Todd Chrisley's Children Sombrely Celebrate His First Birthday In Prison: 'Miss You'
By Fiyin Olowokandi on April 8, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT
The Chrisley family is experiencing an emotional roller coaster as they celebrate their patriarch, Todd Chrisley, on his 54th birthday!
The TV personality, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence after being convicted of tax fraud along with his wife, Julie, received much love from his children, who paid sweet tributes to him on their Instagram pages.
Savannah Chrisley & Siblings Pays Tear-Jerking Tribute To Todd Chrisley
The daughter of the "Chrisley Knows Best" patriarch, Savannah Chrisley, seemed to have battled mixed emotions as she commemorated her father's special day, miles apart from the TV personality.
On her Instagram page, Savannah, shared a touching message dedicated to her father and posted a family selfie featuring herself, her parents, and siblings. In the image, the once-united family was captured posing on top of a high mountain, wearing different fur coat colors while smiling brightly at the camera.
She expressed her feelings in the caption, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!! I miss you more than you'll ever know ❤...." She added, "It's been 80 days… 80 days since I last received a 'goodnight my angel' text or 'I love you more.' GEEZZ, how I miss them"!!
Opening up about her parents' bond with each other, she wrote, "My parents have also been together almost 30 years… and in that 30 years, never have they spent a birthday apart. So today… I imagine us all together in one bear hug circle!! #happybirthday."
Fans immediately flooded her comment section with supportive words. One wrote, "Free Todd and Julie!!!!" While another commented, "Happy Birthday!!! God bless you all ❤"!
A third fan declared, "Praying for you all." While another passionately wrote, "RELEASE THE CHRISLEYS and lock up the real criminals in this government starting with Joe Biden"!!
"? I miss their podcast so much. I miss hearing from them. I miss laughing with them. Happy Birthday, Todd!!! We miss you," expressed a female fan.
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Also celebrating the reality star, Savannah's older brother, Chase Chrisley, took to his Instagram to wish his dad a happy birthday. Posting a series of photos featuring him and Todd from over the years, he declared his love for his father, writing,
"Words can't describe how much I miss you, this will be the first birthday of yours and mine that we won't be together but we are together in spirit."
He added, "I Love you, and I'm beyond proud of the man, father, and husband that you are! We live in a broken world with a broken system, but I believe we will be together soon! Until then, I love you, and we will hold it down! Happy Birthday, Boss."
Imitating in her step-siblings' footsteps, half-sibling Lindsie took a different approach and shared a strong message to her father on her Instagram Story, alongside a throwback picture of herself and Todd.
The message attached to the picture read, "Happy birthday to this man with the braided belt on. To know him is to love him. 'This is our confidence in approaching God: if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.' — 1 John 5:14. ❤❤❤❤❤"
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Savannah Earlier Lamented Spending First Easter Without Her Parents
Hours before she publicly celebrated her dad on his 54th birthday, the 25-year-old opened up to her fans about missing the warm embrace of her parents.
Per The Blast, the reality TV star revealed the anguish she felt about not celebrating this year's Easter with her parents via her Instagram. Posting a Reel on her page, the brief clip captured precious images the podcaster shared with her family. Attached to her fridge, the pictures showed Savannah posing for the camera with her family.
Opening up about her post in her caption, she wrote, "As this holiday weekend rolls around, all I feel is grief. In 25 years, I have never spent a single holiday without my sweet mama and daddy. Not only is Easter this weekend… but my dad's birthday is tomorrow."
She continued, "OH, HOW I PRAY FOR TIME TO FLY! Can it be Monday already? When you lose someone special, your world lacks its celebratory qualities. Holidays magnify that loss. The sadness deepens, and the loneliness can be isolating."
Savannah ended her lengthy message by declaring her undying love for her parents and adding further information about female prisoners having children who are minors.
