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A Grown Up Mom: Currently the mother of three young adults (a son and two daughters) who somehow managed to survive me being their mom. If you distract me and then ask me my age, I will answer "27." (My son is 29 so....that's what we are working with here.) I began working from home when I had three kids under the age of 5 long before it was the pandemic thing to do. Married for 30 years (also somewhat of a miracle). I write about what it is like when the switch is flipped and American society expects you to stop being a mom and to be totally okay with one of the hugest adjustments a woman can go through all the while being misunderstood and yes even mocked (many times) for struggling to find my emotional footing as my kids grew and flew the nest. That's what I'm here for. To prove that anyone can raise productive members of society, be friends with the adults kids and that it is more than okay to miss the days when they were young while still looking forward and defining what our personal paths will look like now.