I read that too. It reminds me of a relative of mine, who having had quite a difficult and unhappy childhood herself, wanted to give her three sons the happiest childhood she could. They are in their 40s and 50s now and only one is functional. Two have issues with dependency/mental health/physical health problems caused by addiction. I feel sorry for her but she tried to compensate for her own unhappiness by never saying no, and not setting any boundaries. And even now, when she is getting on for 80, she is still throwing her last penny at them, housing them, trying to solve all their problems but actually making them worse by enabling them to stay as overgrown children who expect mummy to provide endlessly. I have boys too. I've noticed myself giving in when I know I shouldn't, because I don't want them to be sad, or doing things for them even though they are very capable. That article really made me think.