Someone on AskReddit asked for parents to share their harrowing experiences with what drove them to disown their children. The resulting stories are pretty dang heartbreaking. Proceed at your own risk. 

Text - icedlottie 17h My mother and her sister were both adopted into a great family. Recently, my Grandfather fell ll and we were told to prepare to say goodbye. So the family gathered. My Grandmother has had a hard time with her memory since she had a brain hemorrhage, but she welcomed my aunt into her home during this tough time. Whilst my Grandfather was in his final week, Wendy (aunt) took my Grandmother's atm card and proceeded to spend well over a thousand dollars on herse lf and get hers