My sons were mollycoddled, RG. I gave them ALL their legal documents, as required. They both lost the lot. (ALL MY FAULT,OF COURSE) They moved from college campuses to shared houses etc over the years. A recipe for disaster. I had to bail them out on so many occasions, I lost co u nt. Birth certs can be re issued but Passports cost more and take longer. I did a spot check once to find the accommodation like a war zone. Rubbish bags in the kitchen, the toilet not fit for use. Extra beds moved in ALL LIVING OFF MY HARD EARNED BUCKS. That’s the down side, RG. At times like that I had no difficulty cutting yet another chunk off the umbilical cord and letting them sick or swim. The thing is they always come back. Has your son a girl in his life? That can happen and it changes everything RG. Then the mammy is REALLY not his lover any more. Now you can really shriek and tear your hair out!!!! My advice would be to close your eyes for the next five years. Try to revive your relationship with hubby so that you have some one to wrap your arms and legs around and cling on to….that is unless he doesn’t get it!!!!
And they say it’s easy being a mother. O Lordy, lordy.