When I tell our story, I often say that for now, we are on the other side of the “crisis years.” During those three plus years of teetering on the edge, it seemed like we would never be okay again. There were days when I was sure Nicholas would not outlive his teen...
I miss my kid. A few months ago I did a ten-part series on the worst pains of parenting a kid with mental illness (you can find that here). There was one I left out, not because it didn’t belong, but because it seemed like it needed its own space. The mourning over...
Every child is unique. Every family is different from every other. Yet in this “weird little club” (see kirstenp.com/blog/weird) we share common ground. Here are the things I hear the most from mamas whose kids are struggling with mental illness: The Painful Top Ten:...
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