{"id":284795,"date":"2019-12-09T17:18:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T00:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1101102"},"modified":"2019-12-09T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T00:18:57","slug":"aly-raismans-birthday-tribute-to-sister-mckayla-maroney-deserves-a-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/aly-raismans-birthday-tribute-to-sister-mckayla-maroney-deserves-a-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Aly Raisman’s Birthday Tribute to ”Sister” McKayla Maroney Deserves a Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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As a friend, McKayla Maroney<\/strong> takes the birthday<\/em> cake… at least, that’s how Aly Raisman<\/a><\/strong> feels.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Olympic gold medalist and all-around badass celebrated her 24th birthday, which meant that Raisman took this day as an opportunity to gush over her BFF.<\/p>\n

“Happy birthday to this angel. @mckaylamaroney thank you so much for being an incredible friend to me,” the two-time Olympian shared in a heartfelt Instagram post<\/a>, alongside a photo of her posing with the birthday girl from their gymnastics days.<\/p>\n

“You are always so honest and loyal,” the 25-year-old continued. “You have helped me through some pretty hard times and I will always be so grateful for that. I cherish our hangouts (we don’t get to see each other enough) & our 2 hour phone calls.”<\/p>\n

However, Aly didn’t just call the 24-year-old star her bestie. She also referred to her as something more special, her sister.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“You are forever my sister & I will always be there for you no matter what,” she wrote. “Wish we were having one of our dance parties right now.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Additionally, Maroney took to her Instagram Stories to share that she was grateful for all the warm wishes and good vibes.<\/p>\n

“Thanks for the birthday wishes,” she captioned her post. “Feeling the love god bless all of u 2020s gona pop.”<\/p>\n

This marks the first birthday the 24-year-old star has celebrated since her father passed away<\/a> earlier this year. “Love u dad. I can’t believe it’s real. I don’t want to,” McKayla tweeted back in January, alongside a photo of her with her dad. “I’ll miss you forever.”<\/p>\n

She added, “Rest in peace. You were the most incredible dad.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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McKayla’s brother, Kav Maroney<\/strong>, also took a moment to honor his dad in a social media post. “Dad you taught me everything from how to walk to how to be a man and for that I thank you,” he shared. “Thank you for getting up at 4:30am for work and not coming home till 7 pm everyday for more then 20 years just to keep food on the table, and for us to have a great life.”<\/p>\n

“I’m the man of the house now and I promise to hold everything down. I promise,” he continued. “I love you and miss you i will live to make you proud till The day i get to see you again. I love you dad.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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