Thank you for sharing your experiences too. It really moved me as I could see the similarities. My boys are 18, 20 and 21. Like yours, they are polite - in fact, I used to get calls all the time about how wonderful and helpful my boys were when they visited a friends house. Most of the time I would think Are you talking about MY kid??? or "Why can't I have my good kids sometimes?* LOL
But it's a testament that we didn't screw up too badly. I don't deny there are severe abuses of parental authority. I stayed controlled because I did not want to be my mother. And my kids are not damaged and neither am I.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. It really does mean a lot to me. And thanks for the follow too! <3