Golden Voice Ted Williams reunites with his 90 year old Mother on the Today Show!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- A "dream" is how both Ted Williams, the golden-voiced homeless man who has become an overnight sensation, and his 90-year-old mother, Julia Williams, described their tearful reunion after many years apart, during which Williams spiraled down from successful radio personality to drug-addicted panhandler.
"The dream finally came true," Williams told Meredith Vieira on TODAY Friday.
Imagine being treated like that by your mom and your not on drugs or you are not a criminal.
That's my story.
same here
Congrats, you must be so successful right
She's just an older woman speaking her TRUTH...and his MOM❤.Who's Prayers🙏🙏🙏.. were answered🙏👏👏🙏 she don't mean her son no harm🙏...God Bless Them both🙏🙏
I congratulate everyone who is helping this man. He really has a God given voice and if he does well he should stay away from his mom..... She is too much of a negative influence by reminding him of the shame he had to go through because of the choices he made in life. he is trying really hard to get back together and thinking more about his sobriety than anything else... that to me is very positive thinking... he is not being greedy for $ and accepting everything that comes to him. Good luck
What a voice ❤️💐
Awww the way he looks at his Mother at 3:40 ♥
I teared up when the reporter asked him to speak - such a beautiful voice
... that "Hi Mommy! Hi Mommy!!" ... hits me hard 😭
That mother!!! My GOD!! All she has is negative things to say. She reminds me of my grandma!!
She’s keeping it real!! I love Ted, but he needed the tough love
His personality is a complete contrast to hers. He is a better man than most for defending her despite her hurtful comments.
Just be happy for him now, stop being like that. You're making your son feel like shit on TV. Just be happy your son is better and that he has his life together. Don't sit there and criticize him.
This is a blessing for him. Im so super happy for him & wish him all the very best. Ppl that constantly put the focus on themselves or outward appearance totally miss it. Not one time did she say Im proud of him or anything along those lines. Live for Jesus and yourself. Only God can send the blessing. He showed faith in God no matter how low she felt holding a sign asking for help was.
Ted Williams is an amazing story of redemption and it makes me cry time and time again to know its been YEARS and he is STILL clean. And FYI being a smack fiend for years disgraced my family and it had NOTHING to do with my familys pride.
I guess many people who have voiced issues with his mother's words are just saddened that she couldn't show a little more hope. Yes, it's hard to have faith in someone who has hurt you, but this must be the best break he's had in 20 years so tho she's old school, tho she's 90 odd, tho she's been hurt, an 'I love him and know he's gonna try his best' would've been good for him to hear. Hope he's doing we'll now and that she is finally proud of him if she's still around.
A lot you people dont get it lol, the woman is 90 years old shes seen and been through a lot and family pride means a lot to people her age so you shouldnt ridicule her because she thinks of her son as a "disgrace" for being on the streets holding up signs
she looks good for 90 though.
Have to admit each time she spoke I hoped she would say something different but we have not walked in her shoes. I hope they did well since this was first aired.
What ever you think, mother is a mother ❤️❤️😢
You the man Ted. Best wishes for you Into the future.
Its obvious the guy is genuine....hell hath no fury n awe that!
Very humble guy..God Bless you Ted🙏🏽
She's not a snob! She's old-school. It's all about respect.
How about old school AND a snob? (I'm currently reading his book by the way).
As a mother I understood everything ❤
color of our skin doesn't matter, be humble that's way better, may God bless this man!
I cried aww sooooo perfect
His mom makes me sad -- if she's this negative now that he has turned his life around -- I cant imagine what she was like as younger person and he was a little boy.
Thank you Jesus
He needs to hear the truth of his mommy words! It's called tough love! She wants the best for her son so he must stay away from the wrong people! ! God bless them.
Very emotional 😢
AWESOME!!!! I LOVE HIS STORY.......IT CAN BE DONE....OUR FATHER AND MOTHER (GOD) WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.....!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏☝☝☝
Mom is right and tells no lies. No mother wants to imagine her child drugged out, homeless and whoring himself on the street for drug money, holding up signs. It's hurtful and embarrassing. Anyone who can't understand that has never been humiliated and hurt by a family member's shenanigans.
No wonder the guy is a wreck with a Mother like that
Man, even now I'm a disappointment to my mother. The woman never had faith or confidence in my ability from day 1. I might be a moron at times but I'm the only one in my family that has the smarts to actually get us somewhere. Emotionally support your children people.
