How old is your son?

My daughter is almost five, and I haven't discussed any of it with her yet. I'm not prone to blowups, I tend more to shut myself in a room when I'm having a tough episode so I don't upset anyone.

I've thought about this question myself a lot, especially because I've got more than one MI with possible genetic components. She should know our family history (I'm not the first with MI). But that's like way down the road. As far as right now, I really don't know how or when to address it.

Plus, I really don't want her going to school and carrying on about oh yeah my mom's a bipolar anorexic alcoholic and next thing I know none of her friends are allowed to spend the night. She'll need to be mature enough to understand the need for discretion. Stigma sucks.