A life-changing question for a teen who always ate lunch alone
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- čas přidán 14. 11. 2018
- When it comes to making friends, high school can be especially difficult. For some teenagers, the hardest part of the day can be lunch time in the high school cafeteria. "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson visits Boiling Springs High School in South Carolina, to see how a simple question changed one student's life.
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There’s a difference between a introvert and being lonely..
True! I’m introvert but have a lot of „friends“
I'm both introvert and lonely
This guys clearly lonely
@@joshdeveaux6936 yeah
@@Yyyyzyyy *sigh*
I was a very shy child. First day of 7th grade I was sitting on steps outside school crying. A little girl came up to me asking what was wrong. I told her I didn’t have any friends. She said “I’ll be your friend.”. We are still friends after 50 years!
Moogie B I love that!! Moments like that are magical and we never forget them. Her gesture was life-changing for both of you. One gesture turned into a lifelong gift.
Priceless 💎
I don't remember what i ate yesterday
@@zaxarispetixos8728 Long term memory okay, short term memory...what was I saying? 🤣
That is so cute
As a kid who ate alone at lunchtime this does make a difference.
I sat alone so why am I not in the news? Clout chasers
I sat alone too. We should be on the news 🤣
It really doesn’t. It’s like those mission trips that people do to try and “help” African children. It’s not to make you feel better. It’s to make others feel good about themselves for helping the little guy. People that are genuine will go beyond a stunt and actually invite you to something. I had friends that did that.
@@shaunakkulkarni4679 SO TRUE.
I like sitting alone it’s my alone time.
At university, a girl joined our class in the middle of the semester, she became friends with another girl who was always alone, they were always together, but then one dropped out and the new girl was left alone. I saw her one day just sitting in a bench in a hallway alone and I approached her and started to talk to her. Today she's one of my best friends in the world and I know that I can trust her in any way, I'm just so glad I decided to approach her.
I bet she was even more glad than you.
man I admire people like you!
People like you are the reason why I have friends in the first place.
Wait.. I was told that its easy to make friends in uni and you won't be alone, that's a lie?? 😳
@@mija1570 in uni u get to make more then one or two friends
It’s so scary because it’s like you’re talking about me. Wtf. Except the part where she gets approaches though
Imagine being so lonely that when someone finally eats lunch with you, it actually makes the _national_ news :-(
Lol too funny
Lol, I never made the news for eatting alone. I guess times are changing.
@@ryaj2356 Yeah, me either. It's cool though, good for him. I just thought it speaks to just _how_ lonely he must have been that it literally made the news, lol.
@@jhyland87 it's a sad world that being kind and expanding your social circle makes the news lol
It probably made the news because they were using him for clout. Judging from their body language at 1:42-1:50 they were only interested in painting a good image for themselves not really interested in getting to know him or making him more comfortable joining in the conversation.
Before I used to be afraid of being alone. Now I'm afraid of having the wrong people as company.
Yeah me too LOL
Growing up I started feeling the same
no joke
as the great Robin Williams said, "The worst thing in the world isn’t being alone, it’s being surrounded with people that makes you feel alone”
The older I get, the less I want to be around other people
I sat in the library with an autistic student my entire senior year. Super smart guy, even got me a vegan organic chapstick for my birthday since he knew I was vegan and couldn't use beeswax products. He could tell you EVERYTHING about your cellphone. He knew the model of every phone in the school haha.
does he work for apple yet?
@@bonehead5000 God I wish. I still follow his instagram. He works a job, and loves posting his custom starbucks drinks. He is unapologetically himself and its refreshing.
Damn bro, wish I had someone like you
Hello, I am also autistic and have always sat alone at lunch. That’s not to say I’m some outcast by others actions. People have always been kind to me and have offered seats with me. I deny though. I’m irate to others chewing, eye contact burns my eyes, and I always feel out of my skin when in large areas with many people. Someone like that, I feel I could relate to despite so little information. Have a good day.
@@skipper7316 I'm glad my friend seems like someone you could get along with well! I'm sure you'r3 just as cool of a person! Have a great day too!
This made me cry. I was the tormented kid at school in Jr High. I've been spit on, kicked, had my clothing set on fire, my hair cut off, sexually assaulted, guns and knives pulled on me and had my face busted up but then we moved and I was popular at my new school in High school. Kids are so mean. My kids don't even attend in person school anymore. I'm so glad the student council included him.
Always so telling..evidence of pack mentality when at one school you can’t do a single thing to ‘fit in’ but at another you’re popular. Kids should be told about this regularly, so no matter where they might socially stand in school they know it’s just there and not everywhere else in the world. That it’s just that social circle and doesn’t mean something is flawed with them. So many kids take it to heart and become depressed which effects their schooling. It’s a terrible loss that need not be and more attention should be paid to it.
Wtf
@@sonofhibbs4425 I think one of the most important things that a parent can teach a child is that "fitting in" and "being popular" are not important at all in the big scheme of things. Nothing is more important than simply being yourself, and RESPECTING yourself, and likewise treating others with kindness and respect. Self-confidence really is key! Then no matter how many jerky people you run into, it just doesn't phase you, because you know who you are.
@@sonofhibbs4425 Idk how to say this but popular kids typically do well in life. Being popular means you can get leadership positions at clubs in your school. It means that you can get more opportunities.
Gosh, I’m sorry that happened to you. I know that trauma will stay with you forever but please don’t let that stop you from continuing on with your life.
“The worst thing in the world isn’t being alone, it’s being surrounded with people that makes you feel alone”
Fact. Personally,being alone for 1 hour straight is will be the best moment I ever had.
!
You're right we as adults know that but teenagers don't they just want to be popular
It’s in quotation marks. Who originally said this? I wrote a poem about this exact feeling.
Amen.
You can still be alone in a group of people.
Nonetheless this was a kind gesture.
yep
Wrzkrz Yea but appearances is better than nothing
So true
Wrzkrz that’s a fact
Literally me
He is not ‘different’ though - he’s Iike every other human on the planet who has a need to be loved.
