One random day, Cassandra Ridder went to pick up her son Brody from school as per usual. However, he wasn’t acting like his normal self.

The sixth-grader, according to Cassandra, 31, simply wanted to listen to music and not chat about his day.

She asked him about his yearbook to start a conversation.

She had gotten an email earlier that day notifying parents that their children would be bringing their class yearbooks home. She wanted to know whether Brody collected lots of signatures from his friends.

However, as she asked the question, his son started looking even sadder. He said, “No mom, no one really signed my yearbook. I asked people and they either told me ‘no’ or that they would do it later, that they were too busy for me.”

Cassandra’s heart broke.

Cassandra’s heart sunk when the 12-year-old Brody gave her his yearbook. With the exception of a few notes from his professors and the names of two classmates, the page was nearly empty.

There’s one note that Brody had actually written himself. It says, “Hope you make some more friends.”

It was as if he was blaming himself.

“I tried to make him feel better,” his mother said. “I told him that it might have just been a hectic day and to give people the benefit of the doubt. I told him that things will get better and to stay positive, that no matter what, I will always be his friend.”

Cassandra revealed that her son loves fencing, chess, and dinosaurs. However, he plays by himself at recess and has lunch alone.

He doesn’t have the same interests as his classmates.

“He’s super intellectual and the kids in his age group have trouble relating to him,” she shared.

Brody is also teased by the other kids for having protruding ears and being so skinny. Cassandra claimed that the youngster cries to her “pretty much every day” as a result of all the bullying.

Of course, Cassandra made a move.

To attempt to put a stop to the bullying, harassment, and taunting that Brody has faced this year, Cassandra has coordinated with the school.

But when Cassandra learned what had happened to Brody’s yearbook, she snapped. She sent a message to parents on the school’s Facebook page that evening.

She was desperate for help.

She wanted to inform the other parents about the incident at the school and urge them to talk to their children about showing consideration for others.

“My poor son. Doesn’t seem like things are getting any better. 2 teachers and a total 2 students wrote in his yearbook. Despite Brody asking all kinds of kids to sign it,” she posted. “So Brody took it upon himself to write himself. My heart is shattered. Teach your kids kindness.”

And she didn’t expect what was about to happen.

The following day, she unexpectedly got a text from Brody.

Together with a picture of his yearbook covered in messages and signatures, he wrote, “Facebook this!”

He even received messages from students from other levels.

Brody reportedly said to Cassandra, “This is the best day ever!” The kids who had previously refused to sign their names and write messages in his yearbook now lined up to do so!

And Paul Rudd, a well-known actor, chose to become friends with Brody after hearing about his story.

The celebrity thoughtfully sent a gift with a note.

“Dear Brody, it was great talking to you the other day. It’s important to remember that even when life is tough that things get better,” he wrote. “There are so many people that love you and think you’re the coolest kid there is—me being one of them!”

After everything that has transpired, Brody is now more self-assured and has already expressed his excitement about entering seventh grade.

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Source: Positive Outlooks