In twenty-seven short scenes, the narrator performs a dozen characters including members of his family, friends, and a number of health care professionals and counselors.

"By elucidating such mundane moments as his futile attempts to be removed from a baby-food company mailing list, Hansen gives us a glimpse into day-to-day life after a baby dies."

- Laura Seftel, Grief Unseen[1]New York Times critic Jason Zinoman called I Hate This, "A well-made and often affecting drama.

In November 2015 I Hate This was produced at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York in a fully realized production directed, designed and performed by Brian Chandler Cook.

Northeast Ohio NPR affiliate WCPN (90.3 FM) (now WCLV) created a radio adaptation of I Hate This which was first broadcast on November 25, 2005.