There’s just no pleasing some people. Take it as a lesson, not to worry about what she or anyone else thinks. Do you. Use it as motivation to prove her judgement wrong. The good thing about going it alone is that no one else can try to claim the glory or any of the other rewards that come with your success. You can’t choose your family, but you can choose who you treat like family. And when your successful, you get to choose who you pull up with you, and who you leave in the dirt. Support the people who support you. Good luck and get to work.
@@CivilizedWarrior Thank you for those wise words brother/sister!
@@Duciousness anytime friend. I’ve had similar relationships before. People are usually either looking down on you condescendingly, or looking up at you enviously. Let them look, anyway they want to and don’t pay em no mind. The less time and energy you focus on them and the more you focus on yourself and your future, the better off you’ll be. I believe in you, internet stranger. We are all capable of way more than we think we are. Believe in yourself. Sometimes that’s enough.
Какой же прекрасный и простой человек 👍
I remember a voice from top 40. Mr. Casey Kasim. both of them have a wonderful voice
Good luck, Ted!!
The mother is of a different generation. That's probably why she would say that.
must 2 make a movie for him talking about he's life >> before .. after
That generation is caught up with appearances and it's their main focus. Her faith and trust in her son was gone. That is why it's so important to only put your faith and trust in God. He will never forsake you and have him as your focus and everything will be added to you.
His mother is sharp for being 90 years old!
Let this be a lesson before you judge people by their conditions. Being homeless is not embarrassing or its not being low. Its normal people that might have made bad decisions in life and the only right thing to do is give that person a chance. You cannot help everyone, but if you help 1 person, thats human enough!
You are so right!! Too many people judge based on conditions of other people.
His mother seems more concerned about her reputation then to actually help her son. Selfish
all the time complaining
His mother was religous but faithless... His intuition led him to his own great destiny.
His mother seems to be more worried about how his family is "disgraces", rather than her sons rise from homelessness. Sad. :(
I can't believe his mom said those things. Very Cold!!! He has a good heart and I wish him the best.
There lots of women like that God fearing Hippocratic more worried about dam sign than what that poor poor man was going threw .I went threw something like that I'm happy now and away from my Hippocratic of a so called mother 8 years now .I got on great with my father I could not see what my father seen in the old bxxxxxd
My dads family were Jehovas Witnesses and they were fucking weird too. Its like they love to judge everyone else, even tho most of them are addicts and ex cons or they have like 5 kids to 5 different dudes. Dont get me wrong, I’m an addict too, everybody fucks up sometimes, but Im not super judgy or fake like that. Idk. All them Jehovas seem like a bunch of screwballs and sketchballs.
I'm proud of him and wish him the best. His mother doesn't appear to be very supportive but instead worries about what others think which is a shame because he's turned his life around and deserves support
So shameful that complete strangers often offer more moral support than the ones who know and "love" you the most. Yes there are plenty of challenges to continue to work on but I didn't feel she spoke very positively in regard to his success, new found life, and seemingly great character. I'm sure he's suffered enough being homeless in all that time, no need to bring up his downfall at every instance.
Yep you are right poor guy got enough problems she more worried about the sign and what people think. Nothing but a dam Hippocratic he better off forgetting about her and moving on cut ties it's for the best trust me I know
When you’re a parent you will understand her frustration
@@williensthilaire5191 how do you know I'm not?
@@UniqueNei I’m using the same playbook you used on the suffering mother you judged like you can feel her struggle
It's hard for his mom to be positive because she's been crushed each time she allowed herself to be positive. He's so fragile, yet you know he's his own worst enemy with that addiction crap. Good luck to them both. Hope he stays clean. He really does have a God given gift with that voice. May he bring glory to God in some way with his life and voice.
It's been ages since I've looked up clips on this guy, but wow the amount of absolutely dragging him through him the mud incessantly, repeatedly, over and over says a lot. I don't care how much grief he's caused her over the years, you FINALLY get this chance for a turn-around, the very thing you say you've "prayed to God for" and your whole demeanor is nothing but a miserable old negative woman. Incapable of even one positive thing to say about this scenario. Absolutely can't stand people who are this negative, they're like black holes.
People are on here commenting about the mother being selfish. I disagree to an extent. She is a church-going woman who raised her son to be an upstanding member of society. You don't know what she's been through, bailing him out of jail or giving him money over the years for drugs an alcohol. She is just being honest that his lifestyle was not something she was proud of. She was really embarrassed at what he was doing. Of course she's happy to see him in recovery "now," but I wouldn't have been proud of a drug addicted alcoholic son either. I think she is proud of who he is today though, which is a different story. This woman does not look 90 years old, but she is. She sees things from the perspective of an older person. Unfortunately, honor and respect of the family meant a lot more to people back in her day than it does today.
