For kids having the newest and trendiest clothes and accessories isn’t just about being fashionable, unfortunately, it’s an important part of fitting in with the other kids and making friends.
For one Kentucky 11-year-old, Richard, getting brand new expensive sneakers was just not an option, as his mom was already struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table. Instead, he had to borrow his mom’s 8-year-old sneakers that were completely worn out and covered in holes. When he went outside to join some of the neighborhood kids playing basketball, they bullied him for his shoes, and told him he wasn’t allowed to play with them.
13-year-old neighbor, Shaylynn, watched from her bedroom window as Richard got bullied, and eventually went to sit on the curb by himself. She couldn’t stand the thought that he was being bullied, and so Shaylynn immediately went to her closet, picked up a brand new $200 pair of Nike LeBron sneakers, and brought them over to Richard in a bright red box.
Not only did Richard get a brand new pair of sought-after shoes, but Shaylynn’s gesture showed him he wasn’t alone, and that he did have a friend.
“It’s not something that my family can always afford,” Richard’s mom said of the new shoes, and Shaylynn’s touching gesture. “I cried for hours and I could not stop, because I could not believe that a 13-year-old actually stopped somebody from bullying my child.”
Watch the entire video to see Richard’s stunned reaction after a total stranger gave him hope and a new pair of shoes.
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Teen Girl Gave Boy New Sneakers After He Was Bullied For Wearing His Mom’s is an article from: LifeDaily