Wing how do you cope with your mental illness and the illnesses of your children? I think it would be just too much for me. I take a lot of responsibility at home helping my parents, keeping an eye on my mom's Bipolar and my own. How do you keep your sanity? I would like to have at least 1 child. As a friend once pointed out women were meant to have children and I think I want the experience, but mental health and stability makes me wonder if I can manage everything that comes with being a mother.