Pattie Mallete was the recipient of a lot of Mother’s Day love from son Justin Bieber Sunday.
Justin Bieber, 21, shared a photo of his 38-year-old mom, Pattie Mallete, on Instagram, with a sweet message owning up to his mistakes of the past.
“This little 4’9″ woman may not look like a mom but she is, and she’s the best at it!” he wrote of Pattie Mallet. “This woman taught me everything I know, how to love how to be compassionate how to be strong when the only thing u wanna be is weak how to stand when all you want to do is fall.”
According to Justin Bieber, Pattie Mallette, who had her son when she was 17 and raised him alone, has had a positive influence over the past months as the young star made poor choice after poor choice.
“If it wasn’t for this woman let’s just say I would have had a way LONGER stupid phase,” he continued. “I love u and thank u for not giving up on me!”
Bieber’s Mother’s Day tribute to Pattie Mallette comes after his concession to USA Today back in March that his relationship with his mom soured for a time.
Justin Bieber Celebrates Pattie Mallette On Mother’s Day: “Thank You For Not Giving Up On Me” http://t.co/l93v17PdA4 pic.twitter.com/NkX0nL7uVT
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When asked in the interview if it was hard for his mother “not be able to connect with” him, Justin said, “Of course, yeah, we lost our relationship for awhile. She couldn’t really tell me anything; she would try, but I wasn’t listening to anybody and that sort of sucked. But our relationship is getting better now; we’re getting it back.”