On 15 September, Twinkle Khanna took to social media to pen a heartfelt birthday post for her son Aarav who turns 18. She shared a cute family photo with a long caption in which she talks about Aarav's early years and how she's so happy to seem him become the 'man' that he has. In the photo, everyone, barring Akshay Kumar, has fake moustaches on their faces.
The caption reads, "Happy 18th birthday Aarav! Here is something I had written for you once and to keep loosening the strings and finally cutting them off this year has not been easy."
She further adds, "All these years you have been as much my teacher as I have been yours. I learned optimism, kindness and wonder from you as I taught you maths, a few manners and how to switch the lights off when you leave the room. But looking at you growing up and listening to you repeatedly tell me how much you are looking forward to your independence, I have started realizing that when you finally leave my home, my world and step into your own, my lights will go off automatically and my world will be filled with a bleak darkness. Though whenever you return for a visit, I will light numerous diyas and pretend that this is not a permanent power failure; we are just celebrating Diwali."
She concludes with, "I am already missing the little boy you were but am so proud of the man you have become. #MamaBear #MoustacheMusketeers"
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