Yes, there definitely is that issue. I don't support the idea that people with mental health troubles should have their choice taken away from them (be it the right to have and rear children, or the issue of forced medication). Perhaps my sadness about not being as good a parent as I want to be for my kids is selfish to some extent. We are where we are, and I need to do everything I can to give them the best I can.

I took them to the gym today, and wore ear plugs to reduce my stress from the pulsating "music". I wore my reading glasses so I wouldn't see the eyes of people staring at us. The kids had a great time