Thank you, ladies.

I've been able to put some distance between myself and the journal entry tonight and am feeling better. I know she's just a child and she actually was recovering from an ear infection at the time, so she wasn't feeling particularly well herself. It just really took my breath away for a minute there.

I will think about how best to talk about this some more with my kids. They know I wasn't well last Fall and they know that's why I'm not working any more. Three out of four of us are on psych meds, so it's not exactly a family secret, lol. Actually, my fourth grader is going in for an evaluation this summer to rule out early-onset bipolar - she is no stranger to depressions herself, but so far hers have only been in winter. So that would make all four of us if she is diagnosed with anything. Gotta love genetics.

Thanks again.