My Borderline Personality Disorder is bad right now. I'm spending a lot of time laying on the bed wishing for the world to stop spinning. DS is three and very independent, plays solo quite happily, and at times brings things in to play with me. Which is fine.
Tonight however I flipped out over something very small, and then promptly burst into tears apologizing for shouting at him. He gave me a big hug and said it was okay and that he wanted me to be happy again. A little while later he asked me why I had been feeling so angry and sad.
I know right now he's too little to understand my condition, nor should he have to. But at some point he will need to, its not something that is going to go away. I have up to now explained that as well as having poorly legs and getting tired (I have ME / PCOS as well), I have another illness which sometimes makes me feel very sad or angry, but that its doesn't mean I don't love him, even when I shout.
How have you explained to your children? What have you said to them?