I'm a single mother to a 6 year old son. I suffer from Major Depression. I'm on a lot of medications, plus I'm doing ECT treatments to treat my depression. I just want to say how hard it is to be a parent when you are battling mental illness. I try to hide it from my son the best I can but I have to say it's one of the hardest things I have to do. I wish I could explain it to my son but I just don't know how.