I agree with redbean, however, as John may remeber from when I was here before, his ex and mine seem to be molded fromt he same container (and both live in Michigan lol).

I would not agree to telling her parents that you think she is off her meds, as there is no reason to belive so from what you have posted so far.

My ex takes her medicaton every day (she is severe bi-polar and minor schizophrenic), and yet it does not change her attitude nor her general behavior towards me or our children. From what I have seen first hand over the past 7 years or so, is the medicine willn ot stop a person from showing their true colors, so to speak. it will simply stop them from going from depression to mania at the drop of a hat, and vice versa, which is wht the bipolar issue is really about. A bipolar person has no natural middle ground in their emotions, so go from being real desperately sad, to really crazily happy go-lucky , or ogoing from one to ten without hitting all the other numbers in the middle. This causes a LOT of confrontational effects and dangerous habits for the person afflicted by it, thus the medication (when it works) helps to balance their actions out. however, if they are a stingy, cruel and mean person to begin with, they will continue to be so no matter how much medication they take.

thank you you explained it very good.lots of pepole just dont understand the disorder .my life is lots better now my x only gets the child 94 days a year.she is doing very good in school and pulling As and Bs and now just started to play with dolls at 8. she was so up set over the court fighting that she now is a child again.i am trying to keep the peace in michigan with the x.

I'd like to suggest something. Have you considered havin your child go to a therapist? Have you talked to her honestly an openly about her mother's condition? She's comin to an age where she may perhaps blame herself for her mother's behavior. I know it may sound far fetched but you wouldn't believe the guilt a child will put on themselves when there are issues between the parents. My son blamed himself everytime my ex boyfriend would fly off the handle. You might want to look into findin your child a counselor.

been to them for like 4 years as far as telling the child her mom is sick i dont even have to go their she already knows. and she knows that none of this is her fult i tell here all the time. and i tell here that here mom and me love here just as much.and i never talk bad about the mom in front of the child. for it is here mom.

Here's your rights:

Child support by law can be used for whatever you want. Pay your bills, feed your kids, buy clothes for your kids. The state and nor does your ex have the right to tell you what you can and can't do with that money.