So it has been very hard for us because not only do I have BP I and BPD, my husband has BPD my 12 year old daughter has Tourettes, ADD and ODD, my 10 year son has Tourettes, ADD and OCD, my 12 year stepdaughter(that lives with us) has an attachment disorder AND I have a very demanding almost 3 year toddler prone to tantrums. Raising this bunch has been quite interesting to say the least and we can run our own pharmacy. Keeping track of who is going to what appointment when is also an issue. BUT somehow all the big kids have managed to make straight As all this year. My daughter has even gone from being not able to read at the end of 2nd grade due to the severity of her Tourettes to being in all Pre-Ap classes making straight As. The main issues I deal with is my son has really bad anxiety. And my stepdaughter has no real personality - due to the attachment disorder. So she is very flat - and copies my daughter which causes a lot of issues. - Trying to teach my daughter to help her figure out her own likes and dislikes. And my daughter has ODD so we had to put her on meds for that this year because it got pretty bad.

My BP really hurts my ability to take care of my family sometimes, but my husband is great. He steps in when I need him too. Right now I am doing ok. My father died in May and that derailed me both my BPD and BP were just messed up for a long time.

Oh and btw...I had no idea my children had Tourettes. My daughter did not present until she was 6 and my son until he was 7. So up until that time they had no symptoms.