I Failed as a Helicopter Parent: Am I Wrong to be Sad?

They say that a mother’s job is to teach her children not to need her anymore. And intellectually I get it –  my whole job as a parent is to prepare my children to function independently in the world, to make their own choices, to know their own minds, blah blah blah.  But I have to be honest, I think I over delivered.  Deep down, I wanted to be a helicopter parent.  Or more accurately, I wanted my children to need helicoptering. But honestly, I am devastated that they stopped needing me – wa...