After Tristan Thompson posted about son Tatum’s first birthday, another one of his children made the rounds on social media. Maralee Nichols, who shares 19-month-old Theo with the basketball player, posted a picture of their outing on her Instagram Stories a day after Tristan’s tribute to his youngest.
Although she doesn’t share photos of the little one’s face, she did post a picture of them cuddling.
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Tristan shared a birthday post for Tatum.
For Tatum’s birthday, Tristan shared a glowing tribute on Instagram to his fourth born.
"Tatum!! Happy birthday my son! You are a reminder of what life represents to me. You have taught me every loss comes a lesson and you are my gift. You are my reminder of all of God's messages. You are the reason that I began my story," he wrote.
He continued, "The mistakes along the way are lessons not failures. There is no expiration date to reinventing yourself. Tatum your sweet soul reminds me of God's grace. You are a future king my son and I am so blessed to be your DaDa!"
The responses to his post came in quickly.
Tristan’s comments made some people upset about the lack of similar acknowledgement for Theo.
"Dude are you really not gonna acknowledge your other baby??" one person commented.
Another person added: "How about your other future king? Didn't make the cut?"
Maralee proudly shared new footage of Theo over the weekend.
Taking to Instagram Stories, the proud mom shared snaps from their weekend with Theo's dad nowhere in sight.
Tristan has never publicly acknowledged Theo, and Maralee has sole custody of the boy. This comes after Tristan was ordered to pay Nichols $9,500 in child support at the end of 2022. He also was ordered to pay for some of her lawyer fees. At the time, a visitation schedule was announced to be determined in the future.
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Tristan took 'full responsibility' for the paternity scandal involving Theo.
Tristan and Maralee had an affair in March 2021 while he was still with Khloé Kardashian, during which she became pregnant with Theo.
Maralee then filed a paternity suit against Tristan in early 2022, after Theo’s birth. After the paternity scandal went public, Tristan took to his Instagram Stories to publicly apologize for his actions.
"I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son," he wrote. "I sincerely apologize to everyone I've hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately."
Tristan even acknowledged Khloé in his apology.
In addition to parenting Tatum, the pair also have a daughter named True.
"You don't deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you. You don't deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you," he wrote.
Even though Tristan has never publicly shared photos of or acknowledged Theo, Maralee often shares photos of them and their adventures. She never mentions or acknowledges Theo's father in any of her posts, which leaves fans with a lot of questions about what's really going on behind the scenes.
