by April Leiffer Henry | Feb 14, 2014 | Parenting, Pregnancy Loss Stories
Despite my pleas almost three years ago for people to stop asking women when they are going to have babies or whether they “are done,” it still happens. I am obviously in a different place than I was back in 2010 and 2011 when I desperately longed for a second baby....
by April Leiffer Henry | Apr 18, 2013 | Parenting
Dear Cecilia, When I was a young girl, “Back to the Future” was a popular movie. In it, Doc Brown insists to Marty that having information about his future can be “extremely dangerous.” In fact, he says, “No one should know too much about their destiny.” (Forgive the...
by April Leiffer Henry | Nov 1, 2012 | Parenting
There is a line in Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax when the Once-ler declares that he’s “figgering on biggering,” so, he biggers his roads, his factory and his money. It seems to me that, because he had to figger on biggering, the Once-ler didn’t really plan on the...
by April Leiffer Henry | Oct 25, 2012 | Parenting
Dear fellow hockey moms and dads: Yes, it’s me again. The mom who always brings her infant daughter into the locker room while dressing her son for hockey practice. I’m sorry about the screaming. Again. I know it’s loud. And annoying. But my son really wants to learn...
by April Leiffer Henry | Jun 1, 2012 | Pregnancy and Birth Stories
I awoke on the morning of Thursday, April 19, 2012, wondering if it would be “the day.” Actually, I had been waking up every morning with that exact thought for at least a couple weeks. Given that I was six days past my due date, I was definitely ready for Baby Girl...
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