The boy who went viral after his mom hugged him following an American football game has now spoken out, making a heartbreaking confession.
Amber Wright was like any other proud parent when she took to Instagram to show how happy she was with her son Brixton after his football game in Utah.
The video uploaded on social media of the pair shows them embracing, with the son picking his mom up, who then wraps her arms and legs around him.
Viewers have been left divided by the viral footage, with some supportive and understanding, while others have taken issue with how affectionate the mom is.
Wright has defended herself and now Brixton has issued a response too.
People in the comments are offering their support to the pair.
One person writes: “My son is six and calls me beautiful all day long. Boys love their mamas, nothing wrong with that.”
Someone else comments: “Leave this family alone. They just hugged, why does it matter how it looked to everyone else and what it really meant for these two? We as people need to do better and worry about what’s going on in our own lives.”
“You owe no one no explanation/apologies young king. You and your mom are blessed to have each other,” adds a third.
Posting in the comments on his mom’s video, son Brixton replies: “Some of you need Jesus. She’s my mom I did pick her up she didn’t jump on me it was a hug, get the f*** over it for real.”
Further down, he responds directly to someone else telling people to leave his mom ‘alone’ before calling her his ‘hero.’
Recently, the single mother took to Instagram again to share a text message from Brixton – in which he shared that his father had sadly taken his own life.
To honor him, he wore the number 44 jersey, which is the day and month that he died, April 4th.
