James Van Der Beekis a father of five!
“Every child awakens a different energy in you… and this one has been bringing up the truth ever since we found out she was on her way,” the actor said in a statement.
“I’ve been in bliss these last few days, but I’ve also been feeling the pain of parents who have been separated from their kids, and the terror those poor kids must be in right now. I live an incredibly privileged life… and the last thing I want would be to politicize a birth… but this is human rights abuse. It just didn’t seem right to bask in my privilege and blessings and not bring attention to it.”
James Van Der Beek
Kimberly Van Der Beek and Gwendolyn
James Van Der Beek’s family
James Van Der Beek’s kids Emilia, Annabel Leah, Joshua, and Olivia
The newest addition to the family joins big siblings Emilia, 2, Annabel Leah, 4, Joshua, 6, and Olivia, 7½.
TheWhat Would Diplo Do?showrunner and startied the knot with Kimberlyin August 2010, welcoming Olivia the next month. The“small, spiritual ceremony” took placein Tel Aviv, Israel, where the couple met in 2009.
In late April, Van Der Beek said therewas “plenty of room for one more”in the family minivanalongside a snapshotof all four kids hanging out in the backseat of the car.
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A month before, in March, theDawson’s Creekalum opened up on social mediaabout the “trickiest” part ofbeing a parent of four — and how he and his wife manage the task.
“Trickiest thing with multiple kids iscarving out one-on-one timewith each of them … but it’s SO important,” he captioned a photo gallery featuring himself, a pregnant Kimberly and Annabel.
“Had a million things I wanted to get done today, but ultimately, none of it would have held a candleto watching my #3 thrivewhen asked something she’s rarely ever asked: What do YOU want to do?” Van Der Beek added.
source: people.com
