Laura Mazza is a busy mom. Like many mothers, she juggles a full-time job and still does her best to be there for her kids when they need her the most. But this year at Halloween things didn’t quite work out the way she had planned.

She and her son Luca had been planning a big Halloween. They had bought costumes, decorations, and planned to spend an evening out trick or treating. Laura says Halloween was always a fun holiday for her and she wanted her son to have those same kinds of memories.

But when she got the call to work the day before Halloween, she knew she needed to fly out of town to get the job done. She promised Luca that she’d be back the next day in time to go trick or treating just like they had been planning.

However, things didn’t work out that way. There were airline delays, traffic jams, and all sorts of frustrations that kept Laura from getting home the way she had planned.

“I promised Luca weeks and weeks in advance that we would go trick or treating. Leading up to it he was so excited, and we looked at costumes we were all going to wear. We have always loved Halloween and I’ve loved it since watching it in movies (don’t care if it’s an ‘American’ holiday – it’s not really, but anyway). An opportunity for me to work came up and I flew interstate for the day. I promised Luca the night before that I’d be home in time to trick or treat. Flights were delayed, traffic was crazy, and I got home to find him asleep in his costume waiting for me. I ugly cried. Bloody Mom guilt, right? I felt so terrible. I knew he wouldn’t have cared but I wanted to keep the promise to him. I hated broken promises as a kid.”

When she finally did get home, she found Luca dressed in his costume asleep on the couch. Laura says she cried huge alligator tears for breaking her promise, although she knew that Luca would understand.

Instead of keeping her sadness to herself, she turned to the Love What Matters social media page. She told the group of mothers what happened and asked them a favor.

Would any of them be willing to open their doors and allow her and her son to come trick or treating on November 1st so she could make it up to her son? She was even willing to buy them the candy.

The response was overwhelming. Several women reached out and volunteered to be available so Laura and Luca could go trick or treating. They had candy left over and were glad to help them out.

So on November 1, Laura and Luca headed out trick or treating. At each house she explained to Luca what wonderful women the ladies were and how grateful they should be to them.

Laura says not only did they teach Luca a valuable lesson about humanity, but the women also taught her that women and mothers should stick together and help each other out.

“I have been in tears all day. Happy and emotional tears. They didn’t just do it for my son, they didn’t just teach him that humanity is beautiful, but they taught me that in motherhood, you’re never alone, because other mothers will always have your back!”

Be sure to share this heartwarming story with your family and friends. Mothers have a tough job and we definitely need to stick together and help each other out.