I am a really lucky mom. I have two amazing sons who have lived through a life trauma with me, and as we heal, we have developed a really amazing friendship that complements our parent-child relationship. We lost my husband, their father, four years ago as my oldest was starting college and my youngest was starting his sophomore year of high school. It was the darkest, most difficult time in our lives, and we all struggled to find our way forward, individually and as a family.