#MHYALit: Shattered Illusions: Growing up with a Bipolar Father
#MHYALit: Shattered Illusions: Growing up with a Bipolar Father, a guest post by Kim Baccellia APRIL 19, 2016 BY AMANDA MACGREGOR LEAVE A COMMENT “What’s wrong with Dad?” No one spoke out loud about my father’s strange behavior, but I knew something wasn’t quite right with him. My question would be answered with either silence or in a lowered voice, “We don’t discuss that.” There were days he’d be like a helium balloon, filled with so much air and energy that I swear he’d be floating. When Dad drank? He was that funny drunk. He’d tell these hilarious stories that would have me and my sisters laughing. Dad could be very charming. He was very impulsive. He loved animals and Grandma Baccellia once shared how he brought home an injured bird, asking her to help it. Then there was the other side. The nights he’d scream for the demons to leave him alone while he’d slam his fist into the drywall. Our walls resemb...