Comment by Mariah on 04 Jan 2012 at 8:49 pm

Hello, I am a high school student who just finished reading the book for a psychology class. I found it very interesting and inspiring… in fact, it is going to be what I choose to do my exam paper on! But I was just wondering, what was it like to raise children while going through everything you had to deal with?

Dear Mariah,

Thank you for your kind compliments! Raising children as a multiple mom was not that different than the way most mom’s would raise their children. Dissociation and losing time did not happen much when I was with my children. How could that be? Simple. My children were not a threat to me and therefore most of the time there was no need for my alters to protect and rescue me. Of course my alters were a part of my children’s life but always in my children’s best interest. My children did not know my alters by name and called me “Mom” at all times. My alters would take over when I was ill and under great stress. My child alters would simply come out to be playful companions, watch television, or to have great fun. One thing I know for sure is that no matter how depressed or badly I felt, my children were always safe and were protected by alter help.

Thank you for asking about my children.

Karen