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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went through a legit crisis (career problems and divorce) around 40. I remember how my mother’s quiet suspicion that somehow it’s all my fault and her anxiety that I was going to fail and end up destitute added to my situation. So if you have similar feelings - please just stay out of it. 
It would have meant the world to me if she just said: i know it's not your fault. life happens and if worse comes to worst i will always welcome you and my grandson here.
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Hope that you have reached a less rocky path and that you and your son are thriving.

Not knowing your circumstances leading up to the crisis, being the parent of an adult child is not always straightforward. It can be so hard to figure out when tough love may be needed. And if there has been a lot of caregiving over the years for sundry family members, there may be a point where the parent of the adult child needs some solitude for self-care.

While my children are still a decade or so from OP's DS and the jury is still out for at least one of them, PP, I hope that I am in a place where I can welcome as you wish your mom had been able to do for you. [/quote]

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