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<\/figure>\nMike continued, \u201cMaddi had gotten to know Jon through a school club that promotes friendships between special needs kids and regular kids. \u201cHe\u2019s a junior,\u201d she explained \u201cso it\u2019s his prom too. I just think he should have the chance to go.\u201d I told her we would be honored to have him go with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maddi not only decided to take Jon to her senior prom, but she also wanted him to have the best night of his life. She did some research and discovered Jon\u2019s favorite color (orange), so she could buy a dress in that color. She also reserved a table for their group (they shared with another couple) at his favorite restaurant, which served chicken fingers, French fries, and chocolate milk.<\/p>\n
Maddi wanted to check with his father first before inviting Jon to the dance.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a pretty breathtaking moment for me,\u201d Mike Larson told Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.<\/p>\n According to Mike, he had three reasons for making the prom photo post on social media.<\/p>\n In 2019, he celebrated the post reaching 1 million shares and his text being shared globally. \u201cMany have asked how Jon is doing. He is well and happy, still living at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike also revealed that Maddi is now married and feels \u201cembarrassed\u201d by all the attention \u2013 she didn\u2019t see this as anything special. Thanks to all who have wished them well.\u201d\u00a0Mike said at the end of his post.<\/p>\n When Jon\u2019s father was diagnosed with autism more than 16 years ago, he imagined several scenarios in his head. One was that his autistiBut thanks to Maddi, Jon was not just able to go to prom but have a wonderful night! \u201dIt\u2019s something I never thought would happen for our family, and not only did it happen, but it\u2019s happened in such a beautiful way,\u201d Mike Larson said. \u201dAnd to have it go on and bless the lives of other people is beyond anything I ever could have hoped for. It will be one of the nicest memories of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n I appreciate the fact that there are still nice and warm people out there; it gives us all hope. If you enjoy this story, please follow the father\u2019s request and share it with your friends and family!<\/p>\n This young lady is so sweet and considerate to have asked his parents first. I hope they had a lot of photos taken of them to remember that special occasion!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every now and then, we come across ordinary people who do extraordinary things that restore our faith in humanity. This emotional post was shared on Facebook a few years ago, but it still melts my heart every time I see it, so why not share it? It\u2019s about a father who recalls the day when…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B3-10.png\")
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\nThe viral prom photo was originally posted in 2013, and after that, Mike Larson continued to give updates on what happened to the couple after the prom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nBut thanks to Maddi, Jon was not just able to go to prom but have a wonderful night!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/viralhatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B4-8.png\")
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