Friend Can’t Let Go of Miscarriage, Neglects Living Child

Two years ago, a woman experienced a heartbreaking miscarriage at 18 weeks. To cope, she started an Instagram account to document her loss, referring to her unborn child as ‘born sleeping.’ While it seemed like a healthy way to grieve at first, it quickly became her entire identity. Her house has turned into a shrine for her late daughter, with pictures everywhere and an untouched nursery. But what about her living five-year-old son?

An Instagram Account for Grieving

Grief Becomes Her Identity

A Shrine for the Daughter

The Living Son Becomes a Prop

Son’s Struggle for Attention

Mother Ignores Son’s Pleas

Dad Does His Best

Son’s Desperate Act

Confronting the Mother

Mother’s Reaction

Urging for Treatment

Broken Friendship?

A Ghostly Competition: Can Their Friendship Survive?

The woman’s friend finally confronted her about the unhealthy obsession with her late miscarriage and the neglect of her living son. The conversation ended with the mother hanging up, and now she refuses to take any calls. Was the friend out of line, or is this a wake-up call that the grieving mother desperately needs? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this heart-wrenching situation…

Mother neglects living child after miscarriage, needs therapy and help.

Disturbing discussion on mother’s behavior after miscarriage and child neglect.

Mother shares her experience of stillbirth and prioritizing living child ❤️

Insightful comment and replies about the dangers of keeping a deceased child’s room untouched. Urges intervention and counseling for the neglectful friend and contacting child services if necessary.

Social media may not be the best outlet for grief.

Intervention may be necessary to help neglected child and mother

Parents who obsess over a deceased child can harm the living. NTA

Suggest talking to the husband or close friends for help

Encouraging therapy for processing grief in a sensitive situation.

Encourage therapy for friend neglecting living child after miscarriage.

Heartbreaking neglect of a living child. NTA for speaking up.

Friend needs therapy to cope with miscarriage and neglecting child.

Holding and seeing the fetus can aid in grieving process

Being the voice of reason: NTA comment section

Heartbreaking situation, neglected child needs professional help and support.

Encouraging therapy for unhealthy grief after miscarriage.

Offering support to a grieving friend can be tough

Sharing personal experience to help OP realize importance of moving on ❤️

Heartbreaking loss of a child causing complicated grief, needs help ❤️

Compassionate response to grieving mother prioritizing her living child.

Friend’s grief over miscarriage harming son, needs professional help.

Friend neglects living child after miscarriage, NTA suggests help and intervention

Friend’s obsession with miscarriage neglects living child, NTA offers advice.

Validating the commenter’s empathy while urging responsible parenting.

Neglected child needs help. Consider calling CPS for support.

Disturbing hospital practice prompts NTA response to miscarriage grief.

Commenter questions the mother’s actions after miscarriage, expresses concern for living child’s well-being.

Friend’s behavior may be due to a mental illness. Encourage treatment.

Heartbreaking story of a mother’s inability to move on.

Approach with empathy and suggest counseling for better results.

Mother neglects living child after miscarriage, judged NTA

Suggesting involving the husband to help NTA friend cope

Advocating for neglected child due to mother’s grief.

Concerned commenter suggests CPS or husband intervention for neglectful mother.

Supportive comment acknowledges neglect and suggests help for friend

Heartbreaking situation where a living child is neglected. #NTA

Suggesting an intervention for a friend struggling with miscarriage.

Friend’s miscarriage obsession harming her living child. Urgent therapy needed.

Agreeing with the judgement and finding the situation creepy

Encourage professional help for friend struggling with miscarriage grief.

Neglecting living child, CPS intervention may be necessary

Living child being neglected due to friend’s miscarriage. NTA, but handle delicately

Heartbreaking situation, neglecting a child for a miscarriage. NTA.

Concerned commenter suggests calling CPS for neglected child.

Supporting a friend through grief is important for everyone’s well-being

Grieving mother neglects living child, NTA comments urge prioritizing him.

Approach with empathy and kindness when helping a grieving friend.

Mother’s grief neglects living child, son’s behavior escalates.

Forced her 5-year-old to hold a fetus? That’s morbid af. NTA

Both parties share blame, but yelling won’t solve anything ‍♀️

A comment on unhealthy coping mechanisms and the need for therapy.

Understanding the difference between miscarriage and stillbirth.