Mike began blogging in late 2007 on his website, The Newborn Identity, where he chronicled his experiences as a stay-at-home Dad to Maddie. After Madeline passed away, Mike's posts changed to reflect his experiences dealing with grief and loss. Today Mike posts here on The Spohrs Are Multiplying. I've gathered all of Mike's posts here for those who would like to see the Spohr family's journey from another perspective.

What Would Have Been

May 22, 2012

When word got out about the miscarriage a lot of people sent me some very nice messages. Most were concerned mainly with how Heather was doing, which I understood. She was the one who had to learn the baby inside of her body no longer had a heartbeat, she was the one who had to [...]

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Are You Dad Enough?

May 15, 2012

The bizarre thing about the recent Time Magazine cover piece on attachment parenting is that, while the cover was controversial, the actual article was pretty straight forward. In fact, if you read it without having seen the cover, you’d probably wonder what the hullabaloo was about. So what exactly was the problem with the cover? [...]

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Why Can’t We Be Friends?

May 10, 2012

It sucks growing apart from a friend. One minute you can talk about anything late into the night; the next you can’t even have the shortest of exchanges without lapsing into awkward silences. We’ve all been there. Sadly, I’ve found this often happens when one friend becomes a parent and the other doesn’t. Things don’t [...]

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Annie’s Streets Of San Francisco

May 8, 2012

This weekend we were in San Francisco to take part in Jackie!’s Brain Tumor Walk, and Annie experienced the city in a major way. This was a joy to see since I grew up just outside the city myself, but I’m pretty sure Annie didn’t leave her heart in San Francisco. After riding down the [...]

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The One Where Annie Embarrasses Dadda

May 3, 2012

When I take Annie with me to the supermarket I feel pressure for things to go well. I want A) Annie to be well behaved, and B) for me to find what I need and not shuffle from aisle to aisle like a lost puppy begging someone to help me find the canned tuna. This [...]

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A Glimpse Of Maddie

May 2, 2012

I recently watched a news report about how British police were stepping up their efforts to find out what happened to Madeline McCann, the British toddler who vanished without a trace back in 2007. As part of the authorities’ efforts to find her they released an age progressed photo of what she would look like [...]

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