Call it as it is…
So often we tap dance and try to sugar coat mental illness & what it is like to live with it or handle it. (i.e. ourselves, loved ones, etc.) I have a son with autism & mood disorder. He’s 12 years old and let me tell you, it fucking sucks. It is so exhausting. Dealing with doctors & their different ideas, dealing with his hormones, dealing with his outbursts, not being able to work longer than a few weeks because he can’t handle the change (autism), not being able to hire a babysitter who will be able to handle him, not being able to go out to certain places because he’ll flip the fuck out, and so on & so forth.
So, for those who want to sugar coat it, congratulations, you’re part of the problem. You’re the reason why society thinks parents dealing with an outraged special needs child are ‘bad parents’. You’re the reason why society thinks the parents taking antidepressants is weak. You’re the reason why society thinks the parents, screaming and crying are overreacting. You’re the problem. Sorry, but I’m calling it how it is.
People are so quick to judge. These people are also the problem. We shouldn’t have to hide mental illness. We should be able to talk about it. The more we talk about it, the more brains we put together, the more ideas we can come up with to help those with mental illness. Hell, I have mental illnesses. (i.e. anxiety, depression, and so on & so forth) I have to take medication for it & since my son’s recent mood disorder, I’ve had to go up in dosage for all of my medication. It isn’t fun trying to manage my own sanity and his, but I deal with it. I’m not asking for a pat on the back. All I’m asking for is society to stop thinking special needs is cute & cuddly. (I’m sure there are some that are, but there are also ones that aren’t. Stop turning a blind eye. Stop judging kiddos who do have the not so cuddly mental illnesses. Stop judging the parents who are raising those kiddos. I promise, we’re doing the best we can with what knowledge the world has to offer. If I could get a degree for all of the scientific articles I have read, I’d have a damn PhD. So, please, try to understand us…
Rant over…How’s everyone’s day? 
