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[quote=Anonymous]Hi All:

I'm 11.5 weeks pregnant with my first child and dreading telling my mother, who is a non-medicated bipolar person. It's hypomanic, but it drives me nuts all the same. We aren't fully estranged, but our relationship is strained. Some days she's great, other days she calls me with elaborate stories how the DEA broke into the neighbor's house, or other such random bullshit. Or sometimes she's nasty, like I'll ask if she can bring an item from my childhood home on her next visit, and she'll snap at me that "it was stolen when our home was burglarized" (it wasn't) or "why would I bring it to you, you'll sell it". She lives in Seattle, so me being in DC, I don't see her a lot, and we don't talk often.

Anyway, I'm reaching out to see if others have a parent with mental illness and if/how they told them. She's coming for a visit with my dad (who basically just accepts her shitty attitude and manic behavior), and I thought about telling them then. I'll be 14 weeks at that time. My biggest concern is adding stress. I live a fairly stress free life and don't want to rattle my nerves while pregnant. I'm sure she'll eventually find out, so really I'm just delaying the inevitable.

Thank you.[/quote]

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