Well said! Praying that Ted continues move forward and GOD continues to cover him. Praying his mom's heart is comforted as well.
Karen McGee Thanks so much. 😊
and why does his mother only accept him when he is successful.
Sean Hennessy because when someone is on drugs and won't work there's nothing you can do for them the only thing you can do is give them tough love and hope they pull through
tough love is a bit different than shunning.
tough love is a bit different than shunning. Do you understand the concept of tough love? read the book that spawned the statement before writing a commentary using it as a reference.
You should love God more how you think you got here. He wash all of us of the face of the earth then who you gone love.!!!!!!
Sean Hennessy Maybe it was difficult to help him because of the booze and drugs but I think if all the family had come together and done an intervention it might have been productive.
the mother needs to give this guy some more credit. shes kinda being a B****. Give this man props for his come up.
God bless him...and bless those who helped him.
Amen! To that!!🙏🏽
YOU ARE A VERY VERY SICK PERSON
@Anthony Rubio yes I heard 😇
Does the mother have no empathy for her son? It seems like all she can think about is how she feels, and how his trouble effects her and makes her feel bad... she had absolutely no thoughts about her son except where her son has harmed her life... It makes me see how he would've felt shamed by her all the time no matter what he did, what he achieved. Probably no matter what career he takes, his mother won't ever approve of him. What's a disgrace is not him, it's his mother!!! This is a sensitive man, with loads of feeling and empathy, who was raised by a mother with no ability to feel empathetic, all she does is pass off her own shame on to him- she projects it. What this son needs is to stay away from his mother! The woman's shame stems from insanity- it seems the son doesn't realize that her shame is insanity. He keeps trying to understand her.... Yes, he will need a really good therapist.
Ugh, the mother is annoying. "Disgrace to my family". Like seriously? Get over your pride!
Lexisaurus His mother is black ? Mixed ?
Lex he had pride, he didn't won't to get low paid job. So why not have pride about putting drug up your nose, arm
His Mother is Right! Some things We do are Só Unnecessary! Keep on the Straight & Narrow Bró & Áll the Best Kind-Hearted,Witty & GoldenVoice Ted.
I am angry at his mom when he was a hobo his mom called him a disgrace
@larzuga1 what about the pain she brought him by reaming his ass out like that on national tv? As an addict in recovery myself, with an amazing supportive mother, I’m surprised he got clean at all. If I had a mother like that, who was constantly patronizing and always putting me down, I probably would’ve preferred living on the streets smoking crack to weekly Sunday dinners with that old battle axe as well.
This is so beautiful. I thank you Lord for answered prayers.
This mother is awful. To put her son down on TV like that ... It's awful. Her attitude most likely contributed to his struggles to stay straight, to have a mother who you can never please.
Her tough attitude is what must've pushed him to sober up and get his voice career back on track.
He was a drunk who didnt take responsibility for his 9 children, just because he's homeless doesnt mean he was a nice guy
Kakhi MaryJane He went back into rehab tho
You must be a child, or just plain ignorant. How are you going to sit there and judge her? You don't know what this woman has had to go through with her son. How many empty promises and how many times she had her hopes up, only for them to be crushed over the years. It's completely understandable that she felt the way she did.
It's apparent she loves her son.
+ali z His mom is a cold bitch. And yes, he probably did wind up so fucked up for so long because of his POS mother who cares more about family honor than supporting her own kid. Fucking BITCH
I understand that Julia has been disappointed with the Teds life choices but for god sake show some emotion that your son has returned and is trying hard to change his life.... All I see is a bitter old lady more worried about what others are saying about the situation rather than thanking GOD for the return of her son. I would be holding him close not sitting apart from my son. Voicing to him how much I love him and that I am proud of him.
I understand Julia would be tired and on guard of more heart ache but show some compassion for Ted other than yourself.
Amen!!
you don't know what she been through, don't sit on youtube and judging her. you sound like a bitter old lady yourself.
likewise....
Sonia Pilla when you a real parents you'll understand not all black peoples lives a life of embarrassment some so proud of their families feel a shame after all hard work to keep their names on high some kids trying to dragging them to the moods
His mother was religous but faithless... His intuition led him to his own great destiny.
we never lived in their lives. we never knew what happened only they do. When drugs and alcohol takes control of someone life it causes so much pain to families. It's good he has allowed God back into his life. His mother spoke like a mother. Good to see they are altogether and happy. Beautiful story. The Golden Voice.
from street life to presidencial.
