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Founder of Bitty & Beau’s Coffee tears up as son Beau serves her on his first day of work

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29.06.2026

Amy Wright is one proud momma. Wright is the co-founder of Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, a chain of coffee shops that she and her husband, Ben, opened in 2016 to employ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Wrights are parents to four children: Lillie (who was born with autism), Emma Grace, Beau and Bitty (who were born with Down syndrome).

On Instagram, Wright shared an emotional video of herself visiting her son Beau on his first day of work at the company’s original shop in Wilmington, North Carolina.

“I’ve spent the last 10 years hoping to create more opportunities for people with disabilities,” Wright tells Upworthy. “Today, I got to see what that looked like through the eyes of my own son. I’ll carry that moment with me for the rest of my........

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