Well, she was constantly in that state. So if she felt that high that made her feel good, of she thought it wouldn't be that bad. Still terrible, but that's what she meant
First of all, that's not exactly what she said. If you listen to what she actually said, and consider that's the place she was mentally when she was pregnant and using, you can actually learn a little about what addiction is like. It actually gets you in a place where you can convince yourself that using heroin while pregnant is somehow not that bad. That's addiction. You do and think all sorts of things that are completely against your own sober logic.
Fola Demi she said in the same mind she was in aka when she was always high on heroin, she obviously wasn’t thinking straight. it’s still so sad though.
She couldnt keep him. You are required legally to give the child up for adoption, and the people that adopt the child can choose whether the biological parents can see the child.
@@urimsuh I seriously don't blame her fully for now, she said she started with pills, that were maybe prescribed to her. Loads of people suffered in the US because of opioids based pain killers due to some terrible lobbying that a group of doctors, with only making more money on their heads, did and there are many people who became addicted to opioids after their treatment were over. So they had to find alternatives like street heroin and I am fairly sure that this was the case for Cynthia. That's really sad, and trust me, she's not an isolated case
She was clean at the time of shooting, on methadone and other medications that may have made her woozy or sick. She passed away while totally clean and collecting food for her son after she was hit by a car. If you're not going to learn about how medical addiction works, try at least think before speaking.
@@Molly-sy3qm addiction is a sickness. What she did was wrong but when you’re in that mindset you can’t stop to think. Saying you have 0 respect for her when you don’t know her life story and how she became an addict is wrong.
@@Molly-sy3qm I agree with you 100% and she clearly still hasn’t got her life together but I just feel like it’s harsh judging her when we don’t know how she got so sick
for the sake of specifying god damn everybody in the comments who shits on the bio mom clearly dont know anything about addictions. theyre both his mom. it was just for specification.
@@jedigovna9537 she is a junkie and she is as trash as a human can possibly get, but she is the boy's mom. If she wasn't the boy wouldn't have an addiction problem.
Y’all are being cero empathetic, she isn’t a bad person, she was a person who was prescribed pain medication. Addiction is so dark and hard to overcome.
@@Americanspy-hn2kw People that take heroin at that point can't simply stop, it's called an addiction for a reason. If they have their hands on it, they will use it. At least the mom recognised her problem and gave him to someone that can properly take care of him. Its sad but its a reality
@@lorenquarles1586 I really really hate to go there but in all honesty if she was doing heroin and knew she wouldn't stop then she should've used protection or taken the pill. Or just not had sex at all, she didn't have to have sex or reproduce
You have to understand that she was addicted to heroin before, during and after the pregnancy. Even if she did know it was bad, she'd still not be able to just stop doing heroin. As soon as an addict gets pregnant, this is the unavoidable result. They also would be doing heroin during the period when she wasn't even aware of the pregnancy.
I just googled the birth mom and it turns out she died two years ago at the age of 41… At 41 years old she already had four granchildren. That‘s actually crazy.. May she rest in peace and may Keegan and his siblings all get the loving life they deserve 🤍
@@michaelpeters404 what the fuck, excuse me? You're glad that a heroin addicted mother who lives in america where drugs are criminalized instead of helping the users overcome their addictions was killed. You disgust me you dirty horrible person.
@@qhealth3549 can't wait for you to be depressed and in need of help so that everyone refuses you and you succumb to your illness. What? You're only eating up my tax money, shouldn't have been sad in the first place!
its scary to think that the mother's addiction started from pain medications. like... it only takes 1 broken arm and boom, our lives are broken. i hope she rests in peace and her son to grow up healthy.
Too many overlook that majority of these people get hooked on heroin by first using legal prescription pain pills. I'm not saying the outcomes are completely justified but c'mon. It's not the same as walking to a gas station and picking up cigarettes.
Instead of just saying he’ll never live a normal life and telling his flaws they should say what he’s good at and try to give this boy hope! He looks like a good kid!
i agree with this because the boy in the future can have some problems after realizing this stigma from others. as someone who has drug addicted parents like me, it's like a shadow that i have to deal with because even if i'm a different person from my parents, my family sometimes still compares me with them and it's frustrating. you think that you will be equal your parents or have the same destiny even making the opposite. there's consequences but we're not resumed by them
I am mentally disabled in a family with mental disabilities and former addicts. People don’t realize how important giving kids hope is. If I had heard hope instead of being told for most of my childhood that I was a problem like my parents and that everything I did was never good enough, I wouldn’t have had to wrestle as badly as I have against depression.
they probably tell *him* those things, but this wasn't meant to be a feel-good gloss-over-everything-bad story. It's meant to be educational and tell the *reality* of drug addiction while pregnant.
@@zacharypeery4082 I mean maybe the dudes should also know better? I agree this should never happen, but we need more sex ed, access to birth control, and men also looking out for birth control options.
@@vaudevilleandvariety well i mean, usually the dudes can just ditch, the mothers get a bond with their kids and don’t wanna leave em. Stakes are probably higher for girls than the dudes
+Allison Westerburgh even though you might be right about this, I think her high is already going away. she doesn't appear too drugged out. I think the video is more about the consequences of her use impacting her son. it doesn't deal with her addiction all, therefore that's somewhat irrelevant
My girlfriends mother used heroin for the first 7 years of my girlfriends life, my gf isnt heroin addicted but because of her mum using it, my girlfriend is severely traumatised and has dissociative identity disorder from the trauma of her mum running after her with a knife during a bad trip or letting her drug suppliers r@pe her. Drug addiction is awful...
This is terrible, i really hope that she feels better now and that you two are living a happy life. Drugs are really making people do horrible things...
Either you're making that up or your gf is lying to you. •》 there's the likely chance of about 0 to 0 percent of someone having a bad trip from heroin.
i'm so sad for the birth mom. you can see how disappointed she is on herself and how sad she is that she can't take care of her baby, but she has a real mom heart cause she thought about him first and let him be adopted by a family that could give him the life he needs. i'm sad for her, but i'm so happy for him.
She didn't think about him. When babies are born, their poop is tested. His would have been positive for drugs(and obviously because of how he was born they would have guessed) and he was taken away and she clearly didn't love him enough to get clean and fight to get him back, either. She's trash.
@@davidm5594 she took the initiative to put her child up for adoption, if they had just taken her kid away he would’ve ended up in foster care, but she actually contacted a private adoption agency. She also made the switch to methadone when she found out how awful heroin was for the baby, and that transition alone is difficult to make. She started on prescription medication, so it’s not even her fault for getting addicted to begin with.
the thing is that addicts are human, too... humans have feelings, they suffer, they have regret over the mistakes they make just like you and I and those we love. it's sad that we're at a place in society where comments & "surprise" like yours are common: people seemingly forget or at least ignore this. in doing so we are completely dehumanizing the ill and vulnerable. let me tell you: no addict *wants* to be living that life - they are sick. very, very, sick(rather unimaginably so to neurotypical, healthy people obviously and that's okay ofc but it doesn't mean it isn't the case). speak to any experts or professionals who work with opioid addicts and they will tell you that indeed they tend to be some of the most empathetic & emotionally intelligent people and it's often this sensitivity that drives the "need" to self-medicate/numb oneself. it's not some fantastical thing that she'd have feelings for a child she carried, birthed and cared enough about to want more for & to do the correct & selfless thing in finding him a safe, stable home with decent parents to provide her son with what she herself could not.
I was also born addicted, but to a cheaper drug, I don't recall the name. Had an affect on me, ended up getting adopted by my aunt. I'm grateful for her taking me, and hope the best for these babies. My little sister didn't have an aunt like I did, she was put up for adoption. Hope she found a lovely parent like in the video
Ya, i know addicts are selfish and often can’t see beyond the next fix so it is an unfortunate situation all around. I find it hard to judge her as harshly as some people her have considering we don’t know her background.
@@Brendonmakesmesmile I agree, our society is just so quick to judge without having a greater overall rundown of what has been transpiring to support our supposed assumptions.
@@squackachu3958 that's really sad because the birth mother felt regret which means she did care about him and she feels bad. I don't feel like she was a bad person idk the story but it may have just been a bad situation that got her on and many people don't realize how bad addiction can be but she does care and it's very sad that she is gone
@@loopeterno Well, the mother wasn't in good condition to care for her child, and the Adoptive mom didn't have to let them see each other- but like a sensible and understanding person, she let them see each other often, no problem here.
Incorrect. He could have problems passed down through genetics. You don't fully know what he has, so shut the hell up. Stop being disrespectful. Unless you know the ENTIRE story, close ya damn mouth 🙄
She does, she has issues. None of us know what she's been through, drugs are a trap many have fallen into. Because it feels so good, you literally can't comprehend how it can become so bad. She's in tears. You can't excuse the boy's suffering, but he at least seems happier than his mom. Let her be redeemed.
@@phoenixoaxaca8011 i just asked because for example I by myself dont look like this. But u are right a lot of "junkies" look like that. I always recognise when I see one. But their are a lot of addicts u could never tell they are. Sorry for my not correct english...
It's not exactly that he has to be treated differently- his mom taking drugs while she was pregnant literally altered the state of his brain development. he will never exist, biologically, "normally" :(
True. It's also sad we live in a society where drug use is a crime and addicts can't get the gel they need for fear they will be put in jail and not receive the treatment they need to be better.
The adoptive mom is such a nice lady. She didn't give up on the child after knowing his weakness. She is taking care of the child like it's her own even after so many obstacles.
@@ashleycarriger6400 she was crying lmao stop judging do you know her no so maybe that's just how she is doesn't mean she's still on it drugs really mess you up and once you stop your body literally like says fuck it and gives out because you abused so long my dad died from his heart giving out after being clean because he was a addict for so long
Her voice was severely ruined by heroin and ticks/habits that once derived from heavy users can remain. A frequent customer at a restaurant I work at is now almost 10 years clean and frequently sticks his tongue out for no reason. If she was still using, she wouldn’t of showed up for the interview.
