Posted by S. Howard on December 9, 2000, at 20:11:14
In reply to Fear of passing mental illness gene to kids, posted by PhoenixGirl on December 7, 2000, at 13:23:44
Once again, James is right. I worked at Shriners Hospital for many years, and genetic counseling was provided for teenagers and families with serious -even fatal- hereditary orthopedic conditions. Despite this, it was shocking to see how many of them just kept on having kids...some normal and some not. Anyway, it's very responsible of you to be concerned and genetic counseling would be helpful for you.For what it's worth, my 19-year-old son never suffered a day of low self-esteem, much less depression. He thinks he's just great, which is fine by me. I've had very serious problems, but he's always been the light of my life and I tried hard to be a good soccer/baseball/boyscout mom
without being too protective (although it was really really tough). If you think you're ready for that, you could be on your way.
-Gracie
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