How do we make sure our kids have fully-functioning parents?
I’m so sorry. Postpartum depression affects entire families, sometimes for years. This is terribly difficult to have gone throug — and doubly difficult to speak about, because your perspective is so rarely articulated. So I offer you kudos, truly, for saying your piece and seeking help. It speaks well of you — as a person, a partner, and a parent. I would start here: I’m pissed about the way the kids and I were treated over this period, and that just makes me feel petty, small, and incredibly narcissistic. Seriously, that’s your starting point. You’re. Pissed. Off. You just are. That’s all. Don’t judge yourself for feeling angry. Everyone has feelings, and yours are really intense right now. You are not weak, nor an unfeeling husband, nor a whiny victim for acknowledging your anger. In fact, I would say that that acknowledging your anger without judgment or self-recrimination is the only path to finally letting it go. As long as you keep a lid on it, it will just simmer. If you can t
