Oh, but this isn't one I want to skip....For one thing my family has been through hell in the last 18 months and is divided in half and eventually one person will probably go to prison for a potentially long time. And that changes how you view family time. But it's also time I'm missing with my nieces, who are growing up fast. The oldest is in kindergarten so this will be the last school year trip for her. I love being with them and I haven't seen her in a long time because of how I've been feeling. And the time we have together and the routines we have with vacation, those aren't things I want to miss, ever, much less twice in a year.

There are family things I want to avoid. But not this. This is precious, precious time. And it is being stolen by bipolar.