Bristol Palin is opening up about her son Tripp Johnston’s latest chapter.
In a first day of school photo featuring her daughters Sailor Grace, 8, Atlee Bay, 7—whom she shares with ex-husband Dakota Meyer—Bristol shared her 15-year-old son has moved back to Alaska.
“This has been the hardest ‘first day of school’ yet with one of the biggest pieces of my heart missing,” the 33-year-old, who shares Tripp with her ex Levi Johnston, wrote on Instagram Aug. 14. “Tripp has decided to finish out high school in Alaska to be closer to his dad and our entire family.”
Bristol went on to note that her son’s passion for hunting and fishing drove the decision.
“As hard as it has been to come to grips with his decision – it’s truly not about what I want,” the daughter of Todd Palin and Sarah Palin said. “He’s almost 16 years old and that relationship with his dad is a lot more important than my own selfish desires of having him with his mama forever! I can’t talk about it yet without crying, but selfishly praying for a quick year and easy transition for us all.”