The Washington Post: How soulmate parenting can lead to parent-child estrangement

My son recently sent me a “no-contact letter” saying that he realized in therapy that he has been depressed since childhood and was angry at me for not recognizing it. I feel guilty and ashamed, but I am also confused. My son had never shown any symptoms of depression, did well socially and academically, and never behaved in ways that suggested he needed help or intervention. I’m tortured wondering what I could’ve or should’ve done differently as his mother.

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