Someone you know makes a mistake: “They were a good person who just got into a bad situation.” Someone online makes a mistake: “THEY MUST RECIVE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THEIR CRIMES!” UA-cam comments are so toxic.
They were on heroin while pregnant. That's not just a mistake, they didn't do heroin on accident. Even if I knew them, I would have no sympathy for the since they fucked up a kid for life.
@@NavidFarkhondehpay-cq6fx here's how to solve a heroin or any drug addiction really. Take the amount of heroin you're doing on a daily basis and divide that by 30. Do that much less heroin each day. Day 1: 30/30 of the original amount of heroin Day 2: 29/30 of the original amount of heroin Day 30: 1/30 of the original amount of heroin Day 31: No heroin Then all you need to do is get a life so you have something to do besides drugs. Even without getting a life, it shouldn't be that difficult to not do drugs.
@@doctoreggman7308 You don't seem to understand how addiction works. You don't just choose to do a certain amount of heroin each day. Heroin chooses for you. Even if you try that method, it's likely that you will have relapse after relapse where you totally lose control. When the heroin realizes that you're slipping away, it will drag you back. It can take years to overcome addiction regardless of the method, because the grasp that drugs hold on people is so terrifyingly strong. I'm not trying to say your method is useless, as I can imagine that it would be much better than aimlessly trying to stop. It's just that even with a good strategy, the journey is long and hard.
My boyfriend was very lucky. His birth mother used drugs the whole time she was pregnant along with trying to abort him on her own. He is perfectly fine. I don’t know how, he has no lasting effects on him. He is one of the 1% I guess.
Children are so pure.. he is still smiling and laughing like any other child.. I have a niece who was born with severe brain damage and has cerebral palsy but she is the happiest most cutest little baby ever.. kids are a gift from God..
December Queen, this surprises you? A lot of people think that drugs aren't that bad, just look at all those in favor of legal marijuana, and let's not even talk about the abuse of already-legal cigarrettes and alcohol.
@@magickelfgirl The worst part is marijuana has no where near the same side effects as smoking and alcohol addictions or other drugs. But yet things that are proven to kill are STILL legal! Why are alcohol and cigarettes still allowed?!
@@SomebodyWon you have nvr had or seen horrible parents if you saying something like that. If she has audacity to do drugs that will hurt her baby and she knows that she's horribile and doesn't deserve to see her baby. My family knew woman who was so addicted to crack she had boy and nvr really bought him shit, she had 200 dollar's one time you know what she done? she bought a 24 pack of beer and 2 crack rocks, didn't buy him nothing to eat. The boy started asking my aunt's for clothes from there boyfriends draws bc he had barely any clothes and everything he wore to school was all non fitting clothes. Know what happened,he grew up sad and broken hearted he started doing hard drug's himself only one day to O.D,then his mom came crying and alot ppl hated her bc she didn't give a fuck about him till he died. I believe any man/woman shouldn't be in there kid's life if they choose to do hard drugs while there having the child or already have one's bc all there gonna do is fuck up there life with there addiction.
It's entirely sad how there's so much hatred towards the mother. This isn't to say we shouldn't feel sorry for the son but to not even have the range to be able to extend empathy to the mother is so sad and morally self righteous. These two aren't mutually exclusive. I hope she's in a better place ❤️
This is HER fault though. SHE did it to her child. And it's not like she stopped once she found out about the pregnancy or something she just kept on with the drugs. There are people who manage to escape the world of drugs without even having the biggest motivation possible (the baby) but she didn't which means that getting clean although difficult is far from impossible.
@@kylesavage4525 Exactly. I realize drug addiction is difficult, but if this woman cared about her child, she would have at least made an attempt to get off heroin.
She was emotianal i fucking hate it when people just assume that people are high because of what they do, are her eyes dialated? nope, is she nodding out? nope. its like saying the drug craving baby is high because hes acting a little odd... heroine is fucking EVIL
This is crazy if people get addicted just by pain killers then where even sell them at the stores for? Shouldn’t the company who sell these kinds of things be held accountable?
@@fantrash5698 they do know it ruins them they fucking teach you this in school, they took this choice while also taking the choice to be pregnant and having a baby and doing heroin and their stupid ass caused difficulties in someone else's life, I know how addictions but jesus christ the least she could have done was not do heroin when she was fucking pregnant, or at least aborted the baby, I literally have no sympathy for her, why has she never gotten help? Why hasn't she realised that her actions are literally ruining someone else's life? I do not have sympathy or compassion for someone who ruins someone else's life because of heroin, she brought this upon herself, he didnt, yet hes the on getting more punished
@@Debate_Bot yeah so everyone involved in america’s opioid crisis, where over prescription of opioids as painkillers by doctors eventually leads to heroin addiction, should die? either you know nothing of the crisis or have 0 empathy.
I think mother's that drink, smoke, do drug while pregnant should be arrest. It's stupid that we don't hold these women responsible for hurting their own baby.
Flowerly Choosing to continue a pregnancy and still using should be somewhat punishable, but terminating a pregancy that otherwise may end with an addicted, suffering child should not. Laws targeting women that use and are pregnant is a great way for the woman to never admit drug use and therefor not get help for her and her baby, if she decides to keep with the pregnancy. Prosecuting women for choosing abortion doesn't lower the abortion rate, it makes doing an abortion at home more frequant and more dangerous.
Actually both of you are wrong. The justice system does not need drug addicts and mothers. That would only contribute to the prision business which would in turn promote illegal drugs and repeat the process. These women have access to the drugs weather it is legal or not. The best solution is to let bygones be bygones. Not your chair, not your problem.
Hailey Ann I agree. I just had a baby and I am a marijuana smoker. I was asked by my Dr to take a prescription for my whole pregnancy and I refused. I know this idea is a little taboo but I find it scary that people and machines make our medication so I stuck to my intuition and said "no, thank you". I risked everything because I believe putting man made chemicals in your body during pregnancy is too dangerous. I looked up the effects (of the medication I was offered) on an unborn baby....it literally said "unknown". My son is perfect, not bragging, he just has no problems and has been super easy to deal with since birth. A woman that gave birth the same day as me, lost her son 6 hours after he was born. Turns out, she took that medicine my Dr wanted me on. So yes, I agree using during your pregnancy should be punishable but I think it should be limited to chemically altered or man made substances, like alcohol, meth, and cigarettes...etc.
J.N.J. 704 i agree with everything but smoking cigarettes won't have that bad of birth defects it's bad but not going to jail bad and don't u fucking reply to me if you're gonna say some stupid shit
You got nothing to Say to me bitch adoptive mom. There is a difference. Adoptive is forever and foster is for a temporary family until the child gets adopted. Hope I cleared stuff up :)
I was born heroin addicted. My mother shot up everyday while pregnant with me. Doctors say I’m a miracle, I shouldn’t be alive and doing so well. She overdosed causing me to be born early. Physical therapy, withdrawals etc. here I am alive. I’m grateful but still haven’t gotten the apology I’m looking for from my birth mother. Update since this got more attention than I thought: Thanks for the kind comments, I’m doing alright. If you think I’m lying, cool. Being born addicted happens quite often and I can share my story if I would like, I’m sure others can relate. Like I said I’ve gotten therapy to be where I am today, doesn’t mean I’m completely well but I’m okay. As far as I know my mother is clean (for now). These Kyle comments though lmao (name is Danielle used bf’s account). These comments turned into a war-zone lol I suggest not to entertain the trolls, I’m not bothered by it. Thanks for reading and all the nice comments and if you shared your story about being addicted I truly hope everything goes right for you. 😊
I’m really sorry about the disgusting replies from pathetic people you’re getting, you’re really brave and i hope everything works out between you and your bio mom
+gigzy 86 Well I figured she would have quit by now. If I understood correctly, she started methadone maintenance treatment in the 4th month of her pregnancy and by now would have been weaned off little by little. Methadone doesn't mess you up in the way she looks in the video. Looks like she quit treatment and returned to the hard stuff.
I'm in absolute tears because he reminds me so much of my son Leo. His mother used heroin while she was pregnant early on too and buprenorphine afterwards. He has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and everything from the braces to the device to the constant smile is Leo's. I felt helpless as I found out too late but that smile always makes me happy. I hope for Keegan and Leo that they never lose their happiness.
Even though her son is in a loving family, they even said it could have been preventable if the mom was clean through out her pregnancy. It should be a crime to take harmful substances if you’re gonna go through with a pregnancy!
Agreed! My family has a long history of serving the community where we live. (Police, Sheriff, Military, etc.) I hear a lot of stories from them about how women come into the jail pregnant, which is sad. I feel really bad for these women who are addicted to these drugs. Which are illegal for good reasons!!(Heroin, Cocaine, etc.) A lot of times too these women are hooked on these drugs because they are prostitutes. (My dad worked against prostitution, however I didn't hear much about it. He didn't want to talk to me about it) Now I'm not saying she was a prostitute, which I certainly hope she wasn't! But I'm saying that their bosses will feed them drugs to pacify them. 😔
It makes me so angry to think good people out there who cannot conceive & then you get these junkies popping babies out who don't deserve them at all, SO unfair
not to mention taxpayers are paying for the NICU bills of these poor babies. They are just victims of their mothers who were given free methadone by the clinics financed by the govt itself. Sick world we are living
@@s0ftbby346 she abused her child so it's her responsibility to bear the consequences. if a man abused the kid because he had problems you would be saying differently.
