We adults can learn a lot from kids – how to enjoy the small things, how to immediately call out someone who’s being rude or stand up for what’s right. From their interactions with others, we can also learn how to be thoughtful and kind.
Twitter user and father Ravi Kahlon recently shared how his 10-year-old son decided to introduce himself to the new kid at school and made him feel welcome instead of lonely during lunch break.
The proud dad also tweeted the wholesome note his son received in return for his heartwarming gesture. Take a look
Proud dad moment today. My 10yr old son saw a new kid sitting by himself. Another friend and he decided to hang out with him over lunch. He got this lovely note at the end of the day😢❤️ pic.twitter.com/b1MNgvMeK7
— Ravi Kahlon (@KahlonRav) January 14, 2021
After reading about the incident, several people recalled their own childhood – sometimes eating lunch alone, being bullied, or making friends for life! Others shared stories about their own kids and how they helped their classmates.
As a kid that went to 6 different schools, this made me want to cry. I struggled so hard to make friends till date. Always being the new kid can be depressing & lonely ….. hugs to your son!🥺😍😍
— YOYO (@Yollzz_D) January 14, 2021
Learning your kid did something nice is the best sort of pride. Years ago my kid was hiding under the slide bc he had no one to play with, and a kid came and got him and had him play with his group. We’ve never forgotten, I wish I could thank his parents.
— Crash Test Meg, MPA (@MegNumbers) January 14, 2021
This is HUGE. My daughter was shunned and bullied for being shy and different, and sacrificed eating lunch with some of the few friends she had to befriend a new boy being horribly bullied, and would stick up for him. No one else in the 8th grade would have anything to do w/him.
— Canary in the Coal Mine, No Nazis/Racists🌊🏳️🌈 (@KistnerMarcia) January 14, 2021
From someone who spent grades 7-12 eating lunch alone … this warms my heart.
— Kush Agrawal, MD (@RealKushAgrawal) January 14, 2021
Who hasn’t been the new kid or even the person who walks into a party of strangers and wishes someone like your son would throw them a lifeline? Good for him and good for you for raising such a kind kid.
— Ann Kifer (@AnnKifer) January 14, 2021
Growing up at 11 yrs old, I was that kid desperately looking for a friend. We moved across town and I was met with bullies and isolation. It was beyond awful. Tell your son he changed someone’s life in a way he’ll never understand. 💜💜
— sunnyskiesahead (@sandsun4me) January 14, 2021
I was a new kid at school in grade 3 when my family moved to Alberta. The mother of the girl who has now been my best friend for over 50 years told her the morning of that 1st day ” If there is anyone new in your class, you make sure you go over and make friends with them.”
— Emacg (@emariemacg) January 14, 2021
We need more young men and women like your son. School can be a cruel place or it can be a place where young ones discover who they are and where they fit in society. Your son is helping that brighter side of school grow! Tell him thank you from a middle school teacher!! pic.twitter.com/6NIDXgnyJl
— Swtogirl (@swtogirl) January 14, 2021
Clearly, you are an excellent father! I know how proud I felt when I learned after the fact that MY kid in 2nd grade had been asked to be a sort of mentor to a girl in her class w/mild autism, because of my girl’s abundant empathy.
— Mask Wearing Amy (@amyriscool) January 14, 2021
When I was twelve I was the new kid. I was standing by myself waiting for school to start when another girl introduced herself and her friends, and invited me to have lunch with them. Kara is still one of my dearest friends. 38 years and counting!
— rubyinparadise voted for President Biden (@rubyinparadise) January 14, 2021
This 10-year-old gentleman is our new hero. Kudos to his parents for raising him right!