Thomas Jeremy: The Boy Who Lived

For those of you who are big Harry Potter like myself, you know that The Boy Who Lived is the name of the first chapter in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Now comes the question of who is Thomas Jeremy, and What does he have to do with Harry Potter? In response to the first part of the question, Thomas Jeremy is my son. He was born at 4:52pm on Tuesday and weighted in at 7lbs. 12 oz. What does he have to do with Harry Potter, absolutely nothing. Why then did I make the comment about being the boy who lived? I made the comment on behalf of the boy or girl who didn’t. For those of you who, like myself when I was in high school, don’t know the significance of January 22, I am here to let you know. January 22, 1973 was the day when the Supreme Court of the United States of America handed down its decision that it was ok for a woman to murder her unborn child. The boy who lived comment was made on behalf of the 23,461 babies here in the state of Washington in 2006 who never got to be kissed by their mom, or hugged by their dad. The 23,461 babies who never did anything wrong. The 23,461 babies who didn’t make it. Our prayers and our hearts go out to them.