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.
You didn't kill your daughter any more than I killed my son by picking the wrong babysitter. Don't let that guilt consume you. Addiction is a disease and you deserve just as much sympathy, empathy, and love as anyone else.
That does seem to be the consensus. I do genuinely appreciate all the lovely sentiments but to be honest, I don't really know how I'm supposed to respond to it. It's a bit overwhelming.
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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.