Hi
Snoopy.
I
have
3
kids
who
range
in
age
from
10-
15
years
old
and,
up
until
this
year,
I had
hidden
my
ocd
from
them.
I
guess
I
thought
I
was
protecting
them.
When
they
would
"catch"
me
doing
something
odd,
I
would
come
up
with
some
lame
excuse
and
change
the
subject. Two of
my
kids
are
perfectionists
(like
I
was
as
a
child)
and
I
realized
that
I
needed
to
tell
them
about
ocd
so
that
they
would
understand
it if
they
ever
began
to
suffer
from
it
themselves
-
instead
of
thinking
they
were
crazy
and
hiding
it
for
years
like
I
did.
Anyway,
the
point
of
my
story
is
that,
when
I
told
them,
they
didn't pass
out
from
shock
or
worry
that
they
were
stuck
with
a
crazy
Mom.
(lol)
They asked
a
few
questions and
they
still
do
on
occasion
but
I
am
still
their
Mom
and
the
only
thing
that has
changed
is
that
I
no
longer
carry
the
burden
of having
to
lie
to
them. Kids
are
perceptive
and
they
know
when
something
is
wrong,
even
if
they
can't
figure
out
what
it
is so
it
has
been
a
healthy
thing
for
us
all.
So
my
advice
to
you
is
to
tell
them
about
your
ocd
-
in
terms
that
they
can
understand
if
they
are
very
young.
If
you
don't
make
it
a
big
deal,
they
won't
either.
And
you'll
never
have
to
worry
about
making
something
up
to
cover
your
ocd
around
them
again.
I
hope
this
helps.
My
prayers
are
with
you
and
your
family.
Sherri
