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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 704703" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>This CAN be hard to talk about. I was unusually open about my son's problems because I didn't see them as us doing anything wrong. He couldn't help his problems any more than he could help being left handed or having curly hair. There was one family I told more in depth than most others because our daughters were close friends and because I was actually close with the grandmother of my daughter;s friend. I knew her years before I met my daughter's friend, I worked for her. My daughter and her grand have the same birthday and were besties for years. We lived a few blocks apart and when things got bad, my daughter would go to their house. In second grade they actually gave my daughter a house key and told her to just come over and if they were not home, to come in and make herself comfortable. And she did. I knew where she was going (four blocks, very safe walk, knew everyone who lived in between), and was okay with it. I told them the whole story at first because it wasn't safe to have other kids over for sleep overs because our son got violent. He was worse around girls and I couldn't take that risk with other people's children. My daughter most often spent the night at this one house and I felt I needed to explain why I was not asking their daughter to come spend the night at our home. It wasn't that I didn't want to, or that I disliked their daughter, it was that I didn't want to endanger her. So I told them the entire story. THey were so sweet about it. </p><p></p><p>Another place you can go to find support is NAMI, the National Association for the Mentally Ill. They have support groups for family members of those with Depression and Bipolar. I know they meet weekly in my small town, so they likely meet in many towns across the US. </p><p></p><p>I am sorry that you have so many problems in yoru family, but it sounds like you at least know what you are dealing with. I hope the books give you some ideas to help you cope. As with any advice, take whatever helps, and ignore what doesn't. Follow your instincts because they are your best guide through this confusing maze. Often they are your ONLY guide, your only reliable guide anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 704703, member: 1233"] This CAN be hard to talk about. I was unusually open about my son's problems because I didn't see them as us doing anything wrong. He couldn't help his problems any more than he could help being left handed or having curly hair. There was one family I told more in depth than most others because our daughters were close friends and because I was actually close with the grandmother of my daughter;s friend. I knew her years before I met my daughter's friend, I worked for her. My daughter and her grand have the same birthday and were besties for years. We lived a few blocks apart and when things got bad, my daughter would go to their house. In second grade they actually gave my daughter a house key and told her to just come over and if they were not home, to come in and make herself comfortable. And she did. I knew where she was going (four blocks, very safe walk, knew everyone who lived in between), and was okay with it. I told them the whole story at first because it wasn't safe to have other kids over for sleep overs because our son got violent. He was worse around girls and I couldn't take that risk with other people's children. My daughter most often spent the night at this one house and I felt I needed to explain why I was not asking their daughter to come spend the night at our home. It wasn't that I didn't want to, or that I disliked their daughter, it was that I didn't want to endanger her. So I told them the entire story. THey were so sweet about it. Another place you can go to find support is NAMI, the National Association for the Mentally Ill. They have support groups for family members of those with Depression and Bipolar. I know they meet weekly in my small town, so they likely meet in many towns across the US. I am sorry that you have so many problems in yoru family, but it sounds like you at least know what you are dealing with. I hope the books give you some ideas to help you cope. As with any advice, take whatever helps, and ignore what doesn't. Follow your instincts because they are your best guide through this confusing maze. Often they are your ONLY guide, your only reliable guide anyway. [/QUOTE]
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