Boundaries with Adult Children

You can love them completely and still have limits.You raised them. You'd do it all again. And somewhere along the way, you became the first call for every problem, the default babysitter, the one who always picks up.You're not angry. You're just tired in a way that doesn't have a name yet.This isn't a book about cutting anyone off. It's about getting your Saturdays back without losing your relationship with your kids.This book is for you if: - You love your grown children deeply, and you're worn out in a way you haven't said out loud- You've helped with money more often than you planned to, and you're not sure how to change that gently- You adore your grandchildren and can't remember your last free Saturday- An adult child moved home for three months, and it's been closer to a year- You've wanted to say something for a while, and you're afraid of how it might landInside, you'll find: - Exact words for the hardest conversations, including money, childcare, an adult child living at home, and holidays- A clear way to tell the difference between supporting your grown child and quietly doing their adulting for them- What the research actually says about boundaries and closeness, including the number that settles the fear you've been carrying- Thirteen practical exercises you can finish in under twenty minutes each- Script Cards for the ten hardest conversations, collected in one place at the back of the bookThis is not a tough-love book, and it's not a book about estrangement. It's for the mother whose relationship with her grown children is good, who loves them enormously, and who has quietly disappeared inside the role of always being available.You've spent thirty years being the answer to every question your child had. It's not selfish to want to be asked instead.From the author of Setting Boundaries Without Guilt and The Empty Nest Handbook.