I watched her tiny tummy sucking in, her skin pulling tight against her ribs, her hand involuntarily closing on my index finger as she struggled for every breath, and I thought, "One day, is one day too much to ask?"
2008-12-22 15:51:17 / Rating: 149.75 / 
I hadn't known joy until my daughter was born, and I didn't know sorrow until she died.
2008-10-10 15:59:41 / Rating: 323.5 /
The day my grandfather was diagnosed as HIV positive was the day my mother found out she was pregnant with me.
2007-10-23 11:54:21 / Rating: 173.5 /
No sound compares in fury or power to the sound of a woman pushing a baby through the birth canal without the aid of drugs.
2007-09-07 22:44:58 / Rating: 172 /
He was only one pound and six ounces, but somehow I knew my son would live.
2007-04-10 13:07:19 / Rating: 308 /
The only time my father ever considered breaking the speed limit was on the highway to the hospital, where I was delivered ten minutes after arrival.
2007-01-01 12:37:03 / Rating: 182.75 /
When she cried the first time, I was surprised that I was ready to handle it like a father should.
2006-09-19 17:21:40 / Rating: 387.5 /
My wife pushed, the baby squalled, and I knew at that moment that the little girl was not mine.
2006-08-10 13:38:33 / Rating: 218.25 /
