Sure, I knew the loud toddler days wouldn’t last forever. I expected the teenage pushback, the slammed doors, the late-night check-ins. But I never expected the slow fade of mothering. One day, I looked around and realized I wasn’t needed in the same way anymore.

The shift didn’t come with a big announcement. It came quietly. A text instead of a phone call. They missed dinner because they … Continue Reading...

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