@Grafxgrl Thank you!! I saw a regular awkward teenage boy who was shy and just needed someone to do the ice breaking.... I get momma bear mode but .... he reminds me of my daughter’s goofy boyfriend just a year older well nearly two... and he’s just a polite, cute albeit awkward teenage boy who’s super smart and winning over my daughter’s heart because to her he’s perfect... what I truly wonder is how these stories end up on National news? Out of all the shy kids around the country does this particular boy find his way to CBS? And would it add more of a stigma to the little guy by making him feel like he’s supposed to be pariah and the other kids are doing a charitable act by even spending a moment uttering a syllable to him? That sounds more crappy than feel good in my opinion and would never want my child at any age to feel like he/she was a charity act, to the contrary others should be so lucky to know such an awesome, compassionate and caring person... these stories always manage to TEE me off towards the parent in this case and the snot nose kids who should have just said “so?? We made a new friend and we all have fun together” or whatever... not like their trying to score extra credit or a merit badge for giving another kid a chance
You really ignore peoples differences? It is those that identify us, u sadly say he isnt different yet he clearly is, as am i, genuine joy comes from turning the difference into a strength, and embracing. Not hiding.
@@blak3brutus229 I really ignore comments about how the insides of people are different. We all have the same needs and that’s love, mercy, forgiveness and acceptance. I’m deeply thankful that Jesus Christ came to pay the demand for justice for me sins so I have full access to all of those things. Our outsides are different and how we express ourselves or different. I think that’s what you are saying - at least that’s how I’m hearing it, and I agree. That said, knowing Jesus makes those differences insignificant. He looks at the heart and shows us how to do the same. In that regard, this young man is identical to all mankind - he needs love, mercy, forgiveness and acceptance. I hope I was clearer this time. 💝💞💕
@@grafxgrl8030 lol im guessing u werent the guy sitting alone everyday 😅 otherwise ud have a different outlook
@@grafxgrl8030 id say in this situation, he found a good group of people to be treated as an equal however different he is. That's rare, its often better for people to come to terns on their differences so they break the habits putting them on the off side of a social spectrum, i was there all the way till i graduated, and ive seen others in the same boat numberless times, its always just an awkward silence when we try sitting near eachother. Once i did that tho, i got in a nice gaming group a few years back for mtg, and theyre about my only friends who i see 1nce a week for about 2 hours or 4 lol
I’m so grateful my family taught me to be kind to others, no matter their appearance, family’s financial status, or beliefs. It’s nice to see some kids today have character.
My taught me the same thing, only in a different way. My dad told I would be in BIG trouble if I picked on a certain person who clearly had serious social problems. I got the message.
Just take a pack of gum to school and you’ll make friends in no time
Isabelle Coubrough for sure
Lmao
LMAO yep I was that guy
Isabelle Coubrough Facts
Fax
It's sad, I always ate lunch alone, sometimes I wish I had a friend who would wanna be with me. It's the worst feeling :/
SIS ME! SIS ME! ILL FLY OVER THERE BOO, TO SIT WITH YOU!
come over to my school and be my kpop friend :(
Same here
Me too. I wish I had a friend too. Especially and army friend
I just wish I had kpop friends
I remember going to the bathroom outside the cafeteria at my school when I was in high school and noticed someone in the stall to my right dropped their milk carton... they were eating in the bathroom stall. I waited outside the bathroom until someone came out because it was the only me and the other person in the bathroom to my knowledge and took a mental imagine of the person and casually approached them and asked him if he wanted to come sit with me and my other friends. Turns out dude played call of duty just as much as me and my friends at the time, although we’ve grown up and don’t play call of duty near as much we still all hangout as often as possible. Something I’ll forever be proud of doing in the years to come 💪🏼
We moved in April of my 9th grade year. My 10th grade was a new school where 2,000 students were enrolled. I spent the entire sophomore year sitting in the bathroom, sitting in a stall, and I skipped eating for the entire day. I thought that I was the only one! I felt invisible for 3 years. Good education, but lonely for sure! It might be genetic, as my son had the same exact problem. So sad. (in my H.S. yearbooks, everyone commented on how funny I was in class. I have heard this at many jobs over the years, "you are sooooo funny!") Go figure.
@@bigironduke people also thought I was funny. I didn’t see it as a good thing. Just means people didn’t take me seriously.
Shut up we don't care bruh
I was always shy and quiet, never one of the "pretty" girls. At my high school, if you didn't have a designer purse you didn't fit in, were basically seen as "poor" even though it was an expensive private school in rural Pennsylvania. I had a couple friends but no one who lasted. I'm almost 30 and because I still don't fit in with anyone, I've accepted myself and am comfortable with being alone. I really have no choice. I'm just one of those people who is looked over in life, but I'm too shy to speak up. Relationships don't last, people randomly leave and never speak to me again without telling me why. I've had to accept I'm just a reject of society but it's okay because at least I know I've tried my best. But it still warms my heart to see how kind people can be towards others, even if I've never personally experienced it. I really love hearing good moments like this. I hope Andrew has made a nice group of friends. He seems like a sweet kid.
Everyone deserves love and I'm sorry you had to go through that. I sincerely hope one day you find a group of people, whether it's your own family or friends who are like found family, that will light up your life. Of course until then, love yourself to the FULLEST and enjoy your own company. It's so freeing sometimes.
Affirmations work for a lot of people like you. If you write down punch of affirmations relates to what anything you want and you say them out loud to yourself everyday for couple of times especially when you wake up or when you about to sleep at night, your supconcoucious brain will get lit up and it will program your brain in a very new way different than the person you are. Then you will seee yourself having and being what u always wanted. Do this and see the miracles happen for you.
Amanda Hi I’d like a new friend
Nobody is a "reject of society." You are a unique person made by God. He certainly has a plan for your life. You will be blessed with friends, and you will also be a blessing to others. Have faith.
I would rather have no friends than have pity friends
Lanfusmcnuff true that
What if the pity friends become close friends?
@@Slime-ez5cg then they're not pity friends anymore
Pity friends ? The kid obviously wanted to make friends but didn’t know how. That’s the case with a lot of kids including me ... one invite from a group of people can go a long in coming out of your shell . Going to the movies with him is another step too they probably wouldn’t have done that if they were pity friends
Lanfusmcnuff But how will you know if you don’t put yourself out there? These kids might have started out as ‘pity friends’, but perhaps one of these kids hit it off with him and they became real friends. It’s sort of like a blind date. It’s a set-up, but many times it turns into a lasting relationship.
This..is the answer to bullying. Just a simple act of kindness.
@@mizomint4197 I disagree with that statement, because I do nice things simply because it's the right thing to do. I don't think about myself, I think about the other person.
@@mizomint4197 Speak for yourself. Not everyone has some hidden agenda or looking to gain something.
