Maren Morris feels grateful to have a close bond with her son.
The Middle hitmaker, 34 — who recently revealed what she looks for in a romantic partner — opened up to People about how Hayes, four, acted as emotional support during her divorce from ex-husband Ryan Hurd, just months before coming out as bisexual in June.
She told the outlet her preschooler has ‘definitely brought me through a lot of this year,’ praising him for being a source of love during difficult moments.
‘Whether he knows it or not,’ the doting mother added, ‘I doubt he does, but I just want to be a good mom to him.’
And traveling the county together for her RSVP Redux tour has only strengthened their bond, making them feel like ‘partners in crime.’
Maren Morris opened up to People about how Hayes, four, acted as emotional support during her divorce from ex-husband Ryan Hurd, just months before coming out
She told the outlet that her preschooler has ‘definitely brought me through a lot of this year,’ praising him for being a source of love; Maren and Hayes seen in 2024
‘He loves being on the road, which has been so much fun this summer, having Hayes out. I don’t know, we feel like partners in crime a little bit, and we’re going to be on this bus journey for forever,’ she gushed.
‘It just makes me so happy when he’s out and the fact that he loves it out here so much,’ the Chasing After You singer added.
The Arlington, Texas native also got candid about how Hayes — whose face is not shown on social media for security reasons — is processing the divorce at his age.
‘I feel like there’s so many emotions when you have a child with somebody and the relationship doesn’t pan out and you just have to put on a brave face and a consistent face for your baby,’ she admitted.
‘I think he’s gone through a lot and there’s. I’m sure, a lot of confusion because he’s so little,’ she says. ‘But also, I feel like Ryan and I have done a really great job at just being great parents for him.’
The Grammy winner then shared that her son has been her muse and has played a role in inspiring her latest songs.
She revealed that her hit Because, Of Course is a ‘love letter’ to little Hayes, saying, ‘I wrote it about him.’
‘It’s obviously my promise to him: Every love like that, especially a mother’s should be unconditional, but I like that when people listen to the song, it could be taken as a romantic song, but I didn’t write it about that. It was just about love itself,’ she finished.
‘He loves being on the road, which has been so much fun this summer, having Hayes out. I don’t know, we feel like partners in crime,’ she gushed: Maren and Hayes seen in 2023
‘I feel like Ryan and I have done a really great job at just being great parents for him,’ she said: Maren and Ryan seen in 2023
Maren and Chasing After You singer Ryan Hurd married back in 2018 before calling in quits in October of 2023 and officially divorcing in late January of this year.
They welcomed Hayes on March 23, 2020 and share joint custody of him following the split.
Maren came out as bisexual in early June via Instagram , writing, ‘Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+, happy pride!’
