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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My wife almost died during childbirth. Things looked bleak. I had about 24 hours to think about what I was going to do. I had pretty much made up my mind I wasn't going keep her, so much of that was debating whether I would simply leave them at the hospital for CPS or turn them over a family member. I wanted to the former to let her start life from a clean slate, preferably never learning about her traumatic birthday, but pretty much concluded I'd have to do the latter.

And while I was convinced, at the time at least, that was the right discusion, I also didn't expect I'd be able to live with myself. So I planned my suicide, too.

Obviously I don't know what I actually would have done if my wife didn't evenctually pull through, but I do know I would never judge whatever decision someone makes in that situation.[/quote]

Omfg, I hope you never told your wife this. [/quote]

He was honest, but wow I wonder that too.[/quote]

Yes, she knows, although not until after the child's special needs were identified lwhich no doubt colored the reaction and understanding (even though they weren't known at the time).

Contemporaneously I didn't make a secret of it (except for the suicide plan-I didn't mention that), but I'm sure most didn't realize I was serious.

As I said before, I don't think I would have been to live with myself over the guilt of the decision, but I thought, and continue to believe, it would have been the right decision to give my daughter the best shot at life.[/quote]

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