Not close to the mid Atlantic but there is such a thing as air travel nowadays!
“ Maybe it’s time you sit down with your kids and ask if they’d like to see a therapist. I think you’ve been there for them more than most, but regardless of their needs, they are adults, you won’t be around forever, and they need to learn to have a relationship with their mother that’s separate from you.”
I have been having this conversation with them including yesterday afternoon with youngest D. She has started IC now and also last night D went and had dinner with a close friend (a solid kind strong married woman mentor) and she told me they talked a lot.