But I’m quite certain it will turn out to be a healthy shift for all of you. Much as your sons no doubt love you, it seems clear to me that they don’t see you as truly separate from them. Your needs matter little because it barely occurs to them that you have any. They moved into your house without asking you because they don’t really consider that house yours—they believe it’s theirs too, that they have a right to it because it belongs to you, their mother. Theirs.

