Daily Rantics

A lot of my clients like to pull the "depression" card, for instance "my wife was on anti depressants last year, and I don't think she can be a good mother because of it". The sad thing is, THIS COULD ACTUALLY STAND UP IN COURT. But no one cares that last year that this lady's her mother died, and she had a miscarriage all at the same time that pushed her to seek help. No one cares that the depression could have been situational and not chemical. I hate this stance, because it scares the crap out of me knowing that someday, Adam could just whip that card out of his deck and say that I'm not a good mom because I once fought depression.
Some women experience post-partum depression, and I even read a brief where a lawyer actually went after a woman in court for having post partum and labeled her a bad mother because of it! Of course, the judge was a female and the judge dismissed the lawyer and the Respondents claim as the mother had had treatment for her post partum and had approached the disorder in a controlled and informed matter.

But sometimes you’re not so lucky.

I would just like you to know, that it’s hard living with depression. It's hard not being able to help yourself, let alone someone who depends on you like your child would. But there are ways to manage these effects so that you can go throughout your day.

Because a mother or father takes medication for depression does not make them a bad parent. As long as they stay on the drug and follow doctors orders, they should be able to reintegrate back into society without none being the wiser that this person had an issue in the first place.

My whole rant today is how I hate the fact that depression even comes up in a court proceeding, especially if the person has it under control and the other party wants to bring this condition to light because they've run out of "ammo".

Anyway that’s my rant for today. I'm tired.