I read this interview with Libby Cataldi, author of “Stay Close: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction.” 
She talks about how she feels that interfering with her son’s failures – bailing him out of jail, paying for his fine when his car was towed, etc – actually enabled him and prolonged his period of drug use. She found it impossible to turn away, to not help him when he needed help.
Cataldi: I blame myself all of the time. Absolutely I felt like a failure, like a failure as a mother. I should have been able to fix it. I should …read more

No kidding.
Its evidence of God and Santa if any was ever needed.
Bratz will no longer be on the shelves after Christmas, the courts ordered the molds broken! The name can no longer be used.
More info over at Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me
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I met a fascinating woman who left her family (well, most of them) for a year to pursue a higher degree when she won a prestigious award.
Her story begs the question, how many mothers turn down great opportunities simply because they didn’t explore how to make it happen?
If you hear yourself saying, Oh I can’t do that, I’ve got kids. Maybe it’s time to reexamine whether the children are really stopping you.
In Long Distance Mothering I spoke to Debbie Mahoney and all three of her children to find out how the year of separation effected them.