Dealing with Mentally Unfit Biological Parents

A forum for discussing the challenges that exist in a step family when a biological parent has a mental illness.
LaLa2419's picture

The things she does drives me nuts!

I have met my partner a little over a year ago. When he first toldme he had kids I was nervous! I have raised many but unable to have my own...

pseudomom918's picture

Mentally Ill = No Unsupervised Visits?

BM is legitimately mentally ill. She's tried to get Disability. She's also been a meth addict for 20 years. It's a wonder she's still alive.

Jace's picture

on again off again mom

Any one have tips on helping kids cope with a on again off again mother? We have full custody of my three beautiful step children.

Step_in_Time's picture

Inconsistency

I can't deal with the inconsistency in regards to my husband's ex. She has been awful at every turn.

CH101's picture

test

test test test test test test test test test test test.

mom3girls-1boy's picture

mom that has every excuse to not show for visitation

Biomom has visitation 2 a month from 10am-5pm we are lucky if she shows up. My husband has explained to her how hard it is on the kids that she is not consistent.

Melabdd1's picture

Helping Kids Deal with Crazy BF/BM

I'm fairly new here, and I found this website looking to see how others have dealt with certain issues that might help me deal with mine.

Saffeh's picture

Their abuse is finally ending.

My step sons have finally been saved, in a sense.

Every Saturday when they both went to their Bio mom's house, they were abused.

mouthyhousewife's picture

That's right, fall back, ho.

Jawdropping!

Just wanted to share this blog.
Texts From BM
A bio dad shares the crazy texts from his mentally unstable ex.