@@mizomint4197 I think you might be speaking for yourself there. Not everyone keeps a tally of good deeds just so they can subconsciously "allow" themselves to do bad things. I also think that you might not truly "know" what empathy is on an emotional level. It's simply the ability to feel what others are feeling without thinking about it. We have "mirror neurons" in our brains that are supposedly responsible for this phenomena. It's putting yourself in another person's shoes, but without needing to break the situation down intellectually; in neurotypical people empathy is automatic. It's not just about getting a dopamine hit from "being good", it's about wanting to make others feel better, and in turn that reflects back onto you and makes you feel better as well.
There's also the philosophical concept of doing the right thing simply because it's the right thing to do and not because you necessarily gain anything from it. The dopamine hit that we get certainly reinforces the behavior of helping each other, but I personally don't think it's only reason we do it. We are social, emotional creatures and we feed off of each other, in both positive and negative ways, and we need each other to survive. We exist in an extremely complex system, so there are a multitude of reasons for why people do the things they do.
Besides all of that though, even IF we only do nice things because of evolutionary reasons and the dopamine hit, does it really change anything? It's certainly not a good reason to stop helping others or to deny help from others. In the end I don't think it matters much why we do it, it just matters that we do.
@@mizomint4197 Hey this isn't personal man, if you read the rest of what I wrote you'd see that I actually agree with you to a degree, I just don't think the subconscious and dopamine explain all of human behavior. That said, I shouldn't have assumed that you haven't experienced empathy. Btw, I do have a degree in psych, and as far as I know, no one can rigorously, scientifically explain what consciousness even is and how it works, much less what the "subconscious" is. The subconscious is obviously a thing, and it has great control over our behavior, but we still don't really understand it. I suppose your post read as though you were shitting on the idea of people doing good deeds simply because they care, and saying that in reality they're only motivated to do so for selfish reasons. It felt like a really pessimistic way to look at the world.
One thing I took away from my time as a psych major was that the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry are NOT hard sciences like physics, engineering, chemistry or mathematics. Psych researchers do their best, but we simply don't yet have the proper tools to objectively observe and quantify the mind; the brain, absolutely, but the mind? Not yet. Hopefully that will change in the future, but as of now all we have are a collection of different hypothesis that sort of work to explain how the mind might function, but they all fall woefully short of the level of explanation, prediction and understanding that a field like physics can provide.
We've come a long way but we're still in the dark ages of psychology as far as I'm concerned. The brain is the most complex system we know of in the universe, so we probably won't be able to understand it until we have breakthrough discoveries in all related fields of study.
@@mizomint4197 Found the first year psych student eager to diagnose everyone 😂
i was sitting alone in class today, and one of my classmates came to sit by me. she might've only come bacause she didn't have anyone else to sit with, but it made me feel a lot better regardless.
Try and think of some generic questions you can ask other kids that will
get them talking about themselves in advance. A lot of young people like talking about themselves. Did either of your parents go to this school ? Where do they work ?What grammar school did you go to ? Kids from the same grammar school
tend to hang with each other in HS, especially in large school districts and
that can be useful in trying to figure out who knows who. I hope that helps a little.
@@ccdogpark I’m actually very extroverted, it’s just hard to talk to people in my class because half of them are part of colorguard(which I recently quit, and that’s awkward) and most of them are seniors, so it’s also hard to approach them.
When I was in high school, they had a section in the library you could sit in during lunch. I would use it everyday. One day I went to go there and I was informed by one of the librarians that it was being used by a class. She was so nasty and said “why don’t you learn how to read the board.” I thought she was nice and it really caught me off guard. Anyways, I just sat in the bathroom that day and felt horrible.
😥 sometimes people just don’t think- I’m sorry that happened
But they say to respect adults. That right there would make me loose respect for the individual. I'm also sorry that happened to you.
Most staff at my school are like robots, I just give them the same energy
My school doesn’t have that so I’m always being miserable and alone at school being made fun of and I still have years until I graduate school
There was one entire year that I had nobody to sit with at lunch so I went to the library every single day. Lunch can be very hard for some.
Olivia James this reminded me of my last two years of high school. It was horrible lol but i survived. At that time i was so glad for the library lol
Olivia James Same here! That was my freshman year of high school! I hated when they closed the library a few times a year for teacher meetings. I thought “oh no! guess I’ll have to chill in the bathroom” it was a very sad time but luckily I survived!!
Me too... I went to the library and preffered to skip lunch
You find the nicest people in the library
Oh gosh dont make me emotional. highschool is long over for me and i was a lonely child throughout highschool. Sophomore through senior year I didnt have many friends so I just made my way to the library. During the times library would be closed I would just try to find a teacher and sometimes camp out in their room. Gym time was horrible as well since I never had buddies to talk with or partner up with. Thank God highschool is over I don't think I ever wanna go back lol
I like this guy. He’s awkward like me. I too have no friends but I’m way older than this kid.
You're not the only one buddy. When you grow older, friends dissipate away! I dont have friends either. Im probably older than you. Am always been alone but doesn't bring me down.
It is better to be alone then having toxic "friends"
It is very hard to find decent , sincere friends -- most people around you are never sincere with you
I see guys who have girlfriends -- and often they get so much headaches from them -- sometimes it is better to be alone and have a decent, peaceful life
John it’s ok to think you are awkward and be vulnerable about that . We all are awkward in our own ways. Hugs to you
@@uncertifiedlinguist8396 Im 20 now but was exactly like this in highschool.... Just focus on yourself all the kids who were partying and stuff are still doing just that! But they all live with their parents and arent building their career....soon the tables will turn and your life will be fruitful because you took the time to plant some seeds
Yes you do have friends love...we all just live in your pocket on your phone. Hiiiiiiii friend! 👋 🤗
I used to hide in the bathroom to eat lunch in middle school. Now I’m a sophomore and found some great friends to sit with, I’m very grateful for them. It’s so refreshing to see how this group of kids helped to make this lonely boy’s life better by doing something so small like asking him to sit with them at lunch.
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I sat alone for 2 years in high school, and it feels horrible to be in a room full of people and still be so alone. It does affect the way you see the world when you're the outsider. Truly hope those are genuine friends and that they continue to sit with him in lunch. And hopefully this video inspires other teens to be friendly and walk up to people who don't seem to have friends at school.