1. She started on pain pills, which means she likely had a procedure or condition, her doctor prescribed her pain pills, and she became another victim of the opioid epidemic. The opioid epidemic is largely the fault of irresponsible medical professionals and the irresponsibility of the government and is now a rampant, massive health crisis. 2. Many women, especially women with mental health problems, drug addictions, or living in poverty for any reason, don't know they are pregnant until they begin to show signs. Often, this will be 3-4 months. The video said she used heroin for the first 4 months of her pregnancy. I can't say whether or not she knew, but even healthy, middle class women often are unaware of their pregnancy for weeks or a few months. 3. Putting addicts in jail worsens their long term success rates in things such as life expectancy, recovery rates from drug addiction (aka being clean), mental health, and more. Jail is NOT the place for a drug addict who has not committed a violent crime. Drug addiction is a chemical process in the brain that is, in large part, genetic. It is the realm of medical professionals. The U.S.'s habit of incarcerating drug addicts has led to us having the highest percentage of imprisoned citizens in the developed world, unsustainable costs associated with keeping so many people locked up leading to extreme taxing, worsening the recidivism rates (people who are released and recommit crime) as compared to other first world countries, and exponential health care costs from repeated drug dependency that jail does NOT treat. It is tragic what happened to her child, but there is not always someone to blame. Yes, there is some blame if she was aware she was pregnant or committed crimes to fund her addiction, but it is 100% not as simple as "no questions asked put her in jail". What's more important: actually working to solve the opioid and drug addiction epidemic to prevent tragedies such as this from happening so frequently, or petty punishment for something that isn't even entirely her fault?
I googled the birth mom just to see if possible where she was at in her life but she passed away after being hit by a car :( just a terrible tragedy and I feel so bad for little Keegan. She was also so incredibly beautiful before her addiction :(
It's good that the biological mother has such a high level of self reflection. She can't undo the things she has done but obviously she is aware of what is best for her son now.
You have to applaud the fact that she actually tried and succeed to get better for her son , and is happy to be in his life. She feels guilt due to her negligence.
I am fighting the urge to be so incredibly angry at his biological mom but keep reminding myself that addiction IS an illness. No one just chooses this and it takes extreme willpower to stop. The boy is a little angel. Look at him, what a sweetheart.
@Greenly Gibson she was already addicted to pain medication, a gateway drug. be angry at the healthcare system, not the people who fell victim to illness like addiction.
@@mrdinoface3558 being sexually attracted to children is also a mental illness. The difference being that this drug addicted woman didn’t harm anybody whereas the child molester did. That’s why a child molester should go to jail and undergo therapy; So that he can belong to this society. In the event that therapy didn’t work that person should be executed, not because we hate him, but because he doesn’t belong in this society and should take a place along side god. Same thing goes for the poor child. He’s lucky that his adoptive mother has given him a second chance. If he ever happens to be suffering and has no place in this world he should be sent to his creator so that he can ask, why such a thing had to happen to him. This life is only worth living if you have full mental capacity. Otherwise the kingdom of heaven is a far better choice.
Yeah.. it really doesn’t work like that. Im not the best at english, so i wont be able to explain myself as i would like to, but all in all, if he can’t express himself with word, as his brain can’t reproduce what he is thinking, he also wont be able to do it with signs
Juan Buniva they did say, he does understand what he wants, but just cant express himself in a normal way. So that would mean he can think as a normal child just not talk normally.
And remember, there are people out there who are actually trying to encourage drinking/drug use throughout women’s pregnancies since it’s “ableist” to want to prevent children being born with disabilities. I’m saying this as someone whose mom smoked throughout her pregnancy too and was born with a lot of problems.
being an addict is a bigger struggle than everyone in the comments realize, id know im sure shes probably had a realy really really shitty life, and even though shes dead now, i just can only hope she eventually got clean and was there more for her son. i feel especiqlly bad for him being born into this
They don’t understand the struggle. Most Americans came to heroin through prescribed opioids. Withdrawals for some is a worse feeling then dying, and for most, withdrawal can mean death. We need to get rid of the stigma and follow in the footsteps of Switzerland and open genuine rehabs, not to trap you and convert you into a “normal” human by distracting you, but by scheduling and suppling clean and scheduled drugs in a controlled and safe environment where they can stay and sleep and socialise with others experiencing the same thing and professionals who don’t talk down to you. Addiction is a an inevitable part of the human mind, whether you’re addicted to sugar, working out, drugs, socialising, whatever it is, our brain is trained using chemicals, whether it’s supporting healthy habits or deadly ones, people can become dependent. The world isn’t all disgusting, we are all capable of the same thing and have the same limitations within our fragile flesh, never stop talking to others, keep your head up.
My brothers still addicted after 16 years. I’ve seen him do some crazy stupid shit. It’s a choice. Not a disease. My brother chooses to be a lying piece of shit and believes his own lies to cope with his constant fuck ups and no desire to get a real job. Fuck addicts.
What a beautiful and tragic story. The birth mother despite all her flaws can see how his adoptive mother can help him. It’s tough to see but addiction is horrible. Regardless of if they’re a good person or not, it’s why we should helping drug addicts not locking them up.
This breaks my heart, both for Kegan and his birth mom. At least she had enough sense to give him up for adoption. All parties involved in this case are just too wholesome for words🤗
I was an addict for 20yrs... was a functioning addict always held a job and had full custody of my son...once he got older, he knew all the signs to look for.. the mood swings, the nodding, and the sickness.... he's a very brave young man and he confronted me(boldly & very brave).. I was so embarrassed that I got myself clean for my son AND myself.... today I am 2 weeks short of a year being clean..... I know it's hard for some of these parents, but if I would have been threatened with losing my child a long time ago I probably would have gotten clean a long time ago( but I was very good at hiding it)..... I know I put my family through hell, but in the end it's never too late.... now my son is my best friend and we are inseparable.....kid is my hero, and he don't even realize!.....Time, love, and faith truly can fix anything....... I have a soft spot in my heart for the addicts that don't have family that love them, but I will tell the truth, as an ex-addict, I will tell you that is not a sickness... it's a weakness, and until we start dealing with it like that, people will never be able to confront their biggest enemy, themselves!.... quit giving addicts excuses everyone!.. hold them accountable, it might save their life....... stay blessed everyone
my mom and dad were addicts after having me and both my younger brothers have some sort of disability, i dont blame either of them because i know that they both just fell into peer pressure. my dads side of the family were heavy addicts before he became one and then he influenced my mom to do it with him which resulted in them slowly becoming addicts and losing custody of all of us. it's sad but happens way too much, i feel for the bio mom as well as the boy. neither of them asked for this or wanted this, sometimes it's just so overwhelming and almost deadly to stop. i can see how much the bio mom is soo grateful for his mom and all the help she can give. i hope one day both of them will understand that most people dont want this for themselves or for anyone else and i hope they find peace in that knowledge
Smh wish more bad on ppl when she try to do right that drug is addictive an some ppl dnt know wtf they're getting into smh I wouldn't wish nobody jail man but if they're straight up murders an rapes just lock them up
even after all the life long damage she caused, at least she was sensible enough to give her child to someone else in order for him to have a happier and (hopefully) healthier life
Although it is fucked up, don't be completely ignorant to addictions. Addictions are more complicated than you think. And some people don't have the strength others have to completely deny something they're addicted to and feel like they can't control. Addictions can take over your life and most people are ignorant to how it actually feels. Of course anyone can get better, but it's harder than people think.
Emily Arriaga don't you come here and call people ignorant as if you've got a higher understanding of the struggle of addiction than any one else. Alcoholism runs deep in my family so I've got my good deal of experience of the effects that comes from physical addiction. Now I understand that heroine addiction is one of the hardest dependants to kick and that the mind actually physically change in ways that make the addict need the drug, not want it, not crave it, Need it to function. Same thing as with alcohol. BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE HER ANY LESS OF A FAILURE OF A HUMAN BEING. She let her child down. She failed as an adult, as a parent and as a human being. Because of her failure her son is to suffer. That's that. There is no discussion here.
instanceTu did you watch the video? Do you know how easy it is to be prescribed painkillers and then it get out of hand? You can watch some of the most kind, gentle humans completely turn from a prescription. My cousins in rehab for oxys. Before you go and throw your opinion in everyones face consider that the birth mother had a shitty life also? It clearly stated that its a bad area for drug use. Don't act like you know everything just cause you experienced one form of addiction. I hope you're doing alright though. Regardless of the type, it hurts to see family/friends lost but I can never look at addicts as failures. Until you know their life story how can you possibly critique?
Yeah but that mom has had 20+ years to figure her shit out, the baby is doomed because of a junkie's mistake. Also, if addiction totally controls this fickle-minded woman then why does she need to get pregnant and pass that on to an innocent baby? No sympathy for junkies who fuck up other peoples' lives to feed their addiction.
I feel like everyone just sort of glossed over the fact that it isn't the biological moms fault. It started with prescribed pain meds, once she was taken off she was already experiencing withdrawal and addiction symptoms. She was already addicted to drugs before heroin use. She didnt just randomly out of the blue decide one day to ruin her life by using.
I am in a drug prevention group and a few years ago there was this speaker who was close with the coordinators. She had been a drug addict and spoke about her life and raised awareness for the issue. She got in a bad car accident and the doctors gave her pain meds! Giving opioids to a person who had an opioid addiction is so incredibly stupid and yet it happens a lot. This caused her to have a relapse and she overdosed and died. She had kids! The lack of compassion makes it harder to get clean. Going to a doctor is how they got their problem in the first place and if they are caught using, they can be arrested. Chances are she didn’t know she was pregnant for the first couple months and quitting cold turkey can be very bad. You can tell that addicts, like this woman , feel guilty enough as it is so treating them like horrible people is not going to accomplish anything. It’s so frustrating when people act like people decide to screw up their lives instead of recognizing that it is a mental illness (and can be genetic.)
@@alicat7633 Oh my gosh, yes thank you. That was perfectly said. I never feel angry towards addicts, I normally just feel sad for them. Those poor people. It isn't even like normal addictions. Those types of drugs change your brain chemistry, to the point where you aren't even you anymore. It makes it nearly impossible to stop on your own.
