Goldie Hawn couldn't be prouder to be a mom to her three children Oliver Hudson, Kate Hudson, and Wyatt Russell, plus step-mom to Boston Russell.
The actress, 77, shares Kate and Oliver with ex-husband Bill Hudson and Wyatt and Boston with currently longtime partner Kurt Russell.
Kate, 44, took the opportunity to look back on her relationship with her mother on Sunday, May 14, aka Mother's Day, with a sweet throwback of the three siblings as babies with their mom.
While Kate and Oliver, co-hosts of the podcast "Sibling Revelry," smiled for the camera, Wyatt was interested elsewhere, and Goldie doted over him.
The emotional and touching backstory accompanying the photo and their household was one Kate dove into in her caption, writing: "Remember when we only had a couple tries to get a good pic? I really love those days.
"A perfect pic was so hard to achieve that a roll of 24 shots was a great reminder that life is profoundly imperfect. If you were lucky you'd get one with everyone looking."
She explained how her mother often took a path all her own, adding: "My Mama didn't wait around to get the perfect pic. In fact she has few pics of all of us together because she let us run around and be in the moment.
"The ones she does are always a little silly, a little blurry, half smiles, half cries, chocolate faces and unbrushed hair."
Kate explained how this related to the freedom and ability to express she had growing up in the Hawn-Russell household, concluding: "She gave us freedom, let us be wild, loved us endlessly and we got the pictures to prove it. I love you Mama. Happy Mothers Day!"
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Fans gushed over the snapshot, with one saying: "So so true. Those were the natural days of all faces. Paints the perfect and real picture."
Another added: "What you say is absolutely true back in the day a roll of 24 pictures that's all you got," while a third wrote: "Happy Mother's Day to you and your wonderful mom."
The Oscar-winning actress was married to Bill from 1976 to 1982, and while the families have remained on relatively frosty terms since, attempts have been made at reconciliation, particularly between Oliver and his father.
Goldie and Kurt, 72, started dating 40 years ago in 1983, 15 years after they first met on Disney's 1968 live-action movie musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band. Oliver and Kate affectionately refer to Kurt as "Pa."
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In 2007 Goldie revealed what she felt was the secret to the two's successful relationship in an interview with Women's Day.
"I think the secret is to know when to depend on somebody and when not to. It's important that you are able to hold up your side of the house," the A-lister explained. "I believe that one person can't bear the whole burden because then their shoulders start getting heavy."
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