About

I’m Annie Parron, and I have been co-parenting with a mentally ill person for nine years.  I had been married for many years before my ex-husband went into a downhill slide mentally and became physically violent.  Unfortunately, he was not interested in working on himself; he only wanted to fix me.  I chose to leave him.

I knew that being on my own with young kids would be difficult, and that he would not be cooperative.  I was right!  I chose not to  stay quiet about what was happening, and made several good friends, male and female, who were also co-parenting in similar situations.

I read bunches of books about how to co-parent, but found very few that came close to addressing co-parenting with a mentally ill person or substance abuser.   Most authors assume that the other parent has some semblance of logic or will calm down after awhile and be able to behave somewhat sensibly.  Unfortunately for some of us, this is unlikely to be the case.

I learned a lot while making my way through the maze of courts and medical professionals on a quest to help my kids and watching my friends do the same.  I set out to write the book that I wish I could have read when I was first starting out on this journey.

My wish for everyone who finds themselves in a difficult co-parenting situation will find a way to have a meaningful life and to raise their children to be loving, responsible adults.   I hope that my book will help them to achieve those goals.

Are you coparenting with someone who is mentally ill or a substance abuser? Visit co-parenting nightmare to find out how you can successfully co-parent despite your difficult situation.