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I know what it's "like" a lot of things. I know what it's like to be married for forty years to a severely mentally ill man who also has extreme PTSD from his time in infantry in Vietnam. He flatly refuses any type of treatment - while I have struggled with my own mental health challenges, remaining in treatment for the past 42 years. And I know what it takes to raise successful children who have two parents with mental illnesses. Do I know what "it's like" to fear for the brain health of someone who is precious to me? Yeah. I help care for my older sister who has developed dementia this year. So I know a few things. I was born in the afternoon, but not yesterday afternoon.
I maintain my opinion. Based upon what you've posted here, and in my opinion, you are parentifying your children. You are making your children the adult you need to be. Take charge and fix your situation or don't fix your situation, but please stop dragging your kids into the mess. They are not your peers.
Easy,
Beth
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