'Daddy Doll' Left at Target Reunited with Manalapan Boy

A simple post on Facebook reunited a young boy with his military “Daddy doll” on Tuesday after it was left behind in a shopping cart at the Manalapan Target. A good samaritan discovered the doll, left it with Target customer service, and posted a picture of the doll and the information on Facebook in hopes of reuniting the doll with its rightful owner, and it worked. 

Michelle McHugh initially posted a picture of the doll on Facebook with the text: “Can everyone please share this picture? I found this little military buddy doll left in a cart at Manalapan Target on Rte. 9. It has the picture of someone's dad and there must be a very upset little kid somewhere! I left it with Target customer service.” 

The picture, was shared on Facebook almost 27,000 times.

The stuffed doll features a picture of Judah Gossetts father, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan, according to New York Daily News. Raynalin Gossett, Judah’s mother, wrote on Facebook that her son is obsessed with the doll and was frantic when she realized it had been left behind.

It was through the incredible number of shares on Facebook that Gosset was alerted to the posts and found out where the doll had been left, reuniting a young boy with his most beloved possession.