我不喜欢看到她这样，但她依然是世界上最好的母亲

她依然是世界上最好的母亲
“我13岁时我母亲开始变了，那时我父母刚刚离婚。我母亲本应该很伤心，她却一直出去跳舞，有时候彻夜不归。她变得非常健谈，很难集中注意力。她说她想把所有东西都卖掉，然后环游世界。后来，她抑郁了。她待在她的房间里，胖了许多。其实，我更喜欢她抑郁时，因为那样至少她会待在家里。狂躁期变得越来越糟糕，现在它们太严重了，她不得不去看医生。然后抑郁又来了，她不停地哭。去年10月，她恢复了正常，持续了大概一周。我没离开过她身边，我们每天都散步。我总是跟她说，她给了我们最好的童年。她一直都在我们身边，她和我们一起做工艺品，教我做饭，甚至会为我的玩具举办生日派对。我仍然认为我很幸运，我不喜欢看到她这样，但她依然是世界上最好的母亲。”
（蒙得维的亚，乌拉圭）
“I was thirteen when my mother started to change. My parents had just gotten divorced. My mother should have been sad but she kept going out to dance. Sometimes she’d stay out all night. She became very talkative and had a hard time concentrating. She’d say that she wanted to sell everything and travel the world. Then she got depressed. She stayed in her room. She gained a lot of weight. I actually preferred the depression, because at least then she’d stay at home. The manic phases got worse and worse. They are so bad now that she has to go to the clinic. Then the depression will come again and she can’t stop crying. Last October she returned to her normal self. It lasted about a week. I didn’t leave her side. We took walks every day. I always tell her that she gave us the best childhood. She was always there for us. She made crafts with us. She taught me how to cook. She would even throw birthday parties for my toys. I still think I’m very lucky. I hate seeing her like this, but she’s still the best mom in the world.”
(Montevideo, Uruguay)