Hello. Well, I'm a mom and I have bipolar. I'm a very good mom. Having bipolar doesn't automatically mean you're a bad parent. I'm not on meds and I don't have a pdoc or a T. But I'm a very, very good mom and there is 0 concern that my having bipolar is an issue in that area. So I have some very specific questions about this situation.

1) Is he abusive toward the children either verbally, physically, or sexually in any way.

2) Is he neglectful in that he doesn't give the daughter proper baths, feed her, pay attention to her needs like a cup of water or a cuddle, or not pay attention like if she's about to stick her finger in a light socket. Or sit around drunk when no one is there to supervise the child/ drive drunk with her (or under infulance of other drugs.)

3) Is he threatening to kidnap and run.

4) Is he likely to just leave her somewhere (like with his parents or friends or siblings) so he can go out and do whatever.

There needs to be a reason why your friend thinks he's not fit to have the child when alone. Just having bipolar doesn't automatically make you a bad parent. Even not on meds it doesn't matter how bad I'm doing one day, I'm there for my kids 100%. I will drag myself through hell to make sure my kids are safe and happy. So, it's just more than having a diagnosis.