Dwyane Wadeis paying tribute to his daughterZaya.
The NBA player, 38, shared a pair of photos featuring his 13-year-old, posting a heartfelt quote about unconditional love in the caption meant for her. Back in February, Wade and wifeGabrielle Unionintroduced the world to Zayawhen their child came out as transgender.
Wade — who shares 2-year-old daughterKaavia Jameswith Union and is also dad to sons Xavier Zechariah, 7, andZaire, 18 — previously opened up to PEOPLE in February about supporting and loving his kidsso they all will “see their full potential.”
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“As I’m raising [Zaya], as I’m raising my kids, you just try to put them in the best situations to be able to succeed in life,” he said at the time. “How I do that, and how me and my wife decide to do that, may be different than another family, but we want them to know there’s always unconditional love, that it will always be support.”
“We’ve got you, no matter what. And we see you,” Wade added. “I see you howyousee you.”
While being profiled for the2020 TIME 100,TIMEmagazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, in September, Wade and Union discussedencouraging their children to live freely.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade with Zaya and Kaavia.Gabrielle Union/Instagram
“Freedom exists in so many different forms, but we are so blessed to be in a household where we have free children. We have a daughter that is almost 2, that the world has seen, is bound to nothing but whatever is in her heart and on her soul at the moment,” Union said of Kaavia. “And it’s beautiful to watch truly free children.”
“We have another daughter who is 13, who has the freedom to be exactly who she is, who she was born to be, to be her most authentic self,” theBring It Onactress shared of stepdaughter Zaya. “She doesn’t ask permission to exist. It’s wildly inspiring.”
source: people.com
