Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26289323-20150424022920/@comment-91424-20151121181046

Henry cannot be 13 in 5A. That is impossible. His parents met in 2001 (that is confirmed in the "There's No Place Like Home" flashback with Emma and Neal), which means that he cannot have been born any earlier than August - September that year. We actually know his birthday: In "The Dark Swan", Henry mentions that Regina uses his birthday for the entrance to the psychiatric ward. In "A Tale of Two Sisters", Regina types 815 as password for the psychiatric ward, meaning that Henry's birthday is August 15.

According to the missing person form in "Darkness On the Edge of Town", which takes place six weeks after "Heroes and Villains", Mother Superior was reported missing on November 6. (she was sucked into the hat a few days before the six weeks gap), and season 4A takes place in 2013. During the gap between "Heroes and Villains" and the present day events of "Heart of Gold", Zelena becomes pregnant with Robin Hood. In "Birth", she is said to be two months pregnant. (Two months could be correct, even though they spent six weeks in Camelot, and even if, in "Siege Perilous", Robin had an ultrasound pic of the baby, which was taken before they left New York. But "two months" could easily mean something like two and a half months, and the gestational sac be seen on ultrasound as early as three weeks after conception.) So, let's say she became pregnant in the beginning of December, and then we have the weeks they spent in Camelot... Even with a bit of leeway, the story cannot take place any earlier than January - February 2014. Which means that Henry cannot possibly be thirteen years old.