Talking to My Grown Kids All the Time is NOT Over Parenting

Recently I have seen and texted my kids a bit more than usual. I am not sure why this has occurred. It seems that the gods of parenthood have just been kind to me in the last couple of weeks. Even in the face of this unalloyed gift I began to wonder if this was a good thing for them. Am I talking to my kids too much? Was I impinging on their lives? Was my more frequent presence impacting their independence?

And then I got a grip on myself.

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