Mom of Madness
@momofmadness.bsky.social
Sharing experiences of my journey as a mom to children with mental illness and offering support for other moms who know the struggle. You are not alone.
My husband and I discussed the situation and decided he would be the one to talk with our son and gently help him sift through the layers to try to find the truth behind his reaction and actions and where to go from here.
Ah, the challenges of #parenting an adult child with #mentalhealth issues.
Ah, the challenges of #parenting an adult child with #mentalhealth issues.
My 21 yo spent six weeks working with his adult education services coordinator to set up, interview, and attend introductory training for an internship which he bailed on the day it was supposed to start.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
May 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My husband and I discussed the situation and decided he would be the one to talk with our son and gently help him sift through the layers to try to find the truth behind his reaction and actions and where to go from here.
Ah, the challenges of #parenting an adult child with #mentalhealth issues.
Ah, the challenges of #parenting an adult child with #mentalhealth issues.
My 21 yo spent six weeks working with his adult education services coordinator to set up, interview, and attend introductory training for an internship which he bailed on the day it was supposed to start.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
May 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My 21 yo spent six weeks working with his adult education services coordinator to set up, interview, and attend introductory training for an internship which he bailed on the day it was supposed to start.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
Yet again, we stumble to gain a few steps forward only to slide back.
The most innocuous things can set my son off, and it can be so easy to write it off as him being obnoxiously over dramatic.
But it’s almost always a deeper fear that’s the underlying problem and the small issue is just the random spark to the trail of gunpowder he’s been leaking for weeks.
But it’s almost always a deeper fear that’s the underlying problem and the small issue is just the random spark to the trail of gunpowder he’s been leaking for weeks.
March 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The most innocuous things can set my son off, and it can be so easy to write it off as him being obnoxiously over dramatic.
But it’s almost always a deeper fear that’s the underlying problem and the small issue is just the random spark to the trail of gunpowder he’s been leaking for weeks.
But it’s almost always a deeper fear that’s the underlying problem and the small issue is just the random spark to the trail of gunpowder he’s been leaking for weeks.
My oldest texted me at 2 am wanting to move to Canada immediately before ICE hauled him away to a queer concentration camp. So it was a fun night.
NGL. Caring for your adult mentally ill child is exhausting y’all.
NGL. Caring for your adult mentally ill child is exhausting y’all.
February 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
My oldest texted me at 2 am wanting to move to Canada immediately before ICE hauled him away to a queer concentration camp. So it was a fun night.
NGL. Caring for your adult mentally ill child is exhausting y’all.
NGL. Caring for your adult mentally ill child is exhausting y’all.
The ups and downs we’ve experienced in this household in the month since Inauguration Day have been staggering. We’re all alive still though, so #winning
For now.
For now.
February 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The ups and downs we’ve experienced in this household in the month since Inauguration Day have been staggering. We’re all alive still though, so #winning
For now.
For now.
If you are just entering your journey in parenting a child with #mentalhealth problems, know that the stages of grief apply to expectations of life experiences too. Give yourself permission to grieve your vision of #parenthood and how you’ll have to change it to meet your child’s extra needs.
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If you are just entering your journey in parenting a child with #mentalhealth problems, know that the stages of grief apply to expectations of life experiences too. Give yourself permission to grieve your vision of #parenthood and how you’ll have to change it to meet your child’s extra needs.
Anyone else with a queer child terrified for their safety right now? The amount of support we’ve needed to provide since November 6th has been staggering. Including an ER visit for suicidality four days before Christmas.
#parenting #mentalhealth #lgbtqia #queerkids
#parenting #mentalhealth #lgbtqia #queerkids
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Anyone else with a queer child terrified for their safety right now? The amount of support we’ve needed to provide since November 6th has been staggering. Including an ER visit for suicidality four days before Christmas.
#parenting #mentalhealth #lgbtqia #queerkids
#parenting #mentalhealth #lgbtqia #queerkids
What is parental mobilizing?
A lot of factors. May include but not limited to:
1 Talking it out
2 Coaching healthy coping
3 Taking a drive or going for a walk
4 One parent with crisis child, one with other children
5 Explaining & enforcing healthy boundaries
6 Discussing plan of action
Any others?
A lot of factors. May include but not limited to:
1 Talking it out
2 Coaching healthy coping
3 Taking a drive or going for a walk
4 One parent with crisis child, one with other children
5 Explaining & enforcing healthy boundaries
6 Discussing plan of action
Any others?
January 31, 2025 at 4:14 AM
What is parental mobilizing?
A lot of factors. May include but not limited to:
1 Talking it out
2 Coaching healthy coping
3 Taking a drive or going for a walk
4 One parent with crisis child, one with other children
5 Explaining & enforcing healthy boundaries
6 Discussing plan of action
Any others?
A lot of factors. May include but not limited to:
1 Talking it out
2 Coaching healthy coping
3 Taking a drive or going for a walk
4 One parent with crisis child, one with other children
5 Explaining & enforcing healthy boundaries
6 Discussing plan of action
Any others?
2025 is not off to a great start for us. I think we’re on our fifth time this month of parental mobilizing to prevent another suicide attempt by our 21 y.o. first born.
#Mentalllness #Parenting #SuicidePrevention #mentalhealthsupport #anxiety
#Mentalllness #Parenting #SuicidePrevention #mentalhealthsupport #anxiety
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
2025 is not off to a great start for us. I think we’re on our fifth time this month of parental mobilizing to prevent another suicide attempt by our 21 y.o. first born.
#Mentalllness #Parenting #SuicidePrevention #mentalhealthsupport #anxiety
#Mentalllness #Parenting #SuicidePrevention #mentalhealthsupport #anxiety