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Ryan Dorseyis sharing his gratitude for his late ex onMother’s Day.
TheBig Skyactor, 39, shared how sonJosey, 7, paid tribute to his momNaya Riverawith both his grandmothers on Sunday.
The final picture in the photo carousel shows a toddler Josey in bed with Rivera as she read himThe Cat in the Hat.
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Explaining how the Elf on a Shelf made a reappearance in May, Dorsey noted, “I’ve been renovating his room and in doing so, the house is a bit of a mess… Bess somehow showed up a couple days ago because I apparently didn’t put it away right… it happened to fall out of a blanket behind a mirror.”
He concluded, “But for him it was just right…🥹*His spirit is incredible…Hug’em if ya got’em.”
“A lot of the kids find out what his dad does for work. They’ll also find out about his mom, which is always something that’s tough to navigate,” Dorsey told the outlet.
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“It’s always a reminder of the obvious. Something that’s never going to change is what happened and him having to deal with it daily. As he crosses these milestones as a kid growing up, kids talk about their moms at school and dealing with his situation is very unique,” he added.
While Josey hasn’t seen much of Dorsey’s own work, he said he’s expressed an interest in taking a look at some of his mom’s shows.
“He’s never going to forget his Mom,” Dorsey toldE! News.
“He’s interested in watching things and looking at her work one day. That stuff will speak for itself and he’ll really get to appreciate the impact she had on people and how talented she was and who his Mom was on the outside, not just in his home life.”
source: people.com
