Jelly Roll is feeling all the feels about his daughter Bailee — who just turned 18 years old and graduated high school. See what the “American Idol” season 23 artist-in-residence had to say about Bailee’s big milestone moments.
Jelly Roll Shares Sweet Message for Daughter Bailee’s Birthday & Graduation
On May 28, Jelly Roll took to Instagram to share a sweet post about Bailee’s 18th birthday and graduation.
“To my oldest child and my only daughter … I honestly don’t even know where to begin this … perhaps I’ll start with a story … when you were about four years old, I was renting a house right behind my father’s house,” he wrote in the caption. “And when I say right behind my father’s house, I mean you could literally walk from my back door to his back door.”
Jelly Roll continued, “One day when we were walking there, you stopped all of a sudden and said ‘dad how are we gonna get across that river?’ I was a little confused at first, and I looked back at you and in that moment, I could see the wide eyes of a little girl who is living in her beautiful imagination … I immediately said ‘the river is gonna be a problem, cause it probably has alligators in it, but I’m more worried about those tigers on the other side.'”
“You told me in that moment, the bears were gonna be the real problem,” he wrote. “It took us almost 2 hours to walk less than 20 yards … we wrestled the imaginary alligators, we ran from hyenas, we fist fought bears, we swam in the river, anacondas … “
The singer noted, “Little did I know in that moment, your imagination was opening mine and that you were fixing to be the biggest impact on my life and the biggest part of my journey ever.”
“Today you turned 18 years old and graduate high school … today you accomplish something very very very few people in this family have ever accomplished, including myself … you are not only a high school graduate. You are soon to be a college student,” the proud dad shared.
Jelly Roll continued, “When we talk about generational curses and breaking them, you literally are the epitome of that. You are kind, smart, caring, loving, adventurous, funny, sassy, honest. To put it plainly you were everything I have never been.”
“Some people were born to walk. Some people were born to run, but very few were born to fly… New Bailee Ann were born to FLY!” he added. “18. Looks good on you. I can’t wait until I’m posting about how proud I am with you graduating college. I can’t wait until I’m posting pictures from your wedding. I can’t wait to see the woman you end up becoming.”
Fans Share Messages of Love & Congratulations
Jelly Roll’s fans lit up the comments section of his post with kind words about the singer’s emotional message.
“Darn it Jelly, crying was not on my list today! So much love to you and your family,” one fan wrote. “It is beautiful to see you all and your close relationship.”
Another fan noted, “Wow, absolutely beautifully written. Brought tears to my eyes.”
“Wow! This was absolutely beautiful Jelly!” one person commented. “Congrats to you and your whole family. 😍”
Others shared kind words for Jelly Roll’s daughter. “Congratulations Bailee on graduating from high school, and good luck in college!” one fan wrote.
“Happy Birthday, congratulations and keep flying high Bailee — you deserve all the best!! Hope it’s an awesome celebration!!🎉🥳💞” another fan noted.