@@Stephen_Black some doctors won’t prescribe anything else and you are being horrible. Addiction is most definitely not a choice and you are incredibly insensitive. Just because you were were able to do something does not mean you can know everything about everyone else.
A boy in my class is also a heroine child. And he looks crazy similar to this little boy. It’s so sad that they have to struggle because of their moms mistakes.
@@jakeg3126 it affects pretty much anything. Taking drugs during the first 3 months of pregnancy is especially harmful. If you look at children with fetal alcohol syndrome they also have a distinct look. The drugs and alcohol each affect their development in the same way.
@@medallo143 I got more reasons to get pissed off at people who drink when pregnant.. it always bothered me because I knew it might do something. I didn't know it did, did. Makes me wonder about some people I see in public now
"When I took heroin while I was pregnant I didn't think it was that bad"
*WHAT*
Well, she was constantly in that state. So if she felt that high that made her feel good, of she thought it wouldn't be that bad. Still terrible, but that's what she meant
🤣🤣🤣 RIGHT‼️🤦🏽♀️
First of all, that's not exactly what she said. If you listen to what she actually said, and consider that's the place she was mentally when she was pregnant and using, you can actually learn a little about what addiction is like. It actually gets you in a place where you can convince yourself that using heroin while pregnant is somehow not that bad. That's addiction. You do and think all sorts of things that are completely against your own sober logic.
Addicts aren't thinking correctly. To expect them to is just silly.
Fola Demi she said in the same mind she was in aka when she was always high on heroin, she obviously wasn’t thinking straight. it’s still so sad though.
At least the birth mother was competent enough to know her child needed help and she didn't just keep him.
She couldnt keep him. You are required legally to give the child up for adoption, and the people that adopt the child can choose whether the biological parents can see the child.
Considering the fact that soooo many parents have children with drugs in their systems and nothing gets done about it you're absolutely right!!!
Joseph Louwerse no way the hospital would allow an addict to keep a child
All legends fall in the making 😂😂😂 i dont laugh much at comments but that made me laugh
She couldve stop the fkg pregnancy
Maybe schools should teach people more about drugs other than "drug bad, no do drug"
In my school they do a lot there are posters around every corner
they do just need to have a devoted teacher and a better school
Drugs are bad mmmkay
Blaming the schools, instead of the parents.........your just as bad as the mother.
@@alexm-wy9ip its not blaming its preventing
The mom looks like she feels guilty, but you can just tell she still does heroin.
@@urimsuh not sure if it’s true but somebody in the comments said she died soo
@@urimsuh I seriously don't blame her fully for now, she said she started with pills, that were maybe prescribed to her. Loads of people suffered in the US because of opioids based pain killers due to some terrible lobbying that a group of doctors, with only making more money on their heads, did and there are many people who became addicted to opioids after their treatment were over. So they had to find alternatives like street heroin and I am fairly sure that this was the case for Cynthia. That's really sad, and trust me, she's not an isolated case
She actually passed away by getting hit by a car.
She was clean at the time of shooting, on methadone and other medications that may have made her woozy or sick. She passed away while totally clean and collecting food for her son after she was hit by a car. If you're not going to learn about how medical addiction works, try at least think before speaking.
Because heroin is amazing
Imagine being addicted to heroine when you never even took it.
Its such a cruel thing to do to someone I have 0 respect for the mother.
@@Molly-sy3qm addiction is a sickness. What she did was wrong but when you’re in that mindset you can’t stop to think. Saying you have 0 respect for her when you don’t know her life story and how she became an addict is wrong.
@@aceattorneyblink8831 I know but that is such a cruel thing to do
@@Molly-sy3qm I agree with you 100% and she clearly still hasn’t got her life together but I just feel like it’s harsh judging her when we don’t know how she got so sick
@@aceattorneyblink8831 yes I am more educated now and know what i said was wrong
Not an “adoptive mom” just his mom.
both
for the sake of specifying god damn everybody in the comments who shits on the bio mom clearly dont know anything about addictions. theyre both his mom. it was just for specification.
@@jedigovna9537 she is a junkie and she is as trash as a human can possibly get, but she is the boy's mom. If she wasn't the boy wouldn't have an addiction problem.
they said "adoptive mom" to distinguish between her and heroine mom
She's doing the WRONG thing. Americans euthanize cats and dogs all day but can not seem to comprehend the same courtesy towards humans.
The poor mom. She was defined by her mistakes, engulfed in guilt, only to be killed by a car while crossing the street. May she rest In peace.
She died?
@@DYC.Antinorm that’s what I’m sayin’
Dude thats hella sad
it wasnt even her fault she got addicted, it was the nasty pain meds that doctors write out prescriptions for that got her hooked.
@@fezzes428 the government is another drug dealer,they don't wanna help you they just wanna get u addicted to their product
Y’all are being cero empathetic, she isn’t a bad person, she was a person who was prescribed pain medication. Addiction is so dark and hard to overcome.
being born handicapped is also very hard and dark to overcome
@@robbedefieuw4856 why do insist on overlooking the mom’s terrible situation? it’s a sad story on both ends.
@@bgebre4031 the mom wasn't forced to take heroin she had a choice, the boy didn't.
@@Americanspy-hn2kw People that take heroin at that point can't simply stop, it's called an addiction for a reason. If they have their hands on it, they will use it. At least the mom recognised her problem and gave him to someone that can properly take care of him. Its sad but its a reality
@@lorenquarles1586 I really really hate to go there but in all honesty if she was doing heroin and knew she wouldn't stop then she should've used protection or taken the pill. Or just not had sex at all, she didn't have to have sex or reproduce
This is fucked. "I didn't think it was bad when I was doing heroin when I was pregnant"
Jameson Lythgoe U know something is really fucked up when even IT said it is...
lol do u mean hola como estas in ur channel description😂
Vernardo Reyes the clowns name is Pennywise, not IT.
You have to understand that she was addicted to heroin before, during and after the pregnancy. Even if she did know it was bad, she'd still not be able to just stop doing heroin. As soon as an addict gets pregnant, this is the unavoidable result. They also would be doing heroin during the period when she wasn't even aware of the pregnancy.
Jameson Lythgoe FUCK YOU JESUS PEOPLE I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD
His birth mom looks like that classic heroin lady like when I think lady on heroin I think her.
@Emma Watson its not uneducated if it's true 🤷🏻♂️
@Emma Watson nah you can tell. There are physical symptoms, look em up hunty 😌😌
That’s really stereotypical
Helga Rat yes, yes it is
Christian Klemanowicz okay then
I just googled the birth mom and it turns out she died two years ago at the age of 41… At 41 years old she already had four granchildren. That‘s actually crazy.. May she rest in peace and may Keegan and his siblings all get the loving life they deserve 🤍
damn.
Good.
@@michaelpeters404 what the fuck, excuse me? You're glad that a heroin addicted mother who lives in america where drugs are criminalized instead of helping the users overcome their addictions was killed. You disgust me you dirty horrible person.
@@ScitusSnake she caused it to her self, her living would only cause harm to society
@@qhealth3549 can't wait for you to be depressed and in need of help so that everyone refuses you and you succumb to your illness. What? You're only eating up my tax money, shouldn't have been sad in the first place!
I feel bad for the mother honestly, she looks miserable and full of guilt.
Yeah she will have that guilt for the rest of her life. At least she admits to her mistakes
@@unomomento4504 She passed away a few years ago by being hit by a car.
@@bizzandy do u know If the boy is doing good?
SHE WAS FUCKING MOWED OVER by a pizza driver
She should feel that way. Just look at her son.
“Me being an addict has caused some of his problems”
Some?
SOME?
Sweety, you’ve caused all his problems.
Sweet Lilac seriously !! that made me so mad
Sweet Lilac she said a lot idiot
Manda Panda1989 okay but the point is, she’s the cause of ALL of his problems, not just some or a lot
Sweet Lilac I’m sure she meant that she’s the cause for all of his problems
@@Manda8789 No, she meant a lot. That's why she said a lot.
That woman that adopted this child is a hero, props and love to her :)
u mean a heroine
@@Denisiscool97 lmao!
Yes, which is why abortion is disgusting
@@Denisiscool97 hahah!
She isn’t a heroin really
its scary to think that the mother's addiction started from pain medications. like... it only takes 1 broken arm and boom, our lives are broken. i hope she rests in peace and her son to grow up healthy.
Too many overlook that majority of these people get hooked on heroin by first using legal prescription pain pills. I'm not saying the outcomes are completely justified but c'mon. It's not the same as walking to a gas station and picking up cigarettes.
Instead of just saying he’ll never live a normal life and telling his flaws they should say what he’s good at and try to give this boy hope! He looks like a good kid!
i agree with this because the boy in the future can have some problems after realizing this stigma from others. as someone who has drug addicted parents like me, it's like a shadow that i have to deal with because even if i'm a different person from my parents, my family sometimes still compares me with them and it's frustrating. you think that you will be equal your parents or have the same destiny even making the opposite. there's consequences but we're not resumed by them
I am mentally disabled in a family with mental disabilities and former addicts. People don’t realize how important giving kids hope is. If I had heard hope instead of being told for most of my childhood that I was a problem like my parents and that everything I did was never good enough, I wouldn’t have had to wrestle as badly as I have against depression.
they probably tell *him* those things, but this wasn't meant to be a feel-good gloss-over-everything-bad story. It's meant to be educational and tell the *reality* of drug addiction while pregnant.
If your going to slam heroin, please don't have children.
That shouldn’t even have to be said
@@user-uo2wn8zx5b you would think but ladies be nodding out letting dudes bust raw
@@zacharypeery4082 I mean maybe the dudes should also know better? I agree this should never happen, but we need more sex ed, access to birth control, and men also looking out for birth control options.