Evelyn Janeidy I’m in middle school seconds year, and I’ve been sitting alone at lunch for 2 months😔
Actually 3 months
KingKasey
Bruh I’m in middle school 8th grade and also sit alone in lunch
Don’t worry your not alone
Cats ohh guys me too but lmmm in grade 8 and immm sitting alone these days off cause I changed my school this is horrible teenage is worst age ! Whatever😐‼️
Evelyn Janeidy I’m too scared to eat in the canteen and have to face the awkwardness of eating on my own, so I just chill in the toilets at break and lunch
I'm pretty much like this guy. Everybody saw me as weird and I don't remember having much company back in High School. Thank god I had the nicest teachers in the world though. They allowed me to eat inside their classroom every lunch and sometimes socialized with me. I rarely felt lonely because of them.
Did it ever occure to you to socialize with your class comrades?
Same!
@@user-iz3nt9fd2t did you not read what they put? Everyone saw them as weird. At that point, it doesnt matter how much you wanna socialize or reach out, people already have their view on you whether its false or not. And it works both ways, the classmates could reach out as well.
@@user-iz3nt9fd2t Really?
@@nspector No. Obviously you just caught my pathetic cap.
The fact that talking to someone who’s alone making it to the news is incredible for me.
On my first day of high school, I used to wait up stairs and sit by my favorite classroom to avoid going to the cafeteria. As for me, I struggle with social anxiety, so I thought I was going to have a panic attack and embarrass myself in front of everybody. I didn’t actually go to the cafeteria, but instead I stayed in the restrooms until it was over.
I started to get used to the overpopulated cafeteria, so I gave sitting in there a shot. and that’s what I did. I sat there, watching everyone socialize and eat their lunch with their friends. I on the other hand never ate lunch at school bc i thought it was disgusting. All I did was sit there with my head down, listening to music. And I questioned if anyone think i’m a loser because i’m sitting alone or if i’m weird.
So I started to sit in the library. and the library was my safe place bc it was quiet and comfortable. I enjoyed it and I took out my book that i would bring and read it for a good 20 mins
so yeah.... lunch time was always the worse time for me :(
How are you doing now?
@@WhyarewehereNow okay, thanks for asking 🤍 i have friends, i just don’t have lunch with them though :/
@@98_juno how come!! ?? That’s good you made new friends tho?
dude I’m experiencing the exact same thing in highschool right now like word for word how weird..well if you see this message do you have any advice for me? :o
@@imwastingmytimeonthis677 hi! so sorry for the late reply but my best advice is to join clubs that you’re interested in, and maybe you’ll find ppl just like you :) it may not be much but it’s a start :D maybe the library will be just your type or if you have a teacher that’s okay with you eating in their class… tbh that’s all i got, i’m so sorry. i started high school off as a loser and i graduated as a loser
Empathy and compassion goes a long way, can even stop suicides. 👏👏👏👍
Sven Niles what are u talking about
Sven Niles it leads to suicide more often than not I’m pretty sure
school shooters*
@@lactoseindependent8937 true
Ur gon be the new Justin Y lmao
Very sweet. I had no friends in school, so I always skipped lunch because I didn't want people staring at me for eating alone like they always did. I wish someone had asked me to sit with them. A little generosity could go a long way
Same i stayed in the teacher's room by myself to eat until she kicked me out...which made it worse...i wish this happened when i went to school. Glad when i got to college it was the exact opposite everyone wanted to sit and include me
Me too I was always ate by myself. I had a discman(I'm pretty old) ,book and my lunch.
@@subterraneanhomesickalien666 The sad thing is the ppl eating by themselves are usually too shy too go up to someone else alone..cuz the rejection has impacted em so much. Then you also think being alone is better than fake friends who don't REALLY want to sit with you.
@@subterraneanhomesickalien666 you are not that old if I know what it is and had one lmao (maybe not by high school but def before high school)
The last two years of high school i didnt have a set group of friends. I also ate alone and often took refuge in the toilets just so noone (especially my crush...) would see me by myself.
In hs, I tried talking to the lonely quiet kid during lunch. he just kept insisting that I go away and I think he said something alluding to me faking being friendly just to be nice. I was awkward and weird as well and only had a handful of friends, so I just let him be.
I never talked to "lonely" kids again. why? because you need a certain level of social intelligence to communicate with the lonely kids and I just didn't have it at the time. His cynicism and cruel view of the world made me feel like he was a hopeless case, but if you are able to change their perspective, they can learn to provide more in a friendship than just feeling like people talk to them out of pity.
I agree, I had exactly the same experience with another person like that. Beforehand it feels like you might be doing them a favor but as soon as you approach them it becomes awkward af. So now do you just leave them so they can be lonely and unhappy?
Why do i feel personally attacked
Thats very true. Im one of the lonely quiet kid, I always feel alone but my stone like face just make everyone wary of approaching me lol.
One day, another loner befriended me. I dont recall how, but it turns out she befriended me because she have inferiority complex. She would mock what I wear, how I act, what I like, what I eat etc.
Basically full blown hatred, yet she cling to me like there's no tomorrow because she was so afraid to get judged because she have no friend.
One day, I was absent and she was alone. She followed a group of girls to hang out with this teacher, but the teacher hated her and said 'What are you doing here? Get out!'
And thus the next day she basically cried to me (oddly, the teacher is chill with me. Not friendly, but she never verbally abuse me. I guess she have a knack of knowing genuine people and fake people?) I thought she would treat me better then, but she didnt change. Not at all.
Since then, even after I graduated from lonely kid to 'that smart and serious kid with only three close friends' I never, ever approach another quiet kid.
Some of them are genuinely just awkward people like me, but most are disgusting people that is willing to stab you in the back because of their inferiority complex. Dont approach them unless youre certain you didnt take any bs from anyone.
I also have another recent case. Another quiet girl in my previous class... I thought she was just introvert, but she just genuinely have no interest in befriending people. No problem right? Except she also didnt see other people as fellow human being.
A girl in my class helped her with her assignments. Basically didnt sleep at all for three days straight, because the quiet girl refused to do her own assignments and all the teachers ran out of patience and threatened to risk the whole class grade.
My laptop got a problem then, so Im one of the people who sent the assignment late, I approached her to inv her to send her assignments together with me. She proceed to dump all the papers infront of me and basically let me figure it out and fix it according to the order myself.
I noticed theres an assignment missing so i asked if she missed it, she proceed to frown at me and go 'I dont know, ask (the kind girl), she did all of these, its her fault!'
Yeah. Sometime, theyre alone because theres something wrong with them.
@@ignarmackadingdongjr6590 Hahaha for real though, I can see why nobody want to befriend me as a kid. I got abused a lot in my kindergarten daycare, so eventhough Im young, my mentality is a bit older than kids my age. I was always silent, reading books by myself and basically boring to the boot.
