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Happy Father's Day to My Departed Father and to My Husband
Happy Father's Day to My Departed Father and to My Husband

Family, Gratitude, Grief, Marriage

Happy Father's Day to My Departed Father and to My Husband

Blessed with fond memories of my father, a loving father and grandfather. Grateful to have my husband, a loving and devoted father, by my side. That baby boy is now 6' tall!

Kitt O'Malley2018-06-17T13:51:27-07:00June 17th, 2018|Categories: Family, Gratitude, Grief, Marriage|Tags: Father's Day, fathering, grandfather, gratitude, love, Parenting|4 Comments

Bad Mom – Spoken Word for Tha.Speakeasy

Prompted by an invite to Tha.Speakeasy Facebook event on April 17th & 18th, I read my poem, Bad Mom, which I'm posting here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSPxegcCxEM Bad Mom Bad mom Selfish mom Ineffective mom Permissive [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-04-16T00:00:23-07:00April 16th, 2015|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Motherhood|Tags: child abuse, Parenting, rage|37 Comments

Parenting Resources

Following up on the article I reblogged about parenting while living with mental illness, here are a few great resources: Mental Health America ~ Parenting NAMI for Parents, Caregivers, and Youth ParentingWell® ~ ParentingWell.org Parenting [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-11-22T17:19:42-08:00November 22nd, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Parenting, Mental Health|Tags: Mental Illness, Parenting, Positive Parenting|11 Comments