Alyssa Milano Celebrates Son Milo's 13th Birthday: 'Now He's My Teenager. And I Love That Guy'

09/01/2024 04:27 PM

Milano and husband David Bugliari share Milo and daughter Elizabella, who turns 10 on Sept. 4

Alyssa Milano is officially a mom to a teenager!

The Charmedactress, 51, celebrated her son Milo's 13th birthday on Saturday, Aug 31, with a sweet Instagram post commemorating the big milestone. She shared several baby pictures of Milo — whom she shares with husband David Bugliari — along with snapshots of him playing baseball.

"A teenager!" Milano excitedly began her caption. "Anyone who knows Milo knows what a special person he is. For those of you who don't know him, let me tell you a bit about him."

Milano went on to share that her son is kind, thoughtful, a straight-A student and a two-time athletic scholar award recipient.

"He is a GREAT athlete. He plays 3 instruments. He loves animals and his family. He's brave, always protecting and standing up for his friends and teammates," she continued.

"Can you tell I'm proud of him? Gah!! I love him so much," Milano added.

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Milano then reflected on the reality of her son growing up. "As a mom, I try really hard not to say things like 'you'll always be my baby'. Because—he won't. He isn't," she wrote. "And I think it's important for me to celebrate who he is right now and then the man he will become."

She continued: "And I want to recognize the mom he needs along the way on his journey—which will change and evolve. I will always hold on to the memories of when he was my baby. But now he's my teenager. And I love that guy."

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She concluded her birthday tribute with: "Happy Birthday, Bubby."

Milano and Bugliari also share daughter Elizabella, who turns 10 on Sept. 4.

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Milano opened up to PEOPLE about parenting her son and daughter in 2018, noting that different kids need different types of discipline. "What works for one child doesn't necessarily work for the other child," she said at the time.

"[With] Milo, I can just even threaten a timeout and he would [behave], whereas my daughter … my mother-in-law suggested doing the counting thing, where you go, 'One, two … ' " Milano continued. "And I don't even know what would happen if I ever got to three, but she just looks at me and she goes, 'Three.' "

Milano told PEOPLE she figured out quickly that that method wasn't going to work on Elizabella.

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