Concerned about wife's manic depressive comments

[Anonymous]

My bi-polar mom threatened my family by saying, "you'll never see your son again and your husband is going to pay for it. She has not been in my life ever since. Good luck, not worth the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next time she states that she wants to beat up your 9 yo or does anything to make you question the safety of your family, call 911 and have the police take her to the ED. The ED docs may not commit her to the psych ward against her will, but you never know.

It's your job to protect your kids. You're not doing your kids any favors by raising them with such an unstable person.

For crying out loud. Do NOT call the cops on your wife. She needs psychiatric help, not a criminal record. A lot of moms say stupid things in the moment. There was a thread in general parenting about moms wanting to hit their kids and having to hold themselves back. When you're bipolar, emotions are more extreme. Yes, the kids 100% need to be protected. But also remember that mom is hurting, scared, alone, confused, ashamed, and hates herself way more than anyone else could. She needs help, she needs to be hospitalized and that should be your goal. Talk her into it, have an intervention, contact her psychiatrist for assistance.