Yeah, my mom's cool. I never saw her that way before now. I've been so negative most of my life that I sort of put her in the enemy camp but she is on my side after all. There are gray areas, not just black and white and even though she did some things wrong in raising me, she did the best that she could with the knowledge she had and neither of us knew what was going on in my head for 29 years! Thanks to everyone for their support. This went so well, I'm half tempted to "come out of the closet" about my diagnosis with other friends, but I know it's best only to talk to those I'm closest with as I might alienate people who don't understand bipolar doesn't mean I'll show up one day and smash out their windows or something. haha