How do you manage parenting with bipolar?

How do you do it? What methods work for you?

This is interesting to me.

I have 2 kids youngest is 11mo and the oldest is 4. I'm DONE having kids. To be honest, having children was probably the worst and best thing I've done to myself. They help keep me in check, I always have a reason to keep truckin, and they make me happier when I'm already feeling good. I love them to death.

However... It makes EVERYTHING soo much harder. It makes having bipolar harder to deal with. On a normal day I am ready to explode multiple times a day. I feel lost all the time on how to manage all of it. I'm always afraid I'm going to ruin my kids. I try to be my best but sometimes my best is a normal persons worst. Crying is a trigger for me, so cave in all the time. I kinda just do whatever it is I can to make it through the day without exploding. My good and bad days literally revolve around my children's behavior. My days are just as unpredictable as a child.

My meds help extremely good with this but I need coping skills. I'm going to talk to T about it all when I get the chance.
But until then do you have anything that works for you?

How do you be a good parent with bipolar?