@Katherine85 Im sorry to hear that.
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I see lots of people saying as schizophrenics cannot adopt.
On the other side of that coin,
I had to lie about my medical history to have my son adopted by the parents I wanted.
People have a lot of reservations about adopting a kid that could develop schizophrenia.
Just saying it’s frustrating on that end too.
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I had my children (twins) at 30. I did not start hearing voices until I was 37. I did have symptoms of mental illness since probably my teenage years. There was no diagnosis, however. I had situational depression only.
Anyway, for a long time, I was my children’s main caregiver because my husband traveled a lot when they were younger. I was able to care for them. There was never any issue with that.
I just wanted to tell you my situation. Good luck.
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I have 6 children. All are pretty stable, but each have signs of different things. My oldest is a lot like me and most likely is sza bipolar, too. But she is like me in that she handles it pretty well.
I enjoy being a mom 75% of the time. 5% of tge time I wish I hadn’t had children, for their sake, not mine. The other 20% I’m just confused as to wtf these kids are doing.
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Have kids and make sure they have a mentally healthy environment. In my experience it doesn’t happen for no reason at random.
They may be born with a melancholic temperament but there’s no reason why it has to progress into sz.
Everything happens for a reason.
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In Canada you can adopt if your doctor feels you are stable enough and have demonstrated it consistently long-term.
You’re a better person than me. There are moments when I realize the life I could have had if I wasn’t a parent (more photography in more places) and I briefly regret being a parent. Only very briefly. Kid hugs more than makeup for it.
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Maybe 1 or 2% for.me does that cross my mind.
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Only for me when I’m holding a camera or three.
[ coughs ]
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I have a kid who is good looking smart and active. But the challenge is to raise him well. I was diagnosed for different disorders different times and now I am trying to make sense of my living to help each other. Sometimes I regret or look back. But most of the times I feel like trying to make the most of the situation.
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I met a recently married women who’s perfect and has everything in front of her but both of her parents are deaf and dumb.
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