What’s It Like To Grow Up With a Manic Parent?

An honest reflection.

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On the surface, I appear to have grown up in a somewhat ‘ideal’ household.

I have the loving support of my family, we always had a roof over our heads and food on the table.

I wasn’t brought up rich, not even middle class. I was a benefits child. My mother worked part-time so she could look after…