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Just joined. It's tough out there when our kids, the ones we bore, nurtured and fostered hopes for no longer seem to value us as their mothers, their elders. I never thought I'd be in this situation with one of my kids, let alone both. It's baffling. It's hurtful. I have a full life without them, bu...

My daughter was always self absorbed, even as a youngster. Temper tantrums, manipulation, refusal to come under my authority. Her dad felt she could do no wrong, so that wasn't surprising. We divorced when she was 12 and things between us deteriorated quickly. She wanted to live with her dad, who en...