I had to tell my kids (mostly) the truth that has been going on with me. My kids have seen me hysterical and over-dosed. They're scared for me.

I have always been great with them. I have always taken care of them and never screwed up meeting their needs.

They know I was taking 'meds' and have been getting possible psych diagnoses thrown at me. They also know that it is really my bad relationship with their father that is causing all this for me. Also, they know their grandma (my mother) is a wacko button presses for me sometimes. So, they know I am dealing with issues with people and not just MI in general.

I want them to know the truth. Now that my youngest is 13, I even let them see the bad things drugs can do and told them to learn from it and not ever let anyone drive them to such depths where they want to harm themselves!

At only 9 and 6, though, they are still very young kids. You are a role model.