The Schizophrenic Mom
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I am a mother of 2 precious angels who drive me slightly more crazy
than I already am with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
When asked "are you crazy?!" my favorite come back is:
"yes! And I have the papers to prove it! How about you?" LOL
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100 Reasons Why
Sometimes the price of loving so deeply comes with the quiet wondering if I should just stop caring about other people and turn dark, the path I see so many other kind souls go down after feeling the pain of this world. So, I wanted to write a list of 100 reasons that I love exactly who I am - for the days when my heart grieves and aches as my mind explores the myriad of reasons that I should be anyone other than myself - to avoid causing myself so much pain.
By The Schizophrenic Mom9 months ago in Psyche
Questions and Answers from an Interview
1. When did the realization of your desire to become a writer first dawn on you? I realized that I wanted to become a writer around second grade. I wanted to have the power to make a movie come alive in other people's imagination like I enjoyed from reading books. It was reinforced steadily by my mom who always encouraged me to improve and who always eagerly read whatever I offered to share.
By The Schizophrenic MomExclusive • 9 months ago
My Little Baby M ... cubed
To Baby M (cubed), I learned a lot more than I had expected to learn. I went to see someone about you because I bled and then I stopped and then I bled some more - and I told myself that I wouldn't get an ultrasound, but then I got scared for your wellbeing.
By The Schizophrenic Mom9 months ago in Families
Death by Laundry
Once upon a time, in a land far far away (yet close enough that most mother's can relate), there was a young mother who had been sick for an entire week. During this week, she hadn't done any laundry - despite it being an item on her daily to do list.
By The Schizophrenic Mom10 months ago in Humor
A woman, a back road, and a crescent moon.... Content Warning.
Short note from the author: I was scared to write about this... because: 1. What if I was in the wrong for wanting to do remote photography in the evening (between approximately 9 and 10pm) with my kids bundled up in the car trying to relax them enough to go to sleep? I mean, how dare I mix something that makes me happy into our family's routine, right?
By The Schizophrenic Mom10 months ago in Criminal
No, He Never Hit Me.... Content Warning.
The question got asked again: did he ever hit you? I wracked my brain for an answer and could only remember the times he almost hit me with his fist making contact with the wall or the door a few inches from my head. "No, he never hit me."
By The Schizophrenic Mom10 months ago in Confessions