Mr Ted is a sign that GOD really exists, God bless you all and the world.
definitely some mother son dysfunction. you are not responsible for your mother's emotions are anyone else's for that matter. so screwed up. The guilt trips make me sick. and it is tough to see him still trapped there trying to please someone who will probably never be.
His Mother is terrible, except she loves him very much. But she has too much "Pride" to be nice to him. I have an idea why he did not go home.
Wow what Merideth said "You have the pipes but when this lady speaks to you, LISTEN!" that blew me away!
His Mother is the type of woman who is The Bedrock, the Pillars of this World!!! A Woman!
Beautiful history that teaches us that anybody can find true redemption by having will of change and trust in God all the time
What a mother to run from......very fast.
you know sometimes even if children have parents , they go away because they are ashamed of what they have been doing in their lives...and is just waiting for something that would lift their situation up so they could face their parents again.
Never never never never never give up.
- Winston Churchill
How do you „loose“ contact with your mother - and for 20 years?!
Hard to imagine how much pain that most likely has caused his mother.
how freaking amazing!!! wow from homeless to famous haha :) and i commend kraft as well. feed the hunger bowl and they hired an homeless man!!
the old lady had been true a lot of things with her son, don't forget that people. We only see the 'beautiful' thing that happend with Ted, but his mom knows the good and the down sides. So, I don't think the mother is a bad person. She loves her son
Ted's voice makes my earphones vibrate
I really like his man... how he looks at his mom at this age ... man... such a loving guy. It’s really sucks to see these kinds of people go through hardships in life. He is so happy man...so much love for everyone... let that man live with love.
During this video Ted says I still pray and ask forgiveness 24 times a day. Why 24 times? It stuck out to me. If you study gematria, the word " pray" in full reduction is 24. Ted reveals here that he has knowledge of gematria. If you don't already know, the media uses gematria all the time. And for those who don't believe the English language was structured in a way so that it could be combined with numbers. English ordinal gematria a=1, b=2, c=3,...z=26. If you write out the words "twenty two divided by seven " you get 314. In math if you divide 22 by 7, you get 3.14 which is Pi. The word "church" is 61 in English ordinal and the word "Jesus " is 61 in reverse English ordinal. If this is news to you, the word "news" is 61 in English ordinal. It is no coincidence.
your point???
joe black 😅😅😅
Wut? Where am i??!? HALP!??
HAAALLLPPPPPP!!!
HYELPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!
what are you guys talking about his mom being so rude?
she just hated how low her son had to go through.
she is a jehovas witness - are you kidding ! jehovas witnesses are lost even more than he was
Awful woman. She doesn't seem to have any interest in her son's wellbeing or achievements. All she cares about is her religion and her reputation. I've seen this happening in many families. If the kids aren't interested in church, God or Jesus, their parents don't want anything to do with them. That's probably how he ended up addicted to drugs and then in the streets. He chose to be around people that didn't judge him.
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*Absolutely Right* dude. The mom still believes in herself that things went right by her sticking on religious sterns. But it was God who returned this son back. But the game changer is prayer.
Any of you simple minded, ignorant, cynical people who are judging this woman, ought to be ashamed. You have absolutely no clue what she must have had to go through over the years. How many times she had her hopes shattered, how many empty promises and how many times her pleas ended up falling on deaf ears.
The fact is, most of you wouldn't even be able to go through all of that, and still be willing to mend the relationship. If you had your heart stepped on and trampled on repeatedly, you probably wouldn't even give the person another opportunity to hurt you again. Yet she is by his side, wishing him the best, and is their to still support him and give him another chance. Don't act like you are any better...because the fact you are criticizing her, proves you aren't.
His mom is a bitch. No wonder he wound up so fucked up for so long, because of that raging lunatic mother.
Cold Julia: Ted, why are you such an embarrassment? All you bring is shame on my family's name. Why don't you take that sign you were holding up and go overdose, you embarrassment.
Archie Wtf is wrong with your foul mouth, It seems you're the most uneducated one here.
Ignition Mission Exactly! I’m sure that’s though for any mother to go through.
How does her victimization help her son out? It's no longer about her struggles but about her son improving his life which she should supportive and positive about.
The Sign Was The Truth Which Set Him Free❣🎙👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥
As if your so perfect mother. Please.
The Quran
1. "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth" (46:15).47
2. "Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him2, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: ‘My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood' "(17:23-24).
3. "We have enjoined on man and woman kindness to parents; but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not'" (29:8).
4. "We have enjoined on man and woman (to be good) to his/her parents; show gratitude to Me and to thy parents; to Me is (thy final) Goal. If they (parents) strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration) and follow the way of those who turn to Me (in love)" (31:14-15).
