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Holiday Housekeeping without the Hyperventilation

November 21, 2013by jmlindy422 11 Comments

It’s not just me that’s bipolar in my life. My house is, too. When I’m up, the house looks pretty good. The furniture is still cat-scratched (the living room) and […]

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holidays, mental health, parenting, Uncategorized
factors of Biopsychosocial model of mental illness

All in the Family: the genetics of mental health

November 14, 2013by jmlindy422 Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Children of parents with mental illness are at higher risk for developing mental illness themselves. The risk is particularly significant among parents with bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety and […]

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mental health, parenting, Uncategorized
One Day Son, by Slinkachu

Things the Grandchildren Should Know

November 7, 2013by Le Clown 128 Comments

I was a fourth grader who escaped through Luke Skywalker. I wasn’t even aware of what I was trying to evade. When my siblings and I were in bed at night, […]

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mental health, parenting

Crazy in love with the new header

November 5, 2013by jmlindy422 2 Comments

Crazy Good Parent has a brand new fabulous logo courtesy of designer and graphic artist, Stefan Meier. Stefan is a young entrepreneur living in Chicago and studying at Columbia College. […]

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mental health, parenting

What scares me about Halloween

October 31, 2013by jmlindy422 11 Comments

There’s not a lot that scares me. Capturing spiders is my job at our house and I don’t kill them. I very calmly catch them up in a tissue and […]

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holidays, mental health, parenting, Uncategorized

Breaking Up With Adderall

October 24, 2013by The Waiting 26 Comments

Crazy Good Parent is thrilled to present our first contributing author, Emily of The Waiting. Emily states:  “I write about my own experiences in parenthood on my blog, along with […]

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mental health, parenting

What could be good about being bi(polar)?

October 17, 2013by jmlindy422 4 Comments

It started with mulling over my disorder. I know pretty well how being bipolar has negatively affected my life, particularly my relationships with people. But after gazing at my crazy […]

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mental health, parenting, Uncategorized

I’m crazy. I’m a parent. And that’s good.

October 10, 2013by jmlindy422 15 Comments

This morning, like every other morning, my son woke me at 6:20 so I could tell him goodbye. He raps loudly on my bedroom door, then heads downstairs without waiting. […]

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mental health, parenting, Uncategorized

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