01/17/2025
MY HUSBAND MISSED OUR FIRST BABY'S BIRTH – AFTER DISCHARGE, I RETURNED ONLY TO A CREEPY NOTE IN THE CRIB AND AN EMPTY HOUSE
So, my husband Michael and I planned to be together for the birth of our first child. We had everything planned — down to the music and the tiny hat he'd put on our baby. But guess what? When the time came, he was a NO-SHOW.
The nurses kept trying to reassure me, saying he was probably just delayed. But deep down, I knew something was wrong. When our daughter Emily was born, I was overjoyed — but where was Michael?
After two days in the hospital, I went home with Emily, trying to convince myself that there was some reasonable explanation. Maybe work? An accident?
But nothing could've prepared me for what I found. The house was dead silent. I ran upstairs to the nursery, thinking he might be there preparing a surprise for me. But the room was practically empty. Just the crib was left, with a note inside. I picked it up, my hands trembling as I read the words scrawled in Michael's familiar handwriting: "I love you and our baby. But I had to leave forever. Ask your mom why she did this to me."
I was in shock. "Mom!" I shouted, running downstairs, clutching the note in one hand and Emily in the other. I found her in the living room, her face pale and drawn. She revealed that ⬇️
