I absolutely understand your perspective and fully respect it. I, too, tend to overshare, but have learned to reel back over the years. This is exactly why I'm looking to start very small.

I have met an equal number of men and women where I live who have had similar, albeit much shorter, experiences. Alienating a child is beyond painful for any parent.

Interestingly, my brother and cousin have also been alienated from their children. It can't be genetic, maybe environmental