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[quote=Anonymous]I have the opposite issue in a way.  My mother was bipolar but of that older generation where you didn't discuss mental health etc. I fortunately did not inherit that personality.  I raised my two children very different than how I was raised. My child home life was crazy and manic and there was lots of screaming.  My home life that I hlgave my children was calm, structured,  no screaming, but talking things out etc. I was far from perfect but it was a huge improvement. My own children are grown now and young adults.  My daughter unfortunately has bipolar tendencies and she has gone for a lot of counseling and determined that I was a terrible mother who should have done so much better. I should.have helped her embrace her inner artistic skills, not forced her to grow up and go to college vs art school, we should have been wealthier so she didn't have to go out in the real world and make something of her life. She is bitter and barely talks to us.  My son did not inherit the bipolar tendency and thinks that we are good parents and did the best we could.

I think when my daughter had children herself she may be more empathetic and less critical about the way she was raised.

We all do the best we can do. [/quote]

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