You know that strange, heart-tugging moment when you realize your parents are getting older? When you’re the one holding their hand, guiding them through something new, just like they once did when you learned to walk or wrestled with homework? It’s this full-circle mix of joy and a little overwhelm that makes you stop and just feel it. And that’s probably exactly what Magic Johnson experienced this weekend while celebrating his mother.
“ To my favorite person and favorite girl in the whole wide world, my mother, happy birthday!!!” Magic Johnson wrote on Instagram last week, wishing his mom, Christine, a happy 90th. He shared a sweet carousel of photos—his mom, his wife Cookie, and even some throwbacks with his late father, Earvin Sr. And the celebration wasn’t just him—it was the who