I think the biggest thing to remember is that everyone is different...there are plenty of people who don't have MI issues who don't want to bring up children. In my case, I didn't know I was sick before having kids. They have been my greatest joy and my reason for living. I have been a stay at home mom for all of their lives, without them, what would I have done with myself? At this point in my life, I can't imagine. I can't say it has always been easy, both boys have adhd, my oldest was in sp.ed in public school, we were part of a career army family, so there were always challenges. But you do what you have to do, you find help and you make it through.