Even until now I still feel very conscious when I talk to people, do they think Im boring? They talk to me now, but would they still talk to me after finding out how boring iam?
I have no interest whatsoever in dramas, and it seems everybody is clinging to people with many dramas around them. Its no wonder i got pushed into the corner lol.
@@ignarmackadingdongjr6590 hahaha amen to us awkward people. Glad to hear im not the only one who struggle with this 🌻
I didn’t want to sit alone at lunch because I was embarrassed so I would spend lunchtime at the library 📚 everyday.
Problem was that during my class after lunch I was starving 😕
Imagine living in a world where sitting with the lonely kid at lunch was such a rare and strange occurrence that CBS had to make a story on it
😂😂🤦♂️ frr tho
Can’t begin to explain how much this can change someone’s life.
LanceTheDriver absolutely, this hit home as I ate lunch alone many times in high school.
Totally!
Mother's prayer was answered.
I ate alone in middle school the first year... restroom as well. It’s heart breaking, but I grew up and i appreciate friendship even more now.
I hope that kids see past my sons autism and accept him for the amazing kid he is. I pray that even one classmate interacts with him. Beauitful story and kiddos to those students...imagine a world if we could all just appreciate each other.
I am with you, my son is autistic and right now he is only 9. If it wasn't for the teachers helping him engage with other kids he'd not be playing with anyone. I am terrified for when he goes to high school and will become the lid no one sits with, because they think he's weird. Praying that someone reaches out to your son with kindness and sits with him and becomes friiends.
I was a nervous quiet loner. Nobody would sit with me. I wasn’t teased, just ignored. The only kids that were nice and didn’t care were the stoners. By the way they never offered me weed.
same as me here
haha
He’s too cute his mom is beautiful. It’s sad when children can’t make any friends. I’m glad they sat with him
Ya highschool isnt too nice on alot of kids. Pretty common
I bully straight boys in school lmao
@@usuallydrunk420?
Make more friends. This world is already full enough of enemies...
Not always possible to make friends. I didn’t have any friends in hs since no one had anything in common with me and because my life offended them. Things still haven’t changed since then because i still dont have friends here because people in this state still dont share my interests and my life still offends them. So I won’t be able to make friends that can hang out with me until i move.
kim coleman You have adventures ahead of you. Think of all the cool places and people waiting for you to come visit.
Exactly! Ppl are super judgemental a holes. We live in a society of rudeness and distrust
It’s harder than it sounds...but there are goodhearted people like these students, very reassuring to see.
Lipstick Capone Speak to yourself, sister! Only people like you are so conniving. Good luck...
We live in a cruel society and cliques are unfortunately the way of the world.
I wasn’t born with a neurological disease like this kid but lunchtime had always been a struggle for me since Junior High.
I’m an adult now and it’s still hard to find genuine friends who like you beyond social status.
High School is the problem.
It breeds division, jealousy, & bullying.
I'm proud of the student council.
Integrity & compassion.
You're more than trans, don't make your sexuality your personality
@@lenny7773 what are you talking about Lenny.
Teenagers are ruthless
I sat alone 95% of the time through middle school and high school. It were some dark times but I’m so glad high school is over for me now. And to anyone else who is struggling, I believe in you that you can tackle these years. Keep on striving, school won’t last forever. I survived and so can you!
Be kind to everyone. Even a smile from a stranger can make someone’s whole day
Like your profile 👍😂
I scare people away when I smile. I always eat alone. Its quiet and peaceful. People are toxic nowadays anyway.
So I was like reading your comment and I accidentally pressed on your name and it took me to your channel and the first thing I saw was a lady with long hair and a skirt and I was like oh snap this girl is Pentecostal!! I’m apostolic Pentecostal and I go to a church in Texas city by Galveston.....Where are y’all located?
Angel Garza hey! Nice to meet a fellow apostolic! We’re located in Phoenix, Arizona
Brittney Ikeda that’s so cool!!! I met a new friend:)So are y’all going to nayc19?!?!
Every school should be cultivating this type of culture in their school.
As an introvert, I much prefer eating alone. My lunch time is my own time - don't wanna waste it on meaningless small talk.
YES
When I didn't eat lunch during school, I went to the library for peace of mind. I wish smartphones existed, I could have slept in there with an alarm set to ring in headphones. 🤣
Okay scrooge settle down.
That's fine. Totally get that. You can be alone and not lonely. Not the case for everybody Some folks just need help breaking the ice.....
Same I either went to have lunch in the library and catch up on some course readings/homework to save me some time 😭😭 wasn’t lonely, more like I just needed a break from the 2hr classes and screaming kids lol LITERALLY my break hour
This is why I made sure I talked to everyone I could in high school -- and I'm not even naturally social.
This is a great thing to do. I try to do the same even after high school even tho I don’t like talking as much
@@Coby23 you're both good people for doing that!
Same
Same! I make sure to ask the most quiet ones how they are and if they're doing okay. They might be doing very good or very bad, but you just can't tell. Who knows, they might even be suicidal but don't want to bother others with their problems
Same I’m fine like not super extrovert but I make sure everyone has company even if it’s out of my comfort zone
For two years I had nobody to sit with at lunch. I'd go hide out in the library and read instead. My parents were worried and I was also losing weight as a result. The school counselor said I needed to be more assertive and should just go join a random group of kids. I tried that a few times, and was told to stay away because I was "weird" and "gross". So back to the library it was. After I got tired of reading fiction, I ventured over to the non-fiction sections. I found myself fascinated by books on Medicine, especialy Cardiology. Long story short, after 2 years of reading medical literature, I breezed through Pre-Med and got in to Medical school, performed at the top of my class, met a gorgeous and caring woman, and now live a comfortable life. Although the loneliness may be real in high school, just hang in there. The rude, snotty kids that think that superficial appearances and materialistic things are the keys to happy lives will get their reality checks soon enough. Every geek I met in the high school library is now making a 6 figure salary and cruising through life. The kids that bullied me and physically kicked me out of their lunch areas are now either in jail, unemployed, or just struggling to make ends meet.
Greg Gammago lmao don’t make fun of them for being “materialistic.” But turn around to say every geek is making six figures,I think they hurt you and you eventually turned out to be like them....lmao
Big Tex that’s sad bro
Cutie Zalbu
Being Materialistic and being Financially successful are two different things.
