Melanie Lynskey and her tattoo of her daughter’s drawing.Photo:Randy Shropshire/Deadline via Getty Images; Melanie Lynskey Instagram

Randy Shropshire/Deadline via Getty Images; Melanie Lynskey Instagram
“I’m so happy to be bringing this adorable tattoo into 2024 with me,” she captioned theInstagram post. “My thanks to the incredibly kind and talented@graeme.allanat@sacredtattoonzfor doing this for me while I was in Aotearoa.”
Melanie Lynskey with the her daughter’s drawing (upper right) and the tattoo she got of the sketch (bottom right).Vivien Killilea/Getty Images; Melanie Lynskey Instagram

Vivien Killilea/Getty Images; Melanie Lynskey Instagram
“It’s a meticulous recreation of a drawing my 5-year-old daughter did, and it reminds me even in the most challenging moments that there is true joy in my life and fills me with deep gratitude,” she continued. “I wish so much joy for all of you this year! And my big wish is that the world remembers about empathy. ❤️”
In March, the New Zealand native opened up to PEOPLE on thered carpetofYellowjackets’season 2 premiere in Los Angeles aboutthe bond she shares with her daughter.
“I feel so fortunate to have my daughter, and I love her. It’s like the joy of my life,” Lynskey shared at the time. “Every day, I’m like, ‘Thank you, thank you, thank you for this child.’ I want to spend every minute with her.”
The same month, Ritter, 43, revealed on SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Showwhether he could see the couple’s daughterfollowing in her parents' footsteps.
“She is watching her parents, and she’s already showing signs,” theParenthoodstar said of their child, who was born in December 2018.
Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter.Emma McIntyre/Getty

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However, he added, “I think you want to help your child be as fully who they are as they want to be. And you know, as we all know, the more you try to like control someone’s life, the more they rebel.”
source: people.com