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I did not find out I was bipolar until as recent as earlier this year...My daughter is 6...She is a very happy child...She shows no signs of having any type of mental illness...And for that, I literally thank God...I wouldn't have any more kids...For one, I don't feel as if I would be able to handle it emotionally and mentally and second, I wouldn't want him/her to inherit my mental illness...I got my mental illness from either my father or his side of the family...Had I known I had this, I would not have had another child...So, I can relate to you...
I just read BlueMountains response...OMG I'm about to cry....Lol...When she said that her child/children brings her out of depression...I can relate...My child is only 6 and she is very aware and alert...She knows when I don't feel good and I'm not feeling my best...There have been times where I was crying and she put her little arms around me and said, "It's ok mommy"....Yes being a parent is a hard job, but there are times where she has literally snapped me out of depression...I honestly think that SHE is what has saved me....
But back to the original topic at hand...I say to do what you feel...If you feel so strongly that you do not want any more kids because you don't want to pass this down to them, I can understand that....Not all kids will inherit it...But I guess it's something that you don't want to chance...
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To live is to suffer, and to survive is to find meaning in that suffering
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