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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man, this is a tough one. My xH disclosed to me AFTER we had DD that schizophrenia runs in his family and it's likely DD will end up with it.

I was furious, bc I had I known back then, I probably would not have had a child with him. But I love DD so much and can't imagine live without hey, so I'm so glad she's here and wouldn't change that.

I also wouldn't want anyone telling my DD she shouldn't have children, I want her to make that decision on her own. [/quote]

That is statistically inaccurate. In the situation where your husband does not have schizophrenia and you don’t either odds of having a kid with schizophrenia are very rarely above 10% if there is only family history on one side. Most likely that your daughter won’t have schizophrenia and that your grandkids won’t either. Your husband doesn’t understand statistics well. [/quote]

DP. Those numbers matter, but what also matters is the posters ability to deal with the stress of knowing that her child has a 1-10% of having a serious mental illness and spending her life holding her breath waiting to see if that will be the case. She decided that would be too much for her and knew her limit. That must not have been an easy or even fair choice for her. I would never judge someone in that position until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. [/quote]

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