Dang, the Lord turned your struggle into a blessing. This is a nice example of everything happens for a reason
@@CutieZalbu not really
I think there are some common misconceptions about people eat alone at school. Now keep in mind I doubt what I am talking about here will be true for most people who sit alone but it was defiantly true for me and I think people should be aware of this.
Anyways I graduated a few years ago and I often ate alone but not because I had no friends but because I just liked it. High school was honestly so strange for me because I was constantly in my own head. I was always thinking about different ideas my mind honestly felt like a nuclear reactor just ready to explode. This is obviously not normal but it’s how I was / am. I was always thinking about philosophy, science, psychology, etc and no one really enjoyed that stuff like I did.
I was also really athletic and enjoyed the outdoors and was also really good at sports. I never had any enemies and was “chill” with everyone although I did not particularly like everyone but that’s probably because of my messed up mind. I had many different groups of friends like some were super nerdy others loved sports and so on but I never identified with any of them and really rather just be alone.
I honestly don’t like school / taking classes even though I love learning. Because of this I rarely turned in homework and barley payed attention in class. Even with this being true I could come to class and review some notes 5 minutes before class and get an A on the test. It all felt like a joke I also hated Ap classes since we would just get a ton of homework when I would be fine with a short lecture and an exam. That’s probably why I liked learning and thinking on my own school was such a drag and waste of time.
I think this was why I found it super annoying when random groups of people I did not know would ask me stuff like this. I don’t need someone to talk to because it would honestly take me like 30 min to explain 2 min of what I was thinking. All in all high school was fine for me I never got bullied I loved sports class and some stem classes and a lot of random girls liked me but I honestly rather just think and study alone. Honestly I am the happiest person on the planet when I can sit back relax and just think!
This sounds like my high school experience pretty much. To this day I still love being alone.
my high school experience was similar, i got along with everyone but none of my classmates were actually friends. at first i was part of a lot of friends groups but i never felt like i belonged, so I'd drop them and go back to being by myself. i wasn't really into group projects because none of them could work at my pace, this isn't to say i was the brightest most smartest perfect student, but i was definitely ahead of them and it was obvious especially for our teachers. i digress. I've always been a lone wolf, haven't kept contact with any of them. in fact i didn't even show up at graduation, i picked up my diploma the day after. it's just the way we are. ironically, it feels good knowing that we're not truly alone, as there's other people who feel and relate to us. cheers
That's a great perspective. To some people being alone is "oh so terrible, so sad", but in reality, people who enjoy time alone are generally at peace with themselves, like themselves, and usually have very active and intelligent minds. I've always found that when people get in groups, talking gets pretentious and boring -- full of gossip and idle chit-chat.
Yea when I was a freshman and sophomore I had a lot of friends I would sit with but I honestly didn’t like it cuz everyone I was with was so mean and fake I eventually dropped them and I’ve stopped putting in the effort to make friends I have so much less stress now. I like to just be on my phone
1:38 "everyone needs to have someone, and anyone can help with that"
mature beyond his years. i broke down after hearing that
I feel sad for this kid, I hope he finds real friends because everyone needs a friend in their life. It doesn't matter how many there are, just a few REAL friends would do.
Of course I relate to this kid as well.
Especially if u have no siblings, then u need friends
I have no friends , but siblings so I'm happy ..
Since I can remember I have never really have a best friend. Just people I met in class and people I met at work. Most of the time I study alone and work alone. It never bothers me to go looking for a "friend." But that is just me, everyone is different.
Tou Xiong honestly same. I’ve never had a best friend but friends I talk to
Tou Xiong id rather have it your way. I had a toxic “best friend” from 1st grade till the end of 11th grade. Luckily I realized that he was toxic and we are no longer friends. I am now in 12th grade And now have a bunch of great, close friends but not a true “best friend” but it’s better than what I had before this school year.
Bawling crying, thank you great kids of student council.
Pull yourself together Jo
Love those kids what they did! It’s sad that it doesn’t happen more often. Please if you’re in any school be a force for good. You might just change a life and that will carry with you for the rest of your life.
These Young ones are going to be Blessed beyond words. ❤
Really proud of those kids! Why can't the rest of the world be like this?
Amen. Great question. 🙏🏼
your right those kids are a true inspiration!
Paul Because we inherited a sin nature from our parents Adam and Eve and without the presence of the Holy Spirit, people only care about themselves.
because the world isn't perfect
Kids can be so cruel... He looks and sounds like such a sweet boy and I´ll bet he is one of a kind friend that never will let you down and always will do anything to help and to lift you up. Thank God for the sweet kids who saw that in him.
Anja M. That doesn’t make kids cruel because they don’t go out of their way to sit with strangers it’s sad but don’t act like the kids have an obligation to sit with him
@@awaitingban7324 I think it is cruel if other people, kid or grown ups, ignore people who they know have a hard time and sits alone without any friends. It is parents job to teach their kids empathy and compassion. It takes so little to say "hey, com and sit with us" but it means so very much. But it does not make the kids mean or cruel people, that is not what I'm saying. And it is not that they do something cruel, but the lack of doing anything at all... Did I explain that right? I'm from Denmark so hope I made my self understandable ;).
@Zach your idea of education is wrong, education expands mind to new ideas + should give you working skills to be effective citizens of the world, so if your education inhibits socialization it is not education in its realest sense, that would be just making you remember information.
I wish I was more compassionate . I would judge those kids sitting by themselves. Know I now how sick I was to do that. Godbless those kids.
So great of these kids! This is what our society should be about!
He seems like a really nice guy. God bless him...
I would have been his friend.
@@rn6710 me too
These kids have such a bright future and I wish the best for them :)
Eric Champlin 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yes!!
You know what would have been even nicer? If they had sat with him without calling the television cameras! (Kids today want *credit* for being nice.)
Janet Wood I prefer to see the video as positive. I’m sending it to my son’s high school principal. Perhaps kids will learn something about compassion, yes?
Janet Wood how do you know it wasn't the mom who called the news?
That's awesome that those kids stepped up and invited that boy to eat with them. Those kids demonstrated a lot of maturity and kindnesss for including that boy. Thank you God for answering his mother's prayers.
When I came out as gay in high school, I ended up eating alone at lunch most of the time. It did hurt, a lot, not being able to talk to anyone but you just gotta turn it into an activity. You can read a book, listen to music, or watch CZcams. It helped loads.
Hii
How are you?
Its good he didint get bullied or cornered
I think smaller rural schools are more inclusive these days
Dat Boi finna shoot up the school they better be nice to him
Being neglected is worse than being bullied...
