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I’m 41, Dependent On My Mom & I’m OK With That

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Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty ImagesI’m 41 years old. I have four children, a whole career, a marriage, a mortgage, and several responsibilities that I only occasionally forget about. By all accounts, I am a full-functioning adult woman.And yet, my mother still basically raises me.And I’m okay with it.Before anyone lectures me about independence, boundaries, re-parenting my inner child, or whatever TikTok therapy phrase is trending this week, let me tell you something important: my mom was 18 when she had me. Legally an adult, emotionally in the same neighborhood as adolescence, and...

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