Meri Brown has as soon as once more showered her solely youngster with assist.
With unadulterated assist throughout what we’d think about has been a difficult time, too.
With daughter Leon turning 27 on Friday, the Sister Wives star posted a loving tribute for them on Instagram.
“Happiest of birthdays to my miracle, my at all times wonderful, Leo the Lion,” wrote the 51-year outdated on her official social media account.
Together with this message, Meri included a carousel of photographs… relationship all the way in which again to when Leon was a child.
“A passionate coronary heart, a giving soul, eternally the champion of the underdog. Understanding my very own physique, I do know this one HAD to be a fighter to even exist,” Meri added.
“Laughter runs via their veins, power and internal knowledge abounds!
“27 years on this world, 27 years of studying, of rising, of loving.”
Meri additionally stated she’s “eternally pleased with this child of mine” and “eternally grateful for his or her existence” and concluded:
“Know you’re eternally cherished by me @leointhemountains.
“And I’m honored and blessed to be your mother!
“I really like you!!”
Meri shares Leon with longtime husband Kody Brown, though the couple is scarcely any sort of romantic couple at this level.
In June, Leon got here out as transgender.
Whereas noting that their pronouns are they/them, Leon stated they selected to open up about this publicly to each “let people in, and likewise to set some boundaries.”
Wrote the occasional TLC persona to open a prolonged caption on the time:
“Somebody not too long ago instructed me that I didn’t must have all of my s— found out to ensure that me to share myself with the world. So right here’s me, undoubtedly not having virtually any of my s— found out, to let you realize that I’m trans.
“My title is Leon or Leo (I really like each) and my pronouns are they/them.
“I keep in mind the primary time that I knew I wasn’t a woman.
“I used to be fairly younger & sadly I grew up in a context that was extremely gendered & restrictive.”
Continued Leon on this candid submit:
“So I continued to be socialized as a woman & later a lady. And right here’s the factor, I’m lastly able to share my favourite self with the world. And that self is extremely genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.
“Being queer & trans are undoubtedly a few of my favourite components of myself.
“And but, there are such a lot of issues that I’m studying to like about myself via this course of.”
Concluding their submit, Leon wrote:
“Right here’s to me attending to know myself, share myself, and frequently evolve to be the individual I’m, to be my favourite self in all contexts.”
As for Meri?
“You’re my sunshine,” she wrote of her daughter after this announcement was made, sharing Leon’s assertion and proving to the world that she’s a loving and supportive dad or mum.
