Some parents get mighty lonesome when their kids go off to college or study abroad, and when a selfie and a little Skype time simply won't fill that void these lonesome loved ones need a stand-in.
So a caring son who goes by EverythingFerns on the Reddits sent his family a cardboard cutout of himself while schooling overseas, making them feel like he never left.
The good son's extra thin and very quiet stand-in showed up to dinner every night, celebrated holidays like Easter and Valentine's Day, and even joined the family on an outing to O'Charley's.
However, the stunt may have backfired, since some of EverythingFerns's family members say they now prefer the cardboard cutout to the real guy!
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