@@vaudevilleandvariety well i mean, usually the dudes can just ditch, the mothers get a bond with their kids and don’t wanna leave em. Stakes are probably higher for girls than the dudes
I do believe that obviously. But they aren’t usually educated to know enough to do much better.
She was high during the interview. Pinned out pupils, scratching the nose, the nasally voice.
+Allison Westerburgh even though you might be right about this, I think her high is already going away. she doesn't appear too drugged out.
I think the video is more about the consequences of her use impacting her son. it doesn't deal with her addiction all, therefore that's somewhat irrelevant
+notmyfirstname notmysecondname her addiction is what destroyed this child. It is VERY relevant.
IKR....She looks high as fuck. Man, she couldn.t even keep it together for the interview. What a dumb broad.
3martiniplaydate how difficult was it for you to quit?
+Allison Westerburgh psych medication is used through thousands of pregnancies, similar dependency very similar withdrawal symptoms some worse.
My girlfriends mother used heroin for the first 7 years of my girlfriends life, my gf isnt heroin addicted but because of her mum using it, my girlfriend is severely traumatised and has dissociative identity disorder from the trauma of her mum running after her with a knife during a bad trip or letting her drug suppliers r@pe her. Drug addiction is awful...
Holy shit, I hope your GF is in a better place now. Nobody deserves to live a life like that. My deepest sympathies.
im so sorry i wish the best for u and ur gf 🥺
This is terrible, i really hope that she feels better now and that you two are living a happy life. Drugs are really making people do horrible things...
Either you're making that up or your gf is lying to you.
•》 there's the likely chance of about 0 to 0 percent of someone having a bad trip from heroin.
Yall break up yet?
i'm so sad for the birth mom. you can see how disappointed she is on herself and how sad she is that she can't take care of her baby, but she has a real mom heart cause she thought about him first and let him be adopted by a family that could give him the life he needs. i'm sad for her, but i'm so happy for him.
She didn't think about him. When babies are born, their poop is tested. His would have been positive for drugs(and obviously because of how he was born they would have guessed) and he was taken away and she clearly didn't love him enough to get clean and fight to get him back, either. She's trash.
@@davidm5594 what she did was wrong, but addiction is a disease, u can't just stop.
@@davidm5594 she took the initiative to put her child up for adoption, if they had just taken her kid away he would’ve ended up in foster care, but she actually contacted a private adoption agency. She also made the switch to methadone when she found out how awful heroin was for the baby, and that transition alone is difficult to make. She started on prescription medication, so it’s not even her fault for getting addicted to begin with.
@Jackson’s Account bruh wdym
@Jackson’s Account addiction is a disease, OMS recognizes it as a disease, your opinion doesn't matter lol
Bruh as soon as I saw the actual mother you could just tell that she still does heroin
@@zwakblaze3596 are you serious
@@genesis011 no
GENESIS That’s obviously a joke. LOL. 🤣
@@MasterJim2020 If u want link ill send u
I'd tap that
The birth mom looks actually devastated and sad from what she did :(
the thing is that addicts are human, too... humans have feelings, they suffer, they have regret over the mistakes they make just like you and I and those we love. it's sad that we're at a place in society where comments & "surprise" like yours are common: people seemingly forget or at least ignore this. in doing so we are completely dehumanizing the ill and vulnerable. let me tell you: no addict *wants* to be living that life - they are sick. very, very, sick(rather unimaginably so to neurotypical, healthy people obviously and that's okay ofc but it doesn't mean it isn't the case).
speak to any experts or professionals who work with opioid addicts and they will tell you that indeed they tend to be some of the most empathetic & emotionally intelligent people and it's often this sensitivity that drives the "need" to self-medicate/numb oneself. it's not some fantastical thing that she'd have feelings for a child she carried, birthed and cared enough about to want more for & to do the correct & selfless thing in finding him a safe, stable home with decent parents to provide her son with what she herself could not.
@timisgod clash holy fuck you could’ve just ignored the essay
@I Drive A Chevrolet Movie Theater that just screams selfish to me but hey what do I know?
and the worst part she died from being hit by a car 😔
@@badgallgigi it was karma i guess...
I was also born addicted, but to a cheaper drug, I don't recall the name. Had an affect on me, ended up getting adopted by my aunt. I'm grateful for her taking me, and hope the best for these babies. My little sister didn't have an aunt like I did, she was put up for adoption. Hope she found a lovely parent like in the video
@T Retano might have had a different dad?
@T Retano they could’ve had a different mother or father 🤦♀️
I can appreciate the fact, that she at least gave away her child. It may have been hard, but it’s the right thing to do
I at least am glad the mom acknowledged she wasn't capable of caring for him and that he went to a family that could.
Yeah
Scary Terry Means she cares enough to let him go and ensure he will live as normal a life as possible considering his condition.
Ya, i know addicts are selfish and often can’t see beyond the next fix so it is an unfortunate situation all around. I find it hard to judge her as harshly as some people her have considering we don’t know her background.
@@Brendonmakesmesmile I agree, our society is just so quick to judge without having a greater overall rundown of what has been transpiring to support our supposed assumptions.
They take addicted babies at birth . Hospitals don't send babies home if they're born addicted.
Its very sweet the adoptive mom lets the little boy see his mom occasionally
Yeah it's too bad she's gone now, some other people said she was hit by a car and died 😔
@@squackachu3958 that's really sad because the birth mother felt regret which means she did care about him and she feels bad. I don't feel like she was a bad person idk the story but it may have just been a bad situation that got her on and many people don't realize how bad addiction can be but she does care and it's very sad that she is gone
@@loopeterno Well, the mother wasn't in good condition to care for her child, and the Adoptive mom didn't have to let them see each other- but like a sensible and understanding person, she let them see each other often, no problem here.
@@squackachu3958 That isn't actually true.
@@user-dl5uh9fq7g it's not? Do you know what happened?
The fact you can tell she still does it...this is so heart breaking
She died
this made me cry, the mother, the child, the struggles of the adoptive mother. absolutely heartbreaking
"Using drugs has caused a lot of the problems he has." Is she in denial or whatever? Her drug use has caused ALL of his drug problems.
she's trying her best, leave her alone.
Incorrect. He could have problems passed down through genetics. You don't fully know what he has, so shut the hell up. Stop being disrespectful. Unless you know the ENTIRE story, close ya damn mouth 🙄
KodyBruh She brought a child into an unnecessarily painful life because of her own issues. She doesn't deserve any sympathy.
She does, she has issues. None of us know what she's been through, drugs are a trap many have fallen into. Because it feels so good, you literally can't comprehend how it can become so bad. She's in tears. You can't excuse the boy's suffering, but he at least seems happier than his mom. Let her be redeemed.
^^ thank you
Straight up he already had that addict "look". that's so sad. hope he's okay.
Erique John lookin like his damn mama
Palabra
Whats the addict look?
@@muminmumin9350 funny lookin face, sucked in cheeks, glossy eyes, figity behaviour, unhealthy skinny
@@phoenixoaxaca8011 i just asked because for example I by myself dont look like this. But u are right a lot of "junkies" look like that. I always recognise when I see one. But their are a lot of addicts u could never tell they are.
Sorry for my not correct english...
Honestly it's so sad that this kid has to be treated differently the rest of his life because of his mom's poor decisions.
It's not exactly that he has to be treated differently- his mom taking drugs while she was pregnant literally altered the state of his brain development. he will never exist, biologically, "normally" :(
True. It's also sad we live in a society where drug use is a crime and addicts can't get the gel they need for fear they will be put in jail and not receive the treatment they need to be better.
The adoptive mom is such a nice lady. She didn't give up on the child after knowing his weakness. She is taking care of the child like it's her own even after so many obstacles.
Moral of the story: don’t do drugs
the moral of the story is when you do drugs, be sure your not pregnant
@Anthony Gomes ooooohhh hell nawwww G, what are you saying?
but according to the comment section drug abuse is a 'desiase' so you don't do them you catch it or somthing like that.
Moral of the story is : doctors shouldn't be prescribing these damn EXPENSIVE medication ( drugs) that people can't afford and get addicted to .
stay in drugs, fuck cats wait that might be wrong
She's still an addict! Listen to her
Her itchy nose (caused by allergic reaction to drugs), pin point pupils, and sluggish demeanor....she is still on it
Shes still on it
@@ashleycarriger6400 she was crying lmao stop judging do you know her no so maybe that's just how she is doesn't mean she's still on it drugs really mess you up and once you stop your body literally like says fuck it and gives out because you abused so long my dad died from his heart giving out after being clean because he was a addict for so long
Hannah Lovely my aunt cried when she got both her kids taken from her continued using for 3 years she’s still using now I KNOW what it looks like
Her voice was severely ruined by heroin and ticks/habits that once derived from heavy users can remain. A frequent customer at a restaurant I work at is now almost 10 years clean and frequently sticks his tongue out for no reason. If she was still using, she wouldn’t of showed up for the interview.
Someone you know makes a mistake: “They were a good person who just got into a bad situation.”
Someone online makes a mistake: “THEY MUST RECIVE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THEIR CRIMES!”
UA-cam comments are so toxic.
Thats so fax
They were on heroin while pregnant. That's not just a mistake, they didn't do heroin on accident. Even if I knew them, I would have no sympathy for the since they fucked up a kid for life.
@@NavidFarkhondehpay-cq6fx here's how to solve a heroin or any drug addiction really. Take the amount of heroin you're doing on a daily basis and divide that by 30. Do that much less heroin each day.
Day 1: 30/30 of the original amount of heroin
Day 2: 29/30 of the original amount of heroin
Day 30: 1/30 of the original amount of heroin
Day 31: No heroin
Then all you need to do is get a life so you have something to do besides drugs. Even without getting a life, it shouldn't be that difficult to not do drugs.
