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Kid Gets Bullied Because Of His ‘Girly’ Lunchbox, So His Uncle Responds In The Most Epic Way
A couple of months ago, David Pendragon took to Facebook to tell people how some boys at school were bullying his nephew, just because of his lunchbox. “My cousin, Emily, has a 10-year-old son named Ryker. Ryker, who loves cats, was very excited to get his new lunchbox. Unfortunately because of its colors, or because it has cats, or both he was teased about it by other boys in his class. He even wanted to stop taking his lunch so he wouldn’t be teased about it any longer,” Pendragon wrote on his Facebook wall.
So, the kind uncle decided to prove a point, buying the same lunchbox and bringing it to work. And it sure worked! Once Pendragon shared the image of him and the lunchbox at work, the Internet went crazy, with 148k likes and over 60k shares on Facebook, people found a way to encourage Ryker and other young boys to be themselves. Strangers started buying the same or similar lunchboxes and posting pictures with them to Pendragon’s Facebook, and the best part is that the lunchboxes managed to get sold-out twice after the post went viral.
Scroll down to see what Pendragon has to say about bullies, and tell us what you think it in the comments!
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Meet Ryker, a 10-year-old boy who was recently bullied in school because of his colorful lunchbox
Image source: Emily Fowler
So, his uncle David Pendragon thought of a genius way to defend him
Image source: David Pendragon
He decided to order the exact same lunchbox and bring it to work, proving that boys can like whatever they want
Image source: David Pendragon
People loved Pendragon’s post so much they decided to buy the same or similar lunchboxes and bring them to work, currently, they’ve been sold out twice
Others also encouraged Ryker to ignore bullies and praised his older cousin for being so supportive
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Kjorn 7 years ago
real hero doesn't wear cape... they wear pink-purple cat lunch box to work and not afraid to do so!
Darkisbjorn 7 years ago
I know, despite the heart-warming story, my first thought was, "Wait, his lastname is Pendragon?". But yes, kudos to him for defending the kid, if I had learnt sooner that I shouldn't care about what other people said, I would've had a much simpler and happier childhood. Going back to the lastname, I wish I had that lastname
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Daria B 7 years ago
I love to see all the support Ryker is getting. These people are doing an amazing job. But, as a former bullied kid myself, I think what Ryker really needs is to see boys his age do the same thing. Kids, puberty, adolescents and adults → it's 4 kinds of different worlds really. Still, all the support from adults stays valid. And to you, Ryker, please, know that eventually you will graduate and change environment, nod needing to deal with seeing their faces anymore. Then, after going to your next school, it won't be easy, but you will find different kinds of people, probably making new friends too. By the end of high school, you might get to all get along. Some of the bullies may even apologise to you (not kidding, talking from experience). And then, when you reach university, that will be the best time. So, never let those little goblins break you up. You can become stronger anytime you heal from wounds. And in the end, you're the hero.
#SaveLucifer 7 years ago
Kids are awful.. that lunchbox is fricken AWESOME though and I want one.
Captain Planet 7 years ago
That's all nice and empathetic of us grownups. But the reality for that kid will stil suck. Ok, so this is probably going to be an impupular opinion because the first reaction to these kinds of posts would be awww. That's so sweet. I'm going to buy a lunchbag like that as well to support it! I think in reality this gesture directly does more for our feelings than his. His world is his school, friends of his age and his classmates. A few grown ups who have ALL passed the feelings of insecurity and are currently in a phase of their lives where it's alot easier to be yourself is not going to change HIS world. If all kids are more individual and diverse in their clothing and accesoires. Then things might change. But we have to accept the fact and during that time it's just going to suck ALOT for those kids. That's the honest and harsh truth if you ask me.
Kjorn 7 years ago
real hero doesn't wear cape... they wear pink-purple cat lunch box to work and not afraid to do so!
Darkisbjorn 7 years ago
I know, despite the heart-warming story, my first thought was, "Wait, his lastname is Pendragon?". But yes, kudos to him for defending the kid, if I had learnt sooner that I shouldn't care about what other people said, I would've had a much simpler and happier childhood. Going back to the lastname, I wish I had that lastname
Load More Replies... Daria B 7 years ago
I love to see all the support Ryker is getting. These people are doing an amazing job. But, as a former bullied kid myself, I think what Ryker really needs is to see boys his age do the same thing. Kids, puberty, adolescents and adults → it's 4 kinds of different worlds really. Still, all the support from adults stays valid. And to you, Ryker, please, know that eventually you will graduate and change environment, nod needing to deal with seeing their faces anymore. Then, after going to your next school, it won't be easy, but you will find different kinds of people, probably making new friends too. By the end of high school, you might get to all get along. Some of the bullies may even apologise to you (not kidding, talking from experience). And then, when you reach university, that will be the best time. So, never let those little goblins break you up. You can become stronger anytime you heal from wounds. And in the end, you're the hero.
#SaveLucifer 7 years ago
Kids are awful.. that lunchbox is fricken AWESOME though and I want one.
Captain Planet 7 years ago
That's all nice and empathetic of us grownups. But the reality for that kid will stil suck. Ok, so this is probably going to be an impupular opinion because the first reaction to these kinds of posts would be awww. That's so sweet. I'm going to buy a lunchbag like that as well to support it! I think in reality this gesture directly does more for our feelings than his. His world is his school, friends of his age and his classmates. A few grown ups who have ALL passed the feelings of insecurity and are currently in a phase of their lives where it's alot easier to be yourself is not going to change HIS world. If all kids are more individual and diverse in their clothing and accesoires. Then things might change. But we have to accept the fact and during that time it's just going to suck ALOT for those kids. That's the honest and harsh truth if you ask me.
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