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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGenerous son: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson brought tears to his mom’s eyes when he surprised her with a brand new home; Dwayne pictured in May<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The video began with his dear mother standing outside the home, which had a large black door in front.<\/p>\n
It was soundtracked by the sentimental song Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole<\/p>\n
The actor continued in his caption, ‘When I was a little boy, I hated when my mom would cry ~ these days, I’ll happily take her tears of joy.’<\/p>\n
He included a crying smiling emoji to emphasize his point before adding: ‘I surprised my mom and bought her a new home.’<\/p>\n
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So sweet:\u00a0The longtime entertainer, 50, took to Instagram to share a precious video of his mom, 73-year-old Ata Johnson’s, shocked reaction<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Thoughtful words:\u00a0He wrote a heartfelt caption that started, ‘Love you mom and surprise!’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Giving his fans insight to the process, Johnson noted, ‘Took me and my design team 8 weeks to get it ready, where she could walk thru her front door for the very first time and everything she saw was brand new and a total surprise.’<\/p>\n
And in case any of his 319 million followers were wondering what took him so long to share the fruits of his lustrous career with his mother, he clarified: ‘I’ve been lucky enough to have bought her a few homes over the years, but this one is special.’<\/p>\n
He said his mom has told him ‘over and over these past few years, ‘After a lifetime of traveling, I want this home to be my last. Thats my dream.”<\/p>\n
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Beginning: The video began with his dear mother standing outside the home, which had a large black door in front<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Speaking directly to his mom, who he endearingly calls Mama Rock, he went on: ‘Mom, there’s no greater feeling than to make you happy ~ welcome home.<\/p>\n
He finished out the caption, ‘I always say, if you got a good mom then you got a shot at becoming a good, caring human being.<\/p>\n
‘Let’s all give our mamas a big grateful squeeze this weekend and make ’em happy.’<\/p>\n
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Tearjerker: The video was soundtracked by the sentimental song Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The wrestler-turned-movie star later posted a second snippet of his mom getting acquainted with her new space.<\/p>\n
He gave more details about the surprise as he said, ‘Very cool moment.\u00a0Brought my mom into her new family room where we placed her vintage ukuleles on the wall and I was able to unearth pictures of our ancestors that she hasn’t seen since she was a child growing up in Samoa.’<\/p>\n
At the top of the clip he said, ‘Alright mom, this is your big room. Welcome home.’<\/p>\n
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Proud son: The Rock has shared bits of his relationship with his mother on social media in the past<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A stunned Ata slowly looked around the room and covered her mouth in happy shock.<\/p>\n
The superstar noted, ‘She misses her mom and dad. I miss them too,’ before adding, ‘Thank you God for blessing me with a little bit of work ethic to make stuff like this happen.’<\/p>\n
Finally he wrote, ‘Enjoy your new home mom!!\u00a0Break out the ukulele and let’s [dance].’<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPrecious moment: The Rock brought his mom to the Jumanji: The Next Level world premiere in Hollywood in 2019.
\nstory by ASHLEIGH GRAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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