My response to people who do illegal drugs while pregnant is "no mercy, scum!".
@@doctoreggman7308 You don't seem to understand how addiction works. You don't just choose to do a certain amount of heroin each day. Heroin chooses for you. Even if you try that method, it's likely that you will have relapse after relapse where you totally lose control. When the heroin realizes that you're slipping away, it will drag you back. It can take years to overcome addiction regardless of the method, because the grasp that drugs hold on people is so terrifyingly strong. I'm not trying to say your method is useless, as I can imagine that it would be much better than aimlessly trying to stop. It's just that even with a good strategy, the journey is long and hard.
How devastating must it be for the birth mother realize how much harm she has made to herself and her son, makes me cry
My boyfriend was very lucky. His birth mother used drugs the whole time she was pregnant along with trying to abort him on her own. He is perfectly fine. I don’t know how, he has no lasting effects on him. He is one of the 1% I guess.
wow. That's impressive, and also pretty cool. He really is quite lucky.
@Erica Cruz-Swanson amen !
@@abigailbermejo6476 shut up
Wow that's really awesome!
@@rcps3166 🤡🤡
I wanted to google the biological mother to see what is up with her today.
She was hit by a car and died on 2.2.2019
Neri Agam fr?
@@ambriniqbal6352 yep. thecount.com/2019/02/05/cindy-inabnitt-hot-by-car-dixie-highway-shively-ky/
Karma
Don’t think that is her.
@@summerdennison1881 that's absolutely her. look at the teeth, the beauty mark on the cheek, and she got the same name. That's her.
The lady should be sentenced to prison, the fact that she is walking free and has access to this poor child is disgusting
@@Kaliskot oop
Children are so pure.. he is still smiling and laughing like any other child.. I have a niece who was born with severe brain damage and has cerebral palsy but she is the happiest most cutest little baby ever.. kids are a gift from God..
My brother is similar. ... but keeps smiling in all his pains
WTH did I hear her say?? " I didn't think heroine was that bad??" WTF kind of excuse is that??
December Queen, this surprises you? A lot of people think that drugs aren't that bad, just look at all those in favor of legal marijuana, and let's not even talk about the abuse of already-legal cigarrettes and alcohol.
December Queen are you deaf idiot ? When she was on it she didn’t think it was bad because of the effects it had on her
She thought *at the moment* it wasn't that bad. She wasn't in the right state of mind while being on drugs, that' why she probably thought that.
She said "in the state of mind i was in I didn't think it was that bad"
@@magickelfgirl The worst part is marijuana has no where near the same side effects as smoking and alcohol addictions or other drugs. But yet things that are proven to kill are STILL legal! Why are alcohol and cigarettes still allowed?!
She still looks and acts like she uses. She shouldnt be around him
That's not necessarily true..I am a sober addict and I have ticks etc they usually stay.
How dare you every parents have the right to see their children
@@SomebodyWon you have nvr had or seen horrible parents if you saying something like that. If she has audacity to do drugs that will hurt her baby and she knows that she's horribile and doesn't deserve to see her baby.
My family knew woman who was so addicted to crack she had boy and nvr really bought him shit, she had 200 dollar's one time you know what she done? she bought a 24 pack of beer and 2 crack rocks, didn't buy him nothing to eat.
The boy started asking my aunt's for clothes from there boyfriends draws bc he had barely any clothes and everything he wore to school was all non fitting clothes.
Know what happened,he grew up sad and broken hearted he started doing hard drug's himself only one day to O.D,then his mom came crying and alot ppl hated her bc she didn't give a fuck about him till he died.
I believe any man/woman shouldn't be in there kid's life if they choose to do hard drugs while there having the child or already have one's bc all there gonna do is fuck up there life with there addiction.
@@michaelolguin1504 I- I don't even remember writing the comment I must of been drunk
@F Santo I mean if she wanted to yeah should could hurt him. Anyone could so? Like?
It's entirely sad how there's so much hatred towards the mother. This isn't to say we shouldn't feel sorry for the son but to not even have the range to be able to extend empathy to the mother is so sad and morally self righteous. These two aren't mutually exclusive. I hope she's in a better place ❤️
Addicted people are still humans
This is HER fault though. SHE did it to her child. And it's not like she stopped once she found out about the pregnancy or something she just kept on with the drugs. There are people who manage to escape the world of drugs without even having the biggest motivation possible (the baby) but she didn't which means that getting clean although difficult is far from impossible.
@@kylesavage4525 Yes Kyle. Please go on with your moral superiority, on your incredibly high horse.
@@kylesavage4525 Exactly. I realize drug addiction is difficult, but if this woman cared about her child, she would have at least made an attempt to get off heroin.
@@freddougfreddoug4766 she probably has, but an addiction is not easy to just get off
This is why people shouldn’t do drugs because it will probably affect them and their loved ones for their entire life
Artificial drugs are monstrous , natural Earth given drugs are medicine .
My dad and uncle where both addicted and you don't know how it really is
The doctor percribed them pain meds and then they were hooked on it and heroin was a very very simalar drug
Period ☝️ this video is the best example
@@vito-g-a-chimienti602
So you’re saying because the doctor gave them pain medication it’s his fault they took heroine ? Come on man
Theses poor children.
They don't deserve this, no one does!
phanpug Hello Fren |-/. The clique really is everywhere lol
Jordan Mahone right 😂
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The birth mom was high right then
She was emotianal i fucking hate it when people just assume that people are high because of what they do, are her eyes dialated? nope, is she nodding out? nope. its like saying the drug craving baby is high because hes acting a little odd... heroine is fucking EVIL
honestly im not going to fuck with you ur just a dumb bitch open your 3rd eye and learn
HAHA this just got really akward kill me...
I can hook u up with my man tyrone hes a sensitive thing but he sexually identifys as a attack helicopter
ummmmm my white freind tim he tends to say things like ''good accuracy!'' and ''nice teamwork!'' and other white ppl stuff
Keagan is the cutest freaking kid out there. His energy and spark is contagious!!
This adoptive mom is incredible ❤️
She got addicted to her pain killers first. I feel empathy for both mothers and the child.
This is crazy if people get addicted just by pain killers then where even sell them at the stores for? Shouldn’t the company who sell these kinds of things be held accountable?
@@brendaluv2017 a company is not going to be held accountable because someone bought a pack of painkillers use your brain
Absolutely not, you should not feel bad for this mom
You feel sorry for the mom? 🤣🤣 c’est le monde à l’envers chez les américains
@@so7003 yes we feel bad because addiction isn’t a choice. being an ass is tho
People in this comment section really be naive enough to think that sending drug addicts to jail is the solution. RIP to the birth mother.
@Unstable Daydreamer Exactly. They need help.
Addiction should be a health issue, not a judicial issue
@Social Butterfly a choice that people don’t realize will ruin them, like alcohol and cigarettes but much much worst
Social Butterfly brUH. Dude please read up on what psychiatry has to say on addicts
@@fantrash5698 they do know it ruins them they fucking teach you this in school, they took this choice while also taking the choice to be pregnant and having a baby and doing heroin and their stupid ass caused difficulties in someone else's life, I know how addictions but jesus christ the least she could have done was not do heroin when she was fucking pregnant, or at least aborted the baby, I literally have no sympathy for her, why has she never gotten help? Why hasn't she realised that her actions are literally ruining someone else's life? I do not have sympathy or compassion for someone who ruins someone else's life because of heroin, she brought this upon herself, he didnt, yet hes the on getting more punished
I read in the comments that the birth mother has passed. I genuinely hope she found peace.
Karma
@@Debate_Bot yeah so everyone involved in america’s opioid crisis, where over prescription of opioids as painkillers by doctors eventually leads to heroin addiction, should die? either you know nothing of the crisis or have 0 empathy.
@@niamh5024 it's a troll comment lmao
@@niamh5024 heroin is bought willingly and the decision to try it is too
My younger brother also was born disabled due to our mothers use of heroin, it's definitely a struggle, but he is the sweetest kid you'd ever meet
I think mother's that drink, smoke, do drug while pregnant should be arrest. It's stupid that we don't hold these women responsible for hurting their own baby.
Flowerly Choosing to continue a pregnancy and still using should be somewhat punishable, but terminating a pregancy that otherwise may end with an addicted, suffering child should not. Laws targeting women that use and are pregnant is a great way for the woman to never admit drug use and therefor not get help for her and her baby, if she decides to keep with the pregnancy. Prosecuting women for choosing abortion doesn't lower the abortion rate, it makes doing an abortion at home more frequant and more dangerous.
Actually both of you are wrong. The justice system does not need drug addicts and mothers. That would only contribute to the prision business which would in turn promote illegal drugs and repeat the process. These women have access to the drugs weather it is legal or not. The best solution is to let bygones be bygones. Not your chair, not your problem.
Hailey Ann I agree. I just had a baby and I am a marijuana smoker. I was asked by my Dr to take a prescription for my whole pregnancy and I refused. I know this idea is a little taboo but I find it scary that people and machines make our medication so I stuck to my intuition and said "no, thank you". I risked everything because I believe putting man made chemicals in your body during pregnancy is too dangerous. I looked up the effects (of the medication I was offered) on an unborn baby....it literally said "unknown". My son is perfect, not bragging, he just has no problems and has been super easy to deal with since birth. A woman that gave birth the same day as me, lost her son 6 hours after he was born. Turns out, she took that medicine my Dr wanted me on. So yes, I agree using during your pregnancy should be punishable but I think it should be limited to chemically altered or man made substances, like alcohol, meth, and cigarettes...etc.
J.N.J. 704 i agree with everything but smoking cigarettes won't have that bad of birth defects it's bad but not going to jail bad and don't u fucking reply to me if you're gonna say some stupid shit
J.N.J. 704 with a society that taxes for abortions everyone turns a blind eye
As heart breaking as it is, addiction is a disease and something these people cannot always control without help.
