I appreciate your valuable perspective and insight, but I think there's an issue in this society where people think they "own" their kids. You can only legally own the right to care for them and raise them - but they do have their own lives and autonomy, and that's important for your own sanity as well as theirs.

Regardless of semantics, thank you so much for writing this and sharing your experiences. This type of piece offers so much help to women everywhere!