My mum was a heroin addict, I'm a heroin addict, and now my daughter is a heroin addict. F***ing Irish.

EDIT: Holy shit, I just woke up to nearly 5000 upvotes. Jesus Christ almighty. People bitch about the cyclical nature of poverty and addiction, ok, but there's a reason it's cyclical. It's not necessarily the fault of the parent, bitch about cyclical poverty all you want ok, but there's a reason why addiction is a disorder. <br><br>My mum got off heroin, methadone, crack, and xanax bitching all the way. I'm still on methadone but I'm at least off heroin, crack, and xanax (nfi about the future though). I'm not going to say I won't be a failure like my mum and will definitely get my shit together for my daughter, but ok. <br><br>I'm driving my daughter to rehab right now, it's 5am. <br><br>EDIT EDIT: <br><br>Holy shit, I just woke up to 70,000 upvotes. On mobile, so idk about the comments. <br><br>And to everyone saying "do better, dont be like your mum" <br><br>You can't do better without better opportunities. Why do you think the cycle is so hard to break bitch?<br><br>EDIT EDIT EDIT: <br><br>Hi everyone. I have time to talk now. To answer a few things. <br><br>I'm 25 and my daughter is 14. <br><br>My mum is doing well, she's actually the one who drove my daughter to rehab, we're in a car (me) on the way to pick her up now. <br><br>My daughter's dad is my daughter's bitch. Lol. Jk kinda. He's a good guy but always has been a bit of a pushover, that's why he's still in our lives. He's a bitch but he's not a dick. <br><br>My mum was (and still is irl) a good mum. I had a bitch of a time growing up, but I had a lot of love. I'm feeling like a failure right now, and have felt that way for a good few months. I'm fucking things up. I'm trying my hardest, and it's obviously not good enough if my daughter is now doing heroin. <br><br>To those of you who are saying I should feel bad for myself and bitch at myself for fucking up, you've obviously never dealt with addiction. My mum didn't fuck up, addiction is hard to beat. <br><br>I'm possibly going to start a new Instagram account for my daughter and I to document our journeys, if that's something you would be interested in, let me know, either here or on my current Instagram @b Offline. <br><br>And finally, thank you guys so so much for your support and kindness and love and positivity. <br><br>Stay safe everyone, especially if you're doing drugs tonight.