My 13-year-old refused to share his location with me. I was annoyed — until I realized he had a point.

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Teenage boy looking at phone
The author (not pictured) didn't think she was a helicopter mom until her son pushed back on tracking.

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I left New York, moved to Boston, and had 3 kids. Along the way, I built a career that looks nothing like the one I planned.

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composite image, on the right is the author working at a laptop with a baby on her lap, on the left the author is standing in front of a tree with her two kids
The author pictured a completely different career for herself when she was young.

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My outdoorsy husband didn't want to take a baby and a toddler camping. I insisted — and regretted it by 2 a.m.

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Girl on a hammock.
The author went camping with her family, but it only lasted 36 hours.

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