Such mothers should be arrested, no excuse. A child now has to suffer all because of a mother's stupid decisions
That foster mom is one hell of a women ......god bless her heart and that beautiful boy .
You got nothing to Say to me bitch you're Hot Lol sexy LMFAO
Mum
Talk about the weird ass 12 year olds in the replies
You got nothing to Say to me bitch adoptive mom. There is a difference. Adoptive is forever and foster is for a temporary family until the child gets adopted. Hope I cleared stuff up :)
Mr. Budtree stop
My friend was born heroin dependant, fought it all his life, he sadly relapsed and overdosed in his late twenties.....! RIP Kevin, you are missed... 🌹
Im so sorry for your loss..
Rip
@@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat I dont think that's respectful rn 💀
@@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat that’s still inconsiderate. Can you not
@@saph4667 I can but I won't, sorry for trying to bring some comedy into this shitty world
You can always teach him sign language it’s so much fun to learn and you guys would be able to communicate with him.
That’s so sad god bless that little boy I hope he has a long and happy life
I was born heroin addicted. My mother shot up everyday while pregnant with me. Doctors say I’m a miracle, I shouldn’t be alive and doing so well. She overdosed causing me to be born early. Physical therapy, withdrawals etc. here I am alive. I’m grateful but still haven’t gotten the apology I’m looking for from my birth mother.
Update since this got more attention than I thought:
Thanks for the kind comments, I’m doing alright. If you think I’m lying, cool. Being born addicted happens quite often and I can share my story if I would like, I’m sure others can relate. Like I said I’ve gotten therapy to be where I am today, doesn’t mean I’m completely well but I’m okay. As far as I know my mother is clean (for now). These Kyle comments though lmao (name is Danielle used bf’s account). These comments turned into a war-zone lol I suggest not to entertain the trolls, I’m not bothered by it. Thanks for reading and all the nice comments and if you shared your story about being addicted I truly hope everything goes right for you. 😊
@@orvil9223 Why are you so mad?
@@orvil9223 tf is wrong with you,,?
@@orvil9223 how about you shut the fuck up if you've got nothing good to say asshole.
You’re an adul now I’m assuming here, get over it
I’m really sorry about the disgusting replies from pathetic people you’re getting, you’re really brave and i hope everything works out between you and your bio mom
wtf did that girl do heroin before the interview
Shes an addict. What do you expect?
Probably :/
yunggoth yeah
+gigzy 86 Well I figured she would have quit by now. If I understood correctly, she started methadone maintenance treatment in the 4th month of her pregnancy and by now would have been weaned off little by little. Methadone doesn't mess you up in the way she looks in the video. Looks like she quit treatment and returned to the hard stuff.
When people do drug they can care less I have a uncle just like that same in this drug and Meth
I kind of feel bad for the mother, she clearly loves her son and regrets what she did :( addiction is dangerous as fuck....
She unfortunately was killed in 2019
@@willeywunka can I ask where you got the sources from?
I'm in absolute tears because he reminds me so much of my son Leo. His mother used heroin while she was pregnant early on too and buprenorphine afterwards. He has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and everything from the braces to the device to the constant smile is Leo's. I felt helpless as I found out too late but that smile always makes me happy. I hope for Keegan and Leo that they never lose their happiness.
Even though her son is in a loving family, they even said it could have been preventable if the mom was clean through out her pregnancy. It should be a crime to take harmful substances if you’re gonna go through with a pregnancy!
Agreed! My family has a long history of serving the community where we live. (Police, Sheriff, Military, etc.) I hear a lot of stories from them about how women come into the jail pregnant, which is sad. I feel really bad for these women who are addicted to these drugs. Which are illegal for good reasons!!(Heroin, Cocaine, etc.) A lot of times too these women are hooked on these drugs because they are prostitutes. (My dad worked against prostitution, however I didn't hear much about it. He didn't want to talk to me about it) Now I'm not saying she was a prostitute, which I certainly hope she wasn't! But I'm saying that their bosses will feed them drugs to pacify them. 😔
It is a crime to take heroin
It is
Could not agree more
It’s a crime to take heroin anyways sis lol that doesn’t solve anything
It makes me so angry to think good people out there who cannot conceive & then you get these junkies popping babies out who don't deserve them at all, SO unfair
GREAT POINT!
Thank you TheRealsk8terchick Cat Peach
damn girl preech it!
not to mention taxpayers are paying for the NICU bills of these poor babies. They are just victims of their mothers who were given free methadone by the clinics financed by the govt itself. Sick world we are living
Yes Liz Loriz thanks 👍
I love this dudes smile in those photos. Stay strong little man. 👊💪
Addiction is no joke. You can’t blame someone for being an addict, you can only blame them for not trying to get help to go clean.
This must be Woah Vicky's birth mother.
Lmaoo
Bruh fax
Mr. Potatoes Head lmaoo nice one
Oof
BRUH SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE HER.
She needs to be put in jail. No questions asked. If you dont feed your child what happens? Jail. This is worse because its lifelong.
Petey Lox she needs help dumbass! How does putting her in jail help anyone?
@@s0ftbby346 she abused her child so it's her responsibility to bear the consequences. if a man abused the kid because he had problems you would be saying differently.
She basically tortured a human being for life. Get her some help and take her to a mental asylum for years.
She was probably already put in jail. I think she knows what she did; you could tell that she felt remorse.
1. She started on pain pills, which means she likely had a procedure or condition, her doctor prescribed her pain pills, and she became another victim of the opioid epidemic. The opioid epidemic is largely the fault of irresponsible medical professionals and the irresponsibility of the government and is now a rampant, massive health crisis.
2. Many women, especially women with mental health problems, drug addictions, or living in poverty for any reason, don't know they are pregnant until they begin to show signs. Often, this will be 3-4 months. The video said she used heroin for the first 4 months of her pregnancy. I can't say whether or not she knew, but even healthy, middle class women often are unaware of their pregnancy for weeks or a few months.
3. Putting addicts in jail worsens their long term success rates in things such as life expectancy, recovery rates from drug addiction (aka being clean), mental health, and more. Jail is NOT the place for a drug addict who has not committed a violent crime. Drug addiction is a chemical process in the brain that is, in large part, genetic. It is the realm of medical professionals. The U.S.'s habit of incarcerating drug addicts has led to us having the highest percentage of imprisoned citizens in the developed world, unsustainable costs associated with keeping so many people locked up leading to extreme taxing, worsening the recidivism rates (people who are released and recommit crime) as compared to other first world countries, and exponential health care costs from repeated drug dependency that jail does NOT treat.
It is tragic what happened to her child, but there is not always someone to blame. Yes, there is some blame if she was aware she was pregnant or committed crimes to fund her addiction, but it is 100% not as simple as "no questions asked put her in jail". What's more important: actually working to solve the opioid and drug addiction epidemic to prevent tragedies such as this from happening so frequently, or petty punishment for something that isn't even entirely her fault?
Child is lucky to find such good adoptive parents
It’s so sweet to see the mom cares about her son enough to know he deserves to be with parents who can take care of him better than she could
I googled the birth mom just to see if possible where she was at in her life but she passed away after being hit by a car :( just a terrible tragedy and I feel so bad for little Keegan. She was also so incredibly beautiful before her addiction :(
TYSM for letting us know very upsetting💔😞
Omfg that’s terrible 🥺🥺
@Social Butterfly you've got to be kidding. Just because she was a drug addict doesn't mean her life was worth any less. Shame on you
@Social Butterfly Shame on you for saying that...
@Social Butterfly that's so fucking rude
It's good that the biological mother has such a high level of self reflection. She can't undo the things she has done but obviously she is aware of what is best for her son now.
Naw, it looked like she did heroin before the interview
Exactly
And is clearly still using. She should never have this child back.
doesnt mean she shouldnt go to jail
Bruh her addiction is worse now
He kinda looks like the kid who says “I like turtles 🐢 “
I noticed that
You have to applaud the fact that she actually tried and succeed to get better for her son , and is happy to be in his life.
She feels guilt due to her negligence.
I am fighting the urge to be so incredibly angry at his biological mom but keep reminding myself that addiction IS an illness. No one just chooses this and it takes extreme willpower to stop. The boy is a little angel. Look at him, what a sweetheart.
@Greenly Gibson Well, you don't become a drug addict with nothing wrong in the first place
@Greenly Gibson she was already addicted to pain medication, a gateway drug. be angry at the healthcare system, not the people who fell victim to illness like addiction.
@Greenly Gibson it really you can die of withdrawal. The best option really would have been to get an abortion and go to a rehab.
Is being into children a illness too?
@@mrdinoface3558 being sexually attracted to children is also a mental illness. The difference being that this drug addicted woman didn’t harm anybody whereas the child molester did.
That’s why a child molester should go to jail and undergo therapy; So that he can belong to this society. In the event that therapy didn’t work that person should be executed, not because we hate him, but because he doesn’t belong in this society and should take a place along side god.
Same thing goes for the poor child. He’s lucky that his adoptive mother has given him a second chance. If he ever happens to be suffering and has no place in this world he should be sent to his creator so that he can ask, why such a thing had to happen to him.
This life is only worth living if you have full mental capacity. Otherwise the kingdom of heaven is a far better choice.
They should try and teach him sign language
Cheeseburger-life !!! You are smart
Yeah.. it really doesn’t work like that. Im not the best at english, so i wont be able to explain myself as i would like to, but all in all, if he can’t express himself with word, as his brain can’t reproduce what he is thinking, he also wont be able to do it with signs
Juan Buniva they did say, he does understand what he wants, but just cant express himself in a normal way. So that would mean he can think as a normal child just not talk normally.
