by-mom-tiffany-696x532.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/91261194@N06\/46256604661\">FLICKR,\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Holloway Facebook, REDDIT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A single mom in Oklahoma named Tiffany Holloway wanted to buy a manta ray stuffed animal, because her son Jonas asked for one for his fifth birthday. 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