“He was feeling emotional, and I think as his mom, I’m his safe space,” explained Amber to the outlet.
Brixton also didn’t mince words when responding to the trolls. In a now-deleted Instagram post, he wrote: “How about you leave my mom alone. She’s never harmed me, done anything inappropriate with me or my friends, or mistreated me. She’s my mom; she is my hero. The video of us hugging was a HUG. Go bother someone else and maybe hug your own kids. You all need Jesus damn,” he concluded.
Amber emphasized to TODAY, “I come from a very affectionate family. I hug my dad every time I see him. What you saw on the football field is just how we are. Brix will pick me up and squeeze me and then put me back down.”
In her original post, Amber had written in the caption: “This boy will forever and always have my entire heart. Gina captured the end of this moment, and I’m SO grateful.”
“When I approached my son to hug him after his game, he promptly lifted me up and embraced me. It might have been 20 seconds, 30 seconds, a minute; I have no idea. But in that moment, time stood completely still.
“I honestly don’t know what I did to deserve you, @brix_wright, but I am thankful every second of every single day for you.”
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