Weirdest Person thats what i am saying. His brain can process information properly, but it just can’t comunicate it. I hope am wrong 🙏
smartt youre right hopefully he learns it
God bless the doctors greatly for trying every way they can to help these poor little addicted innocent babies thank you so much
And remember, there are people out there who are actually trying to encourage drinking/drug use throughout women’s pregnancies since it’s “ableist” to want to prevent children being born with disabilities. I’m saying this as someone whose mom smoked throughout her pregnancy too and was born with a lot of problems.
I thought south park made this shit up.
SKEET SKEET same lmao
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*NOPE*
being an addict is a bigger struggle than everyone in the comments realize, id know
im sure shes probably had a realy really really shitty life, and even though shes dead now, i just can only hope she eventually got clean and was there more for her son. i feel especiqlly bad for him being born into this
She dead?
@@Daniel-oz6qu yes she is she got hit by a car
They don’t understand the struggle. Most Americans came to heroin through prescribed opioids. Withdrawals for some is a worse feeling then dying, and for most, withdrawal can mean death. We need to get rid of the stigma and follow in the footsteps of Switzerland and open genuine rehabs, not to trap you and convert you into a “normal” human by distracting you, but by scheduling and suppling clean and scheduled drugs in a controlled and safe environment where they can stay and sleep and socialise with others experiencing the same thing and professionals who don’t talk down to you. Addiction is a an inevitable part of the human mind, whether you’re addicted to sugar, working out, drugs, socialising, whatever it is, our brain is trained using chemicals, whether it’s supporting healthy habits or deadly ones, people can become dependent.
The world isn’t all disgusting, we are all capable of the same thing and have the same limitations within our fragile flesh, never stop talking to others, keep your head up.
My brothers still addicted after 16 years. I’ve seen him do some crazy stupid shit. It’s a choice. Not a disease. My brother chooses to be a lying piece of shit and believes his own lies to cope with his constant fuck ups and no desire to get a real job. Fuck addicts.
@@hessy21 LOL 😆
That’s a good friend, and she’s not a bad person. God bless to them all.
What a beautiful and tragic story. The birth mother despite all her flaws can see how his adoptive mother can help him. It’s tough to see but addiction is horrible. Regardless of if they’re a good person or not, it’s why we should helping drug addicts not locking them up.
Woah Vicky: 20 years later
BeautyByElla 😂
Damn, that's what in my mind, I just can't remember the name lmao
BeautyByElla OMGMGGM
LOL
I’m screaming bro😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Ugh i fell asleep outside yesterday and now my ass hurts
Yes
That stupid Bitch is a crack head
Yes, it is!
Ray Karim she’s the one that chose to do heroine
Straight tf up
Heavymetalization drugs take over everything she was not thinking while using. That’s why people say they finally get clarity when they get sober.
This makes me feel absolutely disgusted.
i feel so bad for the boy :( thank god he got adopted by that amazing woman god bless her
did u just say "that amazing woman" yep ive lost hope for this world...
Colin O'Brien Vlogs He called the adoptive mother amazing, not the birth mother moron.
Colin O'Brien Vlogs they are talking about the woman who adopted the child not the birth mother who took drugs
Ian Ronde can't express an opinion without you getting your feelings hurt?
everyone is getting so triggered lol
Appreciate the women who adopted him despite his problems
Not everyone is this loving
This breaks my heart, both for Kegan and his birth mom. At least she had enough sense to give him up for adoption. All parties involved in this case are just too wholesome for words🤗
I was an addict for 20yrs... was a functioning addict always held a job and had full custody of my son...once he got older, he knew all the signs to look for.. the mood swings, the nodding, and the sickness.... he's a very brave young man and he confronted me(boldly & very brave).. I was so embarrassed that I got myself clean for my son AND myself.... today I am 2 weeks short of a year being clean..... I know it's hard for some of these parents, but if I would have been threatened with losing my child a long time ago I probably would have gotten clean a long time ago( but I was very good at hiding it)..... I know I put my family through hell, but in the end it's never too late.... now my son is my best friend and we are inseparable.....kid is my hero, and he don't even realize!.....Time, love, and faith truly can fix anything....... I have a soft spot in my heart for the addicts that don't have family that love them, but I will tell the truth, as an ex-addict, I will tell you that is not a sickness... it's a weakness, and until we start dealing with it like that, people will never be able to confront their biggest enemy, themselves!.... quit giving addicts excuses everyone!.. hold them accountable, it might save their life....... stay blessed everyone
What a wonderful adoptive family.
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my mom and dad were addicts after having me and both my younger brothers have some sort of disability, i dont blame either of them because i know that they both just fell into peer pressure. my dads side of the family were heavy addicts before he became one and then he influenced my mom to do it with him which resulted in them slowly becoming addicts and losing custody of all of us. it's sad but happens way too much, i feel for the bio mom as well as the boy. neither of them asked for this or wanted this, sometimes it's just so overwhelming and almost deadly to stop. i can see how much the bio mom is soo grateful for his mom and all the help she can give. i hope one day both of them will understand that most people dont want this for themselves or for anyone else and i hope they find peace in that knowledge
He is absolutely adorable♥️ Very strong
The mom must be put to jail for it, this is serious. I feel sad for the child
Sirtrex Stream Sniper how is he dumb your the dumbass. The mom is the dumbass
@Sirtrex Stream Sniper you are
Smh wish more bad on ppl when she try to do right that drug is addictive an some ppl dnt know wtf they're getting into smh I wouldn't wish nobody jail man but if they're straight up murders an rapes just lock them up
Wtf are you talking about she is addicted to it she cant just stop and never get ani child
Any women that do this
What a poor excuse for a mother
even after all the life long damage she caused, at least she was sensible enough to give her child to someone else in order for him to have a happier and (hopefully) healthier life
Although it is fucked up, don't be completely ignorant to addictions. Addictions are more complicated than you think. And some people don't have the strength others have to completely deny something they're addicted to and feel like they can't control. Addictions can take over your life and most people are ignorant to how it actually feels. Of course anyone can get better, but it's harder than people think.
Emily Arriaga don't you come here and call people ignorant as if you've got a higher understanding of the struggle of addiction than any one else. Alcoholism runs deep in my family so I've got my good deal of experience of the effects that comes from physical addiction. Now I understand that heroine addiction is one of the hardest dependants to kick and that the mind actually physically change in ways that make the addict need the drug, not want it, not crave it, Need it to function. Same thing as with alcohol. BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE HER ANY LESS OF A FAILURE OF A HUMAN BEING. She let her child down. She failed as an adult, as a parent and as a human being. Because of her failure her son is to suffer. That's that. There is no discussion here.
instanceTu did you watch the video? Do you know how easy it is to be prescribed painkillers and then it get out of hand? You can watch some of the most kind, gentle humans completely turn from a prescription. My cousins in rehab for oxys. Before you go and throw your opinion in everyones face consider that the birth mother had a shitty life also? It clearly stated that its a bad area for drug use. Don't act like you know everything just cause you experienced one form of addiction. I hope you're doing alright though. Regardless of the type, it hurts to see family/friends lost but I can never look at addicts as failures. Until you know their life story how can you possibly critique?
Yeah but that mom has had 20+ years to figure her shit out, the baby is doomed because of a junkie's mistake. Also, if addiction totally controls this fickle-minded woman then why does she need to get pregnant and pass that on to an innocent baby? No sympathy for junkies who fuck up other peoples' lives to feed their addiction.
I think the lowest and maybe even a turning point for that birth mom is seeing what she did to him.
Addition is literally hard to break through. She’s filled with guilt and you can see her just falling apart
I feel like everyone just sort of glossed over the fact that it isn't the biological moms fault. It started with prescribed pain meds, once she was taken off she was already experiencing withdrawal and addiction symptoms. She was already addicted to drugs before heroin use. She didnt just randomly out of the blue decide one day to ruin her life by using.
I am in a drug prevention group and a few years ago there was this speaker who was close with the coordinators. She had been a drug addict and spoke about her life and raised awareness for the issue. She got in a bad car accident and the doctors gave her pain meds! Giving opioids to a person who had an opioid addiction is so incredibly stupid and yet it happens a lot. This caused her to have a relapse and she overdosed and died. She had kids! The lack of compassion makes it harder to get clean. Going to a doctor is how they got their problem in the first place and if they are caught using, they can be arrested. Chances are she didn’t know she was pregnant for the first couple months and quitting cold turkey can be very bad. You can tell that addicts, like this woman , feel guilty enough as it is so treating them like horrible people is not going to accomplish anything. It’s so frustrating when people act like people decide to screw up their lives instead of recognizing that it is a mental illness (and can be genetic.)
@@alicat7633 Oh my gosh, yes thank you. That was perfectly said. I never feel angry towards addicts, I normally just feel sad for them. Those poor people. It isn't even like normal addictions. Those types of drugs change your brain chemistry, to the point where you aren't even you anymore. It makes it nearly impossible to stop on your own.
@@alicat7633 louder for the people in the back!
@@Stephen_Black some doctors won’t prescribe anything else and you are being horrible. Addiction is most definitely not a choice and you are incredibly insensitive. Just because you were were able to do something does not mean you can know everything about everyone else.
Its called self control, personal accountability seems to be lost to the world these days.
A boy in my class is also a heroine child. And he looks crazy similar to this little boy. It’s so sad that they have to struggle because of their moms mistakes.
@Mom
Kinda ironic don't ya think?
I didn’t know that it effected the way looked. I thought it just screwed with their mind real bad
I had a classmate in my preschool-1st grade that was a heroine child. I really hope he did good as he grew up.
@@jakeg3126 it affects pretty much anything. Taking drugs during the first 3 months of pregnancy is especially harmful. If you look at children with fetal alcohol syndrome they also have a distinct look. The drugs and alcohol each affect their development in the same way.
@@medallo143 I got more reasons to get pissed off at people who drink when pregnant.. it always bothered me because I knew it might do something. I didn't know it did, did. Makes me wonder about some people I see in public now