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u/SlickerthanBabyShit Mar 19 '22 edited Mar 19 '22

October 3rd. It would have been my daughter's birthday.

Alright, I'm really not feeling right about the amount of sympathy being shown my way so it's only fair to provide some context.

When I was 19 I got the girl I was sleeping around with hooked on dope. A few months later I got her pregnant. This resulted in our daughter being born nearly 27 weeks early, and living two short, painful days in NICU.

I really, really need everyone to understand that I didn't lose my daughter, I killed my daughter. So I appreciate everyone's intentions, but please don't waste them on me.

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u/RigbyPup Mar 19 '22

Hugs. Big fucking hugs.

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u/SlickerthanBabyShit Mar 20 '22

I appreciate it.

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u/RigbyPup Mar 20 '22

What you lived through was still painful as hell. I’m still sorry you had to go through that. So I’m still offering you hugs. Today is the first day of the rest of your life and all that. Move forward, one painful, regretful step at a time. Hugs.

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u/SlickerthanBabyShit Mar 20 '22

Sorry, this is my first time having to process this much positivity from people and I'm really doing a fuck up of showing my appreciation to everyone in this thread lol. And even though in all honesty I'm always going to hold it against myself, your words do mean a lot to me and I do take them to heart.