Will Smith, aged 55, shared a vintage photo on Instagram featuring himself and his mother, Caroline, who is now 87. The heartwarming picture captures a moment of shared laughter while lounging on a couch. In the caption, the actor extends birthday wishes to his mother, fondly referring to her as “Mom-Mom” and expressing the joy of laughing with her.

Caroline, a former member of the Philadelphia school board, is the mother of Will and his three siblings—Pamela, the older sister, and the twins, Harry and Ellen. The post sheds light on Will’s family dynamics, including the formal divorce of his parents in 2000. His father, Willard Carroll Smith Sr., passed away in 2016, marking a complex relationship between father and son.

Despite the challenges, Will Smith has made a conscious effort to celebrate his mother, Caroline, on social media in recent years. He often refers to her as “Mom-Mom” and shares heartwarming moments, such as a video of them dancing to Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” in 2022 when Caroline turned 85.

In his 2021 memoir titled “Will,” the King Richard actor delves into the impact of his parents’ relationship on his upbringing. He recounts witnessing a traumatic incident at the age of nine when his father struck his mother, leaving a lasting imprint on his perception of life and work. Smith acknowledges his own inaction at that moment and expresses a continuous thread of apologies to his mother throughout his achievements.

The memoir also reveals a financial gesture of reconciliation, where Will Smith paid Caroline the $140,000 in outstanding child support owed by his father after their 2000 divorce. The actor humorously notes that Caroline became the “first person in the history of Pennsylvania to pay her own child back the back child support that they had paid for themselves” when she returned the money upon learning of his payment.