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Shanon Walker had no idea going to this neighbor's door would change his life. See if you, if you knew any kids around like 11 or 12, maybe because I need, I need, I need some friends. Although the Ray family doesn't have any kids, Shan's age. They posted the video to Tik Tok and it blew up. They also started to go fund me raising nearly $40,000. What my life was like before was kids were manipulating me and telling me that they will be my friend. But when they, when they asked me to do something horrible, she's I don't feel like they're actually my friend before going viral. She didn't have the confidence to be himself. He stems very hard. He flaps his arms and he makes noises that *** lot of people have made fun of him. So he told me I just deal with the pain of just holding it in so that I don't get made fun of because of it. And that hurt, that broke my heart. But now my self confidence has gone through the roof if you can be the one to, to stand out and you know, help somebody else set that trend, make that the trend to be set to not be *** bully. Shan's mom hopes his story brings attention to an issue. So many face he's been hospitalized because the bullying was so bad and he felt so isolated. If you see it, just advocate for that person, just be there for that person. Do not let that person suffer. Shadon wants to leave everyone with this message. How would you, how would you like it if someone were to bully you, how would that make you feel?
'I need some friends real bad': Boy who rang neighbor's doorbell looking for friends goes viral
Shayden Walker was in need of a friend and reached out to a neighbor. Now, his simple request has gone viral. The Texas boy was captured on his neighbor's doorbell camera, saying, "I was wanting to see if you knew any kids around 11 or 12 maybe, cause I need some friends real bad." Shayden told KFDA that his neighbors didn't have any children his age, but when they shared the doorbell camera footage on social media, he was overwhelmed with support and strangers contributed nearly $40,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for him. "What my life was like before... kids were manipulating me and they would be my friend, but when they ask me to do something horrible, I don't feel like they're actually my friend," Shayden said. Krishna Patterson, Shayden's mom, said her son was bullied often at school. "He stims very hard, he flaps his arms and makes noises that a lot of people have made fun of him, so he told me, 'I just deal with the pain of holding it in so I don't get made fun of because of it' and that hurt, that broke my heart," she said.Shayden said the response to the video of him asking for friends has been a boost for his self-confidence. "He's been hospitalized because the bullying was so bad and he felt so isolated," Patterson said. "If you see it, just advocate for that person, just be there for that person. Do not let that person suffer." Watch the video above to learn more about Shayden's story.
AMARILLO, Texas (Video above: KFDA via CNN) —
Shayden Walker was in need of a friend and reached out to a neighbor. Now, his simple request has gone viral.
The Texas boy was captured on his neighbor's doorbell camera, saying, "I was wanting to see if you knew any kids around 11 or 12 maybe, cause I need some friends real bad."
Shayden told KFDA that his neighbors didn't have any children his age, but when they shared the doorbell camera footage on social media, he was overwhelmed with support and strangers contributed nearly $40,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for him.
"What my life was like before... kids were manipulating me and they would be my friend, but when they ask me to do something horrible, I don't feel like they're actually my friend," Shayden said.
Krishna Patterson, Shayden's mom, said her son was bullied often at school.
"He stims very hard, he flaps his arms and makes noises that a lot of people have made fun of him, so he told me, 'I just deal with the pain of holding it in so I don't get made fun of because of it' and that hurt, that broke my heart," she said.
Shayden said the response to the video of him asking for friends has been a boost for his self-confidence.
"He's been hospitalized because the bullying was so bad and he felt so isolated," Patterson said. "If you see it, just advocate for that person, just be there for that person. Do not let that person suffer."
Watch the video above to learn more about Shayden's story.
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