Originally Posted by
atomic sagebrush
You don't have to lose that relationship with them, though. Trust me, as one of the few people on here with adult sons, I never lost that relationship with them. Literally every woman I know is estranged from their mothers in some way, and literally every man I know is close with their moms! This is not destiny, it's just a cultural trend (and certainly isn't the case in many other cultures like in Asia and Africa....the boy stays, the girl goes) This is not a real thing I promise.