When my daughter Tatem, was born I said “there’s my baby..” she looked up at me and smiled. She didn’t scream or cry. It was hands down one of the most beautiful things that’s ever happened to me. I was in the parking lot of the hospital an hour later getting high.. I couldn’t go a few hours without the drugs. Even on the day my daughter was born. It was my number one priority. 9 years later.. I’ve been sober for over 4 1/2 years. Half of her life I’ve spent repairing the damage I did while I was in active addiction. I have a wife who is sober, healthy and loves Tatem like she’s her own. She will always know that she is loved. My son Reo, was born with two loving, sober parents. He will always be taken care of how he deserves to be taken care of. He will never know the pain of having a parent in active addiction. Children deserve sober parents.