(Picture: David Pendragon)

A man has shared why he showed up to his office carrying a magical cat-covered lunchbox – and it’s for a pretty brilliant reason.

David Pendragon has a cousin, Emily, who has a 10-year-old son called Ryker.

Like many of us, Ryker loves cats. He loves cats so much that he was pretty excited to get a new lunchbox covered with cats floating in Space. We get that – it’s a really cool lunchbox.

Unfortunately, when Ryker arrived at school the other boys in his class weren’t as jazzed about the lunchbox.


Because of the cats and the colours, the boys teased 10-year-old Ryker. He eventually wanted to stop taking his lunch into school so he could avoid cruel comments.



That sucks. It’s a massive shame that expectations of what boys ‘should’ like can prevent them from expressing joy and excitement.

Thankfully his uncle David decided to take a stand: By buying the same lunchbox for himself and taking it into work.

(Picture: David Pendragon)

David walked into his ‘conservative, corporate’ workplace carrying a cat-themed lunchbox to show his little cousin that it’s perfectly okay to be a boy and love something pink or covered in cats.

‘I have decided 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,’ David wrote on Facebook.

‘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 colourful. 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.’

Bravo to that.

Clearly David’s lunchbox has plenty of fans (we hope Ryker can see that), as his Facebook post has been shared more than 41,000 times. The comments section is flooded with people from all over the world sending their support – and, of course, asking where they can buy the same lunchbox.

Ryker: We hope you take your uncle’s lesson to heart. Cats are awesome, so is your lunchbox, and so are you. Don’t let anyone else’s expectations or judgement stop you from enjoying something you love.

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