She Said My Baby Belonged to Her Daughter—Then My Father Stepped Between Them and Made One Deadly Promise.
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Chapter 16 - BRIelle’S FIRST VISIT WITH A THERAPIST
Brielle entered therapy before the criminal case resolved.
Not court-ordered initially.
Her own lawyer suggested it.
She later authorized a limited written statement for sentencing purposes.
Not privileged session details.
The statement said:
Brielle had unresolved grief related to infertility and pregnancy loss.
She had developed an unhealthy identification with June.
She had increasingly interpreted caregiving access as emotional entitlement.
She recognized Tessa’s ordinary maternal boundaries as exclusion.
None of that excused blocking Tessa.
It explained.
Tessa read the summary once.
Then said:
“I feel sorry for her.”
Daniel looked surprised.
Tessa added:
“And I still don’t want her near June.”
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Both can be true.
Compassion is not access.
