Weston Moore had been quietly saving up behavioral rewards from his elementary school since the beginning of the school year, all in hopes of entering a raffle. When Weston’s school announced a bicycle as the prize, the 11-year-old saw his opportunity to do something special for his younger sis ter, Addysn. Weston entered the raffle all his accumulated rewards — and won. He decided to give the prize to his sister, who had been wanting a bike. His parents shared the surprise in a TikTok that has since gone viral, accumulating nearly 10 million views. In the video, Weston tells Addysn he has something for her and asking her to go outside. As soon as she spots the bicycle in the backyard, she turns around in tears and embraces her brother in a hug. “He had mentioned it earlier in the week to my husband at school pickup that they were having a raffle at school and he was going to try to enter it to win the bike for his sister,” the siblings’ mother, Ashley Moore, told TODAY.com. “My husband had said to him, ‘You know, that’s so sweet and so thoughtful, but just know you don’t have to use your rewards for that,’ but he was like, ‘No, I’m going to do it, ‘cause, you know, she really wants a bike.’” The day of the raffle was a half day at school, and Weston decided to stay home. That’s when Moore received an unexpected phone call from the middle school. “They were like, ‘Hey, we just want you to know that Weston won the bike raffle,’ and my jaw hit the floor. I couldn’t believe it,” she says. What made the gesture even more remarkable was learning just how long Weston had been planning this surprise. When Moore asked her son about the rewards program — something she didn’t even know existed — he revealed he’d been saving since the start of the school year, keeping his plan a secret from both parents for months. Once his parents retrieved the bicycle, Weston orchestrated the entire surprise himself. He wanted to place it in the backyard and tell his sister to go look, creating the emotional moment captured on video. Moore says prior to this, she thought Weston and Addysn, 11, had a typical relationship. “They’re honestly just like every other sibling,” Moore explained. “They pick on each other sometimes. They don’t get along all the time.” This gesture revealed something deeper, she says. “At that moment it showed that their bond is just a lot stronger than I think me and my husband thought,” Moore says. parenting Dec 5 Parents say school-issued iPads are causing chaos with their kids Television Nov 22 Are you the ‘default parent'? ‘All Her Fault' explores mothers' mental load For Moore and her husband, witnessing their son’s selfless act meant more than they could have anticipated. “As a parent, sometimes you question yourself, which is a common thing. You don’t know if you’re doing everything right,” Moore says. “But when you see your kids selflessly love each other that way, it was overwhelming, and it just really humbles you and shows you that your doubts are unnecessary.” “It’s just a moment that stays with you. There is so much pride and a little bit of disbelief, but that moment just showed that you are doing something right,” she continues. The video’s viral success came as a complete surprise to Moore, who is new to the social media platform. “I had to ask ChatGPT how to make a TikTok video,” she laughs. She says the response has been “a little overwhelming,” but in a “really positive way.” “Everyone’s comments have just … they say things like, ‘Y’all have restored my faith in humanity,’ but their comments have restored my faith in humanity. There’s just still so much goodness out there.” Weston and Addysn are aware the moment has gotten attention. When the clip made it to TV, their mom says they watched with their mouths dropped open in amazement. “They were like, ‘We’re on TV,’ and I was like, ‘Yes, you’re on TV.’ They thought it was the coolest thing ever,” Moore says. However, the parents have been careful to keep the children grounded. “We’ve had a talk about how it’s not about the attention that we’re getting,” Moore says. “We want to keep the focus on the heart behind what he did, and not bragging about it — staying humble, but just realizing people think it’s so cool and so special because you had such a kind, selfless moment and because your sister was so gracious in that moment.” Moore says strangers have reached out wanting to reward Weston for his thoughtfulness. She hopes people take away a different message from their story. “People reaching out and wanting to reward him and do things for him is extremely kind and humbling,” she says. “I think more than anything, we just want the message to encourage other people to spread kindness. If his moment on TikTok would at least help one person, maybe be kind to someone else, that’s more of a reward than someone trying to send him a bike or money.” This story first appeared on TODAY.com. 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