Kids in College

Tonight was hard. I am so proud that I have done such a good job of raising my boys but they are so independent and self sufficient it is also hard. Even my fifteen year old takes care of so much on his own. I came home from work today to the boys talking about some business they did and taking care of an order. No hesitancy, no questions. I ASKED IF I could do any laundry for them and they had done a few loads. Yes, this was good and on one level made me happy but the 'mom' part felt un needed. Why the conflict?