@@sherekhan420u2 Ik that's prob a joke but judgmental much?
@@jgsource552 nope
It doesn't start in the cafeteria. It starts in the home. Parents need to teach their kids from.infancy that we help as serve others. That we have compassion. That we are inclusive. All these kids absorbed in their phones and isolating is NOT healthy.
EDIT: I'M NOT SAYING THE PHONES ARE THE SOUL PROBLEM. I'M SAYING IT DOESN'T HELP WHEN THEY AREN'T USED IN MODERATION. When kids sit in a room together and still talk over social media or ignore each other. Or leave out people because they don't click with them. It's time to dig deeper. Kids can learn to do that with good example and a little coaxing.
The problem is not many parents are hands on anymore, so typical values we often learned young fall by the waist side with this generation. Parents/Guardians also spend a good deal of time on their phones and are not having one on one conversations anymore. With students in school over 7 hours a day in some cases it often falls on the teachers to pick up where parents can't and they're all ready overwhelmed. You're right all of this is NOT healthy and its only going to get worse.
I agree.
Dang straight it starts at home!!! As a parent your job doesn't stop when your child enters school. Do right by them and actually raise your kid! Maybe then we wouldn't have so many self entitled brats running around ;)
I think it is better to be selfish. It is the kids that believe in compassion that eat alone.
Dachdog Using technology and devices doesn't isolate you. Social media and the Internet has made it much more accessible for us to make new friends with people world wide. It helps us network even better than ever and can help us make social contacts for adulthood.
me and my friendgroup once saw a kid a few years yonger eating alone so we all sat and ate with him. he told us he was bullied and we told him he can always talk to us. after that whenever he saw us hed say hi and we'd have a little chat and hed seem real happy to see us. looking back, im so glad i did this and i encourage everyone to try and do the same, it can really brigten up a place that can be dark for some kids.
Aside from her being a great Mom, she is flaming gorgeous. He seems like a good-hearted kid.
*PLOT TWIST:*
*They stopped sitting with him on the 2ND day of school!!!!*
Wait for real ?
@@peanutbuttercoat7621 i don't think so but i feel bad If they leave him again
XD that be sad if they did it for their 6 secs of fame
Rice MenaRQ I wouldn't be surprised, we live in a society full of fake people and friends. Sometimes you can only trust yourself and family.
The loneliest year I had in school was in 10th grade when I would always eat my breakfast in the toilet and wait for the break to be over so no one would notice that I didn't have any friends. During the big break of 70 minutes I had the luck to be able to go home. I never told anyone of my family because I was so embarrassed. It was horrible but even worse is that 4 years later being 20 loneliness is still so very present for me as I still don't have friends.
Go and talk to people they will not eat you. Now with the covid that is a huge problem but when stuff open go do that. I have no idea how i met my friends at school because i was not old enough to remember. When i went to college in a new town i knew no one. I went on the first day at the office to take my scedule, 2 people outside, i went and talked them. I still talk some times with one of them and the other one is my best friend.
If it was 'horrible' then why not just TRY to change? Try some confidence boosting activitites like dancing or singing. Also, your brain is the MOST powerful computer in the WORLD It has the ability to take you to the edge of space in less than a millisecond, controls 7 TRILLION nerves in our body and what not! Why are you using your brain to think stuff like "What will others think of me?" Just go out to dude. You need to do that and trust me you will surely relish this decision later on. Don't make decisions that you know you will regret later on. Just wanted to add I was almost like you when I was in 10th grade. Also, Meditate. It will help you a lot. Check out Improvement pill. And don't forget that I am writing this comment because I want you to be happy and not miserable. Hope you would understand that.
Thanks
sounds easy but people doesn't need to be friend with their whole facebook fake friends . one friend is enough . Try to be more open and allow yourself to talk with other people .
I hate hearing those kind of sad stories coz it's sickenning how other people see a lonely person but still keep living their life to the fullest while some are going downhill .
Please , just seek for the nicest looking person and try to make him a friend of yours .
I love you
In my opinion, human friends can be overrated. Unfortunately, I have come across too many so-called friends who ended up not to be friends at all. "Fake friends". These days, some of my very best friends are animals!
That's nasty, I just stayed at the hallway
Small acts of kindness can have lifetime rewards.
God bless these kind kids who acted with integrity. Everyone deserves to feel accepted. I needed this bit of good in the world.
I thought it was going to turn into a awful story about bullying but it turned into such a nice ending
paleobc65 ikr!
So happy to hear this
He seems like a nice person, I would have sat with him in high school. I was born with a benign tumor on my face and got bullied on it until I got surgery in 5th grade. So I painfully know what it's like to be lonely and rejected.
I think there was some genuine compasson by experience there.. Not everyone is cold and cruel during the school years..
Kids can be very cruel, but the good news is, most of the time they don't even really mean what they say and it shouldn't be taken personally. The kids that bullied you could even end up being your friends if both parties forgot about the whole thing.
Me as well. When I was in grade school I remember 2 different mom's thanking for being kind and coming over to play with their sons that it meant a lot to them because they didn't have any friends. I told don't know why because they were fun to play with and I liked them
I know what she was going through. I keep praying and praying and praying for my son 's social life to blossom because he's so lonely and depressed, all because he's "different." Unfair. I try to hang on to hope. I'm sincerely happy for her son.
I used to do the same thing during highschool it broke my heart to see this happening to my peers. I don't regret it at all I felt if someone could make a difference I would. I actually found the people who sat alone to be intelligent, interesting, kind, artistic, and funny. My fondest memories come from those encounters.
I cant believe this is the world we live in, that its a national news story when a kid asked to sit with someone at lunch.
Tiana Matson IKR
It's called a 'feel good story' they've been doing this for YEARS.
Thanks to Trump
Tiana Matson So True. What fools.
Considering the rising number of suicides and school shootings, showing an example of how to treat people with kindness might help to stem the tide if others pick up on it. Sometimes all it takes is an act of kindness to avert tragedy.
Nice gesture but honestly I was one of those kids who always sat alone as well and I loved it. To me, lunch was just that: I would get my food, go sit at any table with open seats, finish within 10-20 minutes and head to the library to chill thereafter. I can't say that it was more fun than say having a group of friends but it was definitely relaxing not having to talk, display emotions, worry about people staring at you, etc for a little chunk of the day. As an introvert, I need social breaks and that's just that. So next time, when you see someone sitting alone at lunch and think that he's sad, depressed, weird, etc, just pause for a moment because he may just be a normal, introverted guy.
