Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I had surgery last week and had a severe adverse reaction to the anesthesia once I recovered and went home. After I went home, I had a psychiatric emergency and for reasons that I do not understand at this time, I drove my dog out into the middle of nowhere and shot her dead. I don’t know why I did this. I loved my dog. I need psychiatric help to see it this is a long term problem for me or if I was in a state of temporary psychosis. My wife has forgiven me. Our second child, a daughter, was born last night and I am extremely conflicted with the emotions that I’m feeling right now: intense guilt over what I have done to my four-legged best friend and the joy of greeting a new child.

I realize that confession must be made in person per canonical law but I just needed to get this off my chest so that someone else would read it and hear my confession.

I truly loved my dog. I love my wife and children. I am terribly sorry for what I have done and I ask for forgiveness and the wisdom to understand why I did such a terrible thing.