'The best dad': Internet praises Fat Joe as he honors his eldest son Joey on World Autism Awareness Day
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Fat Joe has shared a heartfelt post with his son on World Autism Awareness Day.
On Tuesday, April 2, the rapper uploaded a photo with his 33-year-old son Joey on his Instagram and honored him on the special day.
In the father-son throwback photo, Fat Joe rests his chin on his son's head, looking off in the distance.
"WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY Joey this one’s for you 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙," he wrote in his caption, per People Magazine.
The 53-year-old shares his three kids, sons Joey and Ryan, 27, and daughter Azariah, 17, with wife Lorena Cartagena.
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Fat Joe celebrated eldest son Joey's birthday last December
In December, the proud father posted a picture on Instagram as he spent quality time with Joey on his 33rd birthday.
Both held oversized tennis balls in the set of photos, while Joey also had a standard-size tennis ball tethered to his.
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"God bless my Firstborn, lil Joey. I love you with all my heart ❤️ Happy Birthday, Joey! You are the Biggest blessing in the world. more life, more greatness. I will always be by your side," read Fat Joe's caption.
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Fat Joe shared a story about son Joey in his memoir
The father of three appeared on 'The View' last year to promote his memoir 'The Book of Jose'.
As the rapper walked out, host Ana Navarro shared a hug with him and noted that the two have known each other for a while and celebrated that Fat Joe has the "most beautiful family."
The 'All the Way Up' rapper then shared a story about son Joey, which he talked about including in his memoir.
"My whole book is a book of transparency," he shared. "It's about failures, it's about triumphs. It's about going through dark times and knowing you can smile at the end."
Having said that he's "so proud" of Joey, he celebrated him as the "Don of the family."
"He inspires me. He's such a blessing in our life, he's almost like an angel," said the rapper. "It's the gift that keeps giving, little Joey, and I'm so proud of him."
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Fans react to Fat Joe's emotional Instagram post for son Joey
After Fat Joe shared the post, several fans took to the comments section, praising him for being the ideal father.
One wrote, "The best dad in the world you have always been there for him that’s what counts🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤." Another commented, "Such a great father and good person Joe.💙💙"
"I have 3 boys with Autism.. You got this", shared one and another said, "thanks for the realnesss.. love you brother."
"You the best Dad, never left his side. Joey is a very happy always smiling. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👏👏👏👏👏," wrote one.
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