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Penn BadgleyandDomino Kirkeare going to be parents — but the road wasn’t an easy one.
“I stopped trusting my body and started to accept the fact that I was done,” wrote Kirke, who’s also mom to son Cassius Riley, born in 2009. “As a birth attendant, I’ve seen and heard it all. It takes everything I’ve got to detach lovingly from the losses I’ve been present forand be in my own experience.”
“When I was pregnant at 25, I knew nothing. I had no community. I dove in blissfully unaware about birth and its mysteries,” she continued. “Now, with 10 years worth of experience to pull from, I treasure my birth community and the knowledge I have.”
Kirke addressed her unborn child in conclusion, writing, “You’realready teaching us how tostay in the day in a way we’ve never had to, little one. Thank you.”
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Lola shared a family snap from the day on Instagram with the caption, “When someone gets married in a courthouse, it’s really an open invitation to everyonebut the beautiful bride to exploreall that fashion has to offer. Here, I try a look simply called ‘Pants,’ as Cassius goes for ‘That Dude from#incubus‘ and Jemima experiments with ‘Off to Therapy!’ Congratulations@dominokirke. We love you.”
Badgley (who has studied the Bahá’í faith) opened up about his affection for his wife in a September 2018 interview with PEOPLE, saying, “I don’t think I could truly value human love until I developed divine love.”
“[Domino and I] very much had a romantic beginning, and I think that you discover in marriage that what sustains a marriage for decades — there are less and less people who can tell us this — but I think ithas something to do with [divine] love,” added the star.
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Badgley praised his wife in honor of her birthday this past December,captioning a photo and video featuringthe mom-to-be, “Happy birthday, Dom. A super-brief review of your invisible qualities: A truly radiant soul, you seem to spark alight almost everyone you meet, like a 99% success rate. It’s really impressive, and quite mysterious.”
source: people.com
