In her caption, Leah also noted how tough middle school was for her and how she now has feelings of anxiety for her own son at school.
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Rudolph was one a several Seminoles football players visiting the school.
(AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser, File).
Florida State wide receiver Travis Rudolph will probably do some pretty wonderful things on the football field during his upcoming junior season. A small gesture of ki.
Bo’s mother, Leah Paske, posted a photo of Rudolph eating lunch with her son.
Bo’s mother, Leah Paske, received a photo of the pair eating lunch together at school and posted a heartfelt thank you to Facebook.
The moment was captured by an admiring adult, who shared it with Leah Paske.
“Everyone was super welcoming him”.
“A friend of mine sent this lovely picture to me today and when I saw it with the caption “Travis Rudolph is eating lunch with your son” I replied, ‘who is that?’ He said, ‘FSU football player, ‘ then I had tears streaming down my face”, Paske said.
“I feel like he is a great person, and I would love to hang out with him anytime”, said Rudolph to FSU Athletics.
“As soon as I sat down he introduced himself to me and said ‘Hey my name is Bo, what’s your name, ‘ and the conversation went from there”. “We went from there”, said the West Palm Beach, Florida, native, now beginning his junior season. You would never think anything is wrong with him. He had a nice smile on his face. Just how mean were kids really?
As of Tuesday night, Paski’s post had been shared more than 5,800 times on Facebook.
Middle school is a rough ride for most teenagers, but for children with special needs its a completely different ball game. In a school lunchroom, he could probably sit anywhere he wanted, and it would automatically become the cool kids’ table.
“I didn’t even know he had Autism”, Rudolph said to FSU Athletics. ‘That may sound like a awful thing to say, but in some ways I think, I hope, it shields him. “He doesn’t seem to notice that he doesn’t get invited to birthday parties anymore”, Ms Paske wrote. That’s because Bo has autism and often eats lunch by himself.
Maybe he’ll save one for Rudolph the next time he sees him. Was there a time today you felt sad? Who did you eat lunch with today?’ Sometimes the answer is a classmate, but most days it’s nobody.
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said the school principal called afterward and said it was the best day she’s had at the school.
“The picture speaks way more than a thousand words”. Everyone else in the picture is sitting far away. “He’s looking at him while he’s eating”, she said.
This is a story that will remind you that there are good and selfless people in the world.
Rudolph said his phone hasn’t stopped ringing. “I’m glad it can bring awareness to helping others”.
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“It’s been awesome. Everyone was so proud of me”, he said.
