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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have depression. I am a grandma. Spending time with my grandchild is MUCH less intense or stressful than raising my own children. With grandchildren, you can give them back. Somebody else has ultimate responsibility. Spending time with my grandchildren makes me happy. It lessens my depression. [/quote]

That's nice, but it's not about the grandma's needs. It's about the children's needs. Kids are not therapy dogs.[/quote]

Pretty harsh.  What are us mothers with depression supposed to do?  Hand over kids to the State?

And by the way, How's your mental health?[/quote]

I don't think it's too harsh.

Very few kids are better off in foster care. Many kids are better off if they are not living in a home with a depressed parent, however. If a mom can't function because of severe depression, dad should take the kids and leave, even if it worsens her condition. The point is protecting the kids, not placing the mom's needs over the kids' needs.

I spent entirely too much time caring for a depressed, alcoholic mother.  The entire family revolved around her needs and no one else's. [/quote]

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