I had my daughter in 91 ... I had no idea I had any "problem" ..I thought everyone had a racing mind and whatnot... Yeah being a parent is tough sometimes.. but it is whether there is MI involved or not.. You do what you can when you can .. and I believe having her actually helped me stay focused on the here and now and her needs ... Having her in my life has been the biggest blessing I could ever have.

My daughter is 22 and was diagnosed with BP I at age 19 .. Do I beat myself up over it? Nope not anymore . I could have passed along many worse things than Bipolar to her genetically.

I don't think just because you have a MI that you cant be a great parent and raise a wonderful person.