The Superglue Chronicles: How Kevin Accidentally Won Christmas (and Our Hearts)
Some families have Christmas traditions. Some have Christmas disasters. And then there’s Kevin—a young man whose Yuletide adventures could fill a sitcom script, complete with superglue, a pipe organ, and the kind of genuine heart that makes you laugh and root for him all at once.
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Mr. Bean was a musical prodigy with a penchant for accidental chaos, buckle up: Kevin’s Christmas is the holiday tale you didn’t know you needed.
Christmas Tree Catastrophes (or: Why You Should Measure Twice)
Meet Kevin: early 20s, musically gifted, and, thanks to overprotective parents and autism, a bit unprepared for the world’s curveballs. This year, with his dad sidelined by an ankle injury, Kevin took on the noble quest of fetching the family Christmas tree. The only problem? He forgot to check if the tree would actually fit inside the house.
The result: a tree that looked like it had been mugged by a pair of kitchen scissors, topped off by a desperate attempt to reattach the missing tip with superglue. Spoiler: he glued his hand to his pullover instead. As one commenter, u/BertaRocks, wondered (and thousands silently agreed), “Good lord why hasn’t someone put away the superglue yet?”
But Kevin’s Christmas spirit was undeterred. His mom swooped in, fixed the tree, and—after Kevin biked through it (indoors, of course) and shattered several ornaments—she even had to shave his head when superglue met hair. If you’re sensing a theme, you’re not alone. As u/Elainya put it, “he didn’t glue his foot to the pipe organ pedal and that’s about the only thing he didn’t decide to glue down.”
When Gift Wrapping Becomes a Family Mystery
Gift-giving is about thoughtfulness, and Kevin poured his heart into wrapping presents for everyone he loved. Unfortunately, he forgot one tiny detail: labeling. Cue a reverse Christmas morning, as his mother gently unwrapped, checked, and rewrapped each gift—an unintentional holiday guessing game.
This is the kind of wholesome chaos that Reddit’s r/StoriesAboutKevin community rallies around. “Your Kevin sounds adorable. Exhausting, but adorable,” wrote u/Kratzschutz, while others like u/A-Helpful-Flamingo cheered him on: “Like he’s really trying, bless his heart! I’m rooting for him!”
The Pipe Organ Prodigy and the Case of the Chocolate Disaster
Kevin’s true talent shines brightest in music. Despite only six months of lessons, he was set to play the pipe organ at a charity concert. But as with all things Kevin, nothing is simple. Dress shoes plus freshly polished pedals equaled accidental figure skating. Chocolate to soothe his nerves? Melted under stage lights and exploded mid-bow, splattering his jacket in front of a packed church.
But here’s the twist: when Kevin realized he’d stapled his sheet music together (making page-turning impossible), he played entirely from memory. The result was so moving that, as the original poster [OP] recounted, “Everyone was stunned, a few people even cried.” And then: the climactic “HONK” as Kevin, startled by his chocolate mishap, stepped on a pedal and punctuated his virtuoso performance with a blast worthy of an orchestra of car horns.
The crowd loved it. So did the internet. As u/BustyMcCoo summarized: “HONK.”
Learning (and Laughing) Along the Way
It’s easy to laugh at Kevin’s mishaps, but the story is more than slapstick. OP later shared an important update: Kevin and his parents now attend a peer support group focused on building life skills. The superglue, it turns out, was left intentionally accessible—part of an effort to let Kevin learn from mistakes, not be shielded from them. Since then, he’s mastered superglue safety and the glue-related incidents have, mercifully, ceased.
This struck a chord with many in the community. “If his brand of autism allows it, he has earned a forehead kiss,” quipped u/aestheticallypotent—though, as u/ggrandmaleo wisely advised, “Check for superglue before you do that.”
Others saw themselves or loved ones in Kevin’s story. “This sounds like what it’s like to live with my partner. Medical genius…but routinely flops onto and destroys various items,” shared u/BabaTheBlackSheep, highlighting the quirky ways intelligence and daily life skills don’t always go hand-in-hand. As u/Crumbleson put it: “You only get so many points at character creation. Some of us are heavily min-maxed.”
Of course, not every reader saw only the humor. One commenter, u/jaydee729, worried that the post was mocking Kevin’s struggles. But many autistic readers, like u/rabbitluckj and u/rosuav, pushed back: “If I made that much of a mess with superglue, I would hope that someone at least shares the laughs.”
Kevin’s Christmas: A Holiday Special for the Ages
Kevin’s Christmas may sound like a sitcom, but it’s also a real, messy, and ultimately heartwarming glimpse into a family learning and growing together—superglue mishaps and all. As u/FiftyShadesOfSlay69 wrote, “Kevin’s Christmas celebration sounds like a holiday special written by a committee of sitcom writers who never met a single normal family—pure chaotic comedy gold!”
And maybe that’s the best kind of Christmas: not the perfect one, but the one where everyone shows up, tries their best, and finds laughter (and a little music) in the mayhem.
What’s your favorite tale of holiday chaos? Ever glued yourself to the Christmas tree, or accidentally become the star of your own holiday special? Share your stories in the comments—and don’t forget to check for superglue first!
Original Reddit Post: Kevin celebrates Christmas