"After a traumatic birth and emergency C-section, my first child was born with a severe food allergy to dairy. It became clear one night after a frantic trip to the Emergency Room with a 5-month-old baby."
"I wanted to avoid repeating that traumatic experience so I took control of all aspects of our lives. I had an ingrained belief that if I could keep my child safe, then I was a good mother."
"I never wanted my child to feel like she wasn't normal or wasn't enough. So, I inadvertently became a helicopter parent. I swayed her friend choices to people who would respect our limitations."
"I eventually ended up divorced, out of touch with the very independence I tried to protect. My attempts to control our lives resulted in lost opportunities for growth and freedom for my children."
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