James Van Der Beek Calls For a New Word For Miscarriage

If you came of age in the late 90’s, you no doubt know actor James Van Der Beek as Dawson of Dawson’s Creek, but twenty years on, he’s no longer a brooding, oft-heartbroken teen but a husband and dad of five young kids with wife Kimberly Van Der Beek. The couple is currently oohing and aahing over their brand new baby daughter, Gwendolyn, born in June.

However in a recent Instagram post, James Van Der Beek admitted that they have had heartbreak and loss in parenting as well as joy. On September 8th, Van Der Beek posted a photo of himself with Kimberly and their newest little one and admitted that they’d lost a child to miscarriage just prior to this baby, as well as two others in the past. In a heartfelt narrative, he ponders the gravity of pregnancy loss and asks for a better term to describe it than “miscarriage.”


Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapson
Jenny is a follower of Christ, a wife and mom of three from Ohio and a freelance writer and editor.

Related Posts

Comments

Recent Stories