This 10 y/o lad was bullied about his lunchbox so his uncle did this and it’s awesome
A 10-year-old lad called Ryker got a tough time off his classmates for his ‘space cats’ lunchbox although frankly there’s not much wrong that we can see with it.
But his very cool uncle was concerned about it so he went on Facebook to tell people about what was going on.
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.
I have decided, however, to stand with my little cousin and show him that a man can love whatever he wants and not be afraid to express that love.
Not only that, he did this and it’s brilliant.
Here’s the rest of what he had to say in full.
I have decided, however, to stand with my little cousin and show him that a man can love whatever he wants and not be afraid to express that love.
So I have ordered the same lunchbox for myself and proudly carried it to work today at my large, conservative, corporate workplace. I’ve told anyone who asked the story behind my lunchbox and to a person, they all stand with Ryker too.
There’s no one way to be a man. Men can be colorful. Men can be expressive. Men can be emotional and silly and gleeful.
I love my new lunchbox and I hope Ryker and all the other boys out there can see that their passion and self-expression is never something to be ashamed of.
The really good bit was that it encouraged a whole bunch of other people to do the same.
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His uncle’s post has now been shared more than 60,000 times and generated more than 9,000 comments on Facebook. Presumably those bullies have stopped giving Ryker a hard time now.
Go Space Cats!
