Cameron Mathison and His Kids Show Off Matching Tattoos as They Enjoy ‘Last Few Days’ Before College: ‘Beautiful Memories’

Cameron Mathison and his two kids are showing off their matching tattoos!

The All My Children alum, 54, posted a carousel of photos on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 17, with snapshots of the trio bonding at the beach and enjoying a meal together.

The final photo in the set featured his daughter Lelia, 18, and son Lucas, 21, posing on either side of their dad as everyone showed off their body ink.

Mathison’s symbol is on his arm, Lelia’s is on her hip, and Lucas’ tattoo is on his chest.

The General Hospital star shared in the caption that both of his kids would be heading to college in Europe soon.

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“My last few days with my kids before they’re off to Europe for college (Paris and London), and we hit some our favorite places🥹,” the actor captioned the post. “So many beautiful memories watching these two grow up into the incredible humans they are.”

“I could not be more grateful🙏🏼,” he continued his message.

Mathison included a quote that he credited to Ann Landers about raising children at the end of the caption, before ending with a shout-out to the photo of the tattoos. “And that last photo 🕉️📿❤️,” he wrote.

The actor’s ex-wife Vanessa shared encouraging words in the comments of the post.

“We did good 🥹❤️😭,” she wrote.

Mathison and Vanessa announced that they were divorcing after 21 years of marriage on Instagram on July 31.

“After 22 years of marriage, we have made the difficult decision to part ways,” their statement read.  “We enter this new chapter with deep love, kindness and respect for each other. We hold gratitude in our hearts for the wonderful years we shared together.”

“Our children have been and will continue to be our highest priority, and we will forever share in our devotion and love for them,” the statement concluded.

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A day before sharing the sweet photos with his kids, Mathison admitted in an Instagram post that he feels uncertain about what’s next in his life.

“Grateful for all the beautiful things in my life, as well as for the challenges and difficulties 🙏🏼,” he captioned a photo.

“I don’t know what this next chapter holds for me, but I’m approaching it with gratitude, acceptance, and the determination to be positive and to benefit others every chance I get,” he continued.