Tia Mowry took to Instagram on March 16 to commemorate her son Cree Hardrict’s latest academic achievement.
In the post, Tia, who is in the background recording, uploaded a video of the 10-year-old’s first reaction after finding out that he has been accepted to his dream school.
The clip starts with Cree’s father Cory Hardrict, asking him about his behavior in school that day. The “All American: Homecoming” star said, “Were you good in school today?” A confused Cree responded, “Yes.”
As the video continues, Cory is seen containing his excitement about Cree’s acceptance letter by informing his son that he received an email from Cree’s teacher. While handing Cree the tablet, he said, “I’m going to show you what your teacher said, ok? Read this?”
When Cree grabs the tablet and begins to read a few lines, he automatically bursts into tears as his grandfather, Timothy Mowry, tries to console him. The clip ends with an emotional Cree hugging his father. In addition to the video, Tia expressed how proud she is of Cree in the caption.
She wrote, “SO proud of @creehardrict for getting accepted into the school of his DREAMS. As a mother, my goal was and is always to support and give my children the opportunities I never had as a child and this week, BOTH of our dreams came true! Congrats, Cree it’s only up from here. Mommy loves you and we got you!”
As the actress’ post circulated online, many fans praised both Tia and Cory for doing a great job as parents alongside the congratulatory remarks.
“Congratulations young King! What an amazing moment. Great job, mom and dad!!!”
“Definitely something powerful about having a supportive parental system.”
“Wowww that’s crazy he’s crying tears of joy about receiving a better education , that’s when you know you succeeded as a parent.”
“His parents are doing a great job!”
Among the previous comments, others expressed how happy they were to see Cree, who is only 10-years-old excited about advancing his education. One wrote, “I wish we could get more of these stories. Black young men joy! Happy about EDUCATION! It doesn’t get any better than this! Let’s change the narrative!”
Another said, “A young man with his mind focused on academic success so early is so beautiful. I’m so so happy for him.”
Details regarding Cree’s new school have not been released.
