Read This Mom's Perfect Open Letter to the Teen Skater Who Helped Her Young Daughter

[sheshe2]

Much to Thomas' surprise, one of the teens approached Peyton not to dissuade her, but to encourage her. "You proceeded to spend almost an hour with my daughter showing her how to balance and steer, and she listened to you; a feat not attained by most adults," the letter said.

"You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down and I even heard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn't get hurt."

After having to convince Peyton not to conform to gendered stereotypes, the entire interaction made Thomas reassess her own biases, she told Global News.

Mic reached out to Thomas, but she was not immediately available for comment.

"I want you to know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and I want to thank you for being kind to my daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for it," Thomas writes at the end of her letter. "She left the skate park with a sense of pride and with the confidence that she can do anything, because of you."

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If he were my son, I would be so very proud of him. I have something in my eye....

[DirkGently]

1. "A man never stands so tall

as when he stoops to help a child."

(no idea who said it; appears attributed to everyone from Abe Lincoln to (blerg) James Dobson).

[sheshe2]

2. Ok...

"A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child."

Now you truly made me cry. He himself is a child/man at sixteen. I think we need a lot more like him.

Thank you. That is a great quote, Dirk.

[tk2kewl]

3. awesome kid!