Never hurts to ask if they want company, because you could be really changing someone's life, otherwise they can say no if they want to. But you never know without taking the risk. Plus if they're introverted, maybe he'll want to talk to someone after they finish a meal.
And what if he really is sad? Should we just ignore the person who doesn't feel like they would be accepted if they sat down with us? For me, I'd love if someone just came over and was like "hey, want to sit with me?" because I don't have to put myself out there or make an effort, they've already done it for me. Don't tell people to ignore the person sitting alone - they're not going to mind your asking them. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Same
My school doesnt let us go to the library
@짜잔! 짜잔! Well said.
Compassion for one another can save the world, and many times all it takes is simple gestures like this. It is refreshing to see this kind of stories, where young people care for and protect each other. Congrats to the members of that student council for being excellent people.
I applaud these kids good job! The parents should be proud especially in these dark days.
Where is the love button when you need one? This touched me to the depth of my soul.💕💕💕💕💕
Miss Elmyra were using this comment as the love button! What an amazing boy!
You're so right...Positive and supportive comments can be love buttons! 😊❤
I know right. I almost started to cry. This was a great story.
Awww how sweet! ☺️💛
they aren't including him in conversations or the "circle". they just sat with him, to make themselves feel better
True
We only saw a tiny clip, and they went to the movies together
Still, just by observing how others behave in social situations is still better for social skills development than just being alone in the corner
you would rather they force him to be social? just sitting in a group is relief enough.
At least they reached out to him that is enough
This brings tears and so much memories 😢.. I remember being that kid and no one ever sitting with me ... I ate alone for four years until I just started hiding inside the library... but kudos to these young kids they are a great example of what should people should be
I have done this and made life long friends. GIVE people a chance, so glad you did and do.
Seems like a cool dude, id hangout with him.
Wicked Dom Um yea you can I guess you need to open up and come out too your parents
No you wouldn't.
As an introverted kid, I liked eating alone. Even in my professional career, I would always leave the office for lunch at 11:15 to avoid invitations from co-workers to lunch with them.
I dread someone calling me to have lunch with them. I'd rather spend time watching CZcams than force pointless conversations.
I’m also introverted but it does feel different knowing someone wants you to go even if you’ll say no, versus no one ever wanting you around. Poor kid. Glad he has friends now.
When I used to work at a call center I loved when they would give us an hour lunch would either go home to eat or go to a fast food place instead of having to sit down in the lunch area.
Everyone is different. All he wanted was someone to talk to.
Agreed! Talking to co-workers during the course of your day is OK, but having to talk to them during your free time is excruciating. Others thrive on it, I understand. But for me, I'd rather have the time alone to empty my mind of all the work and work politics nonsense.
His mother seemed so happy🥺
That brought tears to my eyes. What a sweet young man and a loving mother and classmates!
His mom is beautiful!
Good on him!! I hope he makes more friends!
+gamrage, Andrew may even do something awesome with his life that is quite noteworthy. Won't those jackholes who have ignored him up to now feel stupid???!!!
having multiple friends is cheating
Watch when he hits his mid 20's and puberty hits him like mad, he will make ton of friends and get hit on by girls.
Reminds me of a high school friend I had. Billy....he was kind of disabled... skinny..tall.& had a strange look. & walk...thick glasses...but his eyes would almost constantly rattle left..right .. left...stop a few seconds and rattle again. I truly felt bad for him. We met in 10th grade..ate lunch together..with my 2 other buddies...id hear people make fun of him..(sad). stayed friends all thru hs. He was a smart & witty. We liked the same tv shows & he was a wiz with every math class. I hope he's doing well. God bless Billy boy!
I love this, a simple act of kindness can go a long way. I teach my children to always be kind and include others that might be alone. As a parent it would be heartbreaking to hear you have a child sitting alone at lunchtime.
A mother's prayers are always received♡♡♡
Bravo!! What an awesome group of kids.
@Koala Eucalyptus wtf
@mark spannar both you and koala need to stfu
wil mer425 Nah they just did it to boost their egos. It could develop into a friendship, but it started as using the kid for clout.
I always sat alone at lunch as well growing up in middle school and high school. One thing I admire so much about this is that it was the student body leadership that approach him. Do you know how many city councils and other government officials that do not do this to their own community members? The right kids stepped up in this school and the students really did a good job choosing them.
Where was this compassion during middle school lunch for me I didn’t see that I always sat alone while others had their own social group and I just sat alone
Whenever I see a new kid sitting alone on their first day, I always tell my friends “look he or she is sitting alone” so we all go over and sit next to them, and start becoming friends w them:)
you are a great person shoutout to you sis😥💖
I wish there is more people like you
Man I used to sit alone my first year of High School. I used to dread going to lunch. It’s so incredibly embarrassing sitting alone. I was a super shy kid, luckily I was able to find a friend my sophomore year who had a couple others. Thankful for that. Jeeze
darrin cleary I have never read a more related comment
So kind. I’ll never forget my first day of high school. I was new. I knew no one. When I had lunch period, I had no one to sit with and it felt so awkward. A junior must have noticed and invited to come and join her at her table. She too was eating by herself. We became great friends. I later made friends from students in some of my classes and I introduced her to my friends and we all became great friends. WHen she graduated high school, we lost communication and I was sad. This was before the internet. I’ll never forget my dear friend LaToya from Chicago. I hope someday we cross paths.
My heart breaks for this wonderful amazing young man. Thank you for sweet and caring kids out in this seemingly crazy world.
I literally can’t watch anything without crying. I’m so happy right now ❤️❤️
I watched John Q and cried most of the time
Females 😔
Lol me toooooooooo😫😫😫
Miss Mallory
Yeah i watched paint dry and bawled at it's beauty
Your aunt flow must be visiting
What a blessing that teens who are good kids have welcomed him to spend time with him. I pray that this happens for all kids
That is what is unique about this young man. The first thing the mother does is pray for him. Thank God that he has a supportive spiritual mother to guide him in tough times. Now God answered her prayers and I sure his too.
I always ate lunch alone. And no I don't need or want any friends. I'd better off just be alone.
What do your parents say tho? (Not in a rude way) cause my parents always shame me for having no friends I wish I had friends sitting alone and not hanging out with nobody during field trips:(
I didn’t eat lunch and went to the library instead in order to avoid being alone in the lunch room. No one notices you in the library alone and that was comforting. I hope my kids can find at least one friend as they enter into high school these next few years.