The Hadith
1. The Prophet Muhammad said, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him: Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother (Ahmad, Nasai).32
2. A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).
3. Abu Usaid Saidi said: We were once sitting with Rasulullah when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And Rasulullah said: Yes. You must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to anyone, and respect their relations and their friends (Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah).
4. Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said: The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one's parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim).6
5. It is narrated by Asma bint Abu Bakr that during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, her mother, who was then pagan, came to see her from Makkah. Asma informed the Messenger of Allah of her arrival and also that she needed help. He said: Be good to your mother (Bukhari, Muslim).
Therapy for a childhood lived with false pride and imagery. "I go to the "nicest church" means very little to most people when seeking god. Drugs would be an escape of feeling worthless.
This is a 90 year old mother of an addict. She's probably been through so much with him so she will be hesitant to buy into all of this. She's still by his side but part of a mother's job is to be open and honest with you. If she knows who she raised him to be then where he landed would be painful to her.
Ted, you are a very intelligent, handsome man. You, Sir, you are Golden. O.K...Mom, be grateful!! Love you, Meridith,
i'm so happy for him, but those damn colored lines in the today overlay make me go crazy!!!
I wonder if the people who are being so judgmental of the mother have ever dealt with an addict child/parent. It's great Ted appears to have it together now but who knows what that lady went through in the times when he didn't have it together. It's easy to say "forgive" but sometimes depending on the offense and how many times you've had to continue to forgive someone, it takes time. I wish them both well.
Tough love ;(
Ted!!!!! Straighten your sorry ass! NOW.
Yes Mommy :)
She's 90!? I'm impressed. She's more lucid than me.
be blessed you n your mom
we need that voice on a new sole train Saturday
Well done to him, he's got another chance and had the strength to take it...AND the strength to know he'll need help.
Whatever anyone thinks of his Mum, his face when she says about her church in Brooklyn...
Right there, he knows.
Never gonna be perfect.
Poor guy
She was 90 years old here, and she's simply beautiful!
Archie your language is awful . it made me crack the fuck up!
You go Ted! I love your spirit x
The fact that he overcame a gazillion years later after all his moms negativity that probably kept it down. wow.
the mother is hard and cold..gotta feeling she was hard on him..may even pushed him into drugs
Honestly, I would've been embarrased by my mother if I were Ted. Her response is sad, but part of growing up means you gatta toughen up, and have thick skin in spite of what may come out of your aging parent's mouth. I understand she may have felt disappointment when he used drugs and alcohol but that indicated he needed some help. Its great he didn't deny his vocal gift and God used it to bring him out...."Your gift will make room for you" the bible says.
Wow this reminds me of me and my only son as long as I keep praying I know that one day my son will change his life too mom I am so happy for you and your son knowing that changes is on it's way as long as you keep praying mom god will always answer for me this gives me courage to keep praying and have hope that one day god is going to come through for me with my son.
"My husband was a Jehovah's witness". But she celebrates Christmas. Bless her. Although I cannot judge any sect nor religion, when some of them do not celebrate anything at all because of their religious beliefs (the Holidays ,birthdays, wedding aniversaries etc...) the magic of children eyes during the Holidays is priceless.
his mother is an angry & hateful old lady he most likely went off the deep end because of her bitterness i can't believe how hurtful she is she is evil.she is not worth him,he is way above her.one day she will have to make an account to her maker for her spitefulness,and i pray that she makes a change in her heart before then.she thinks way to much of herself.i'm sorry but i am just shocked at her attitude if that was my son i would just be happy to see that he is doing good.where is her love?you keep going ted no matter what anyone say's or thinks about you the only one that matter's is what God and you,yourself thinks about you.God bless you and keep you.
And this is a classic issue of poor self image, self medication through drugs and alcohol, due to the guilt, control, shame and expectation placed on him by his mother, probably for his entire life. “Don’t disappoint me” are the first words he here’s from her in 10 years. No wonder he ended up the way he did. Cold, self concern for status and pride from his mother, rather than encouragement, freedom, love, kindness and non judgement. It’s visible his sense of feeling unworthiness. Not only does he need help understanding this, his mother does too.
Horrible mother, it's clear that she's a narcissist mother that drove him to downfall. Now that hes back on his feet , she's back. He needs therapy to stay away from her. You're a beautiful soul Ted. May God blesses you.
own issues.
On another note - she looks good for 90 & seems to be well mannered & "put together" so to speak.
God bless Ted & keep him from harm & keep him strong to fight the demons that haunt him. Congratulations...Lots of people are proud of you Ted & like you even though you are not "perfect".