Although I tried my best in raising my kids I see now that they're in their 20's that I made a lot of mistakes. I yelled too much for one thing. I hit them. I was unbearably critical. The result is that my kids don't like me very much and they all have different problems. One has very low self-esteem and can't find success in the work world. Another has terrible relationships that break up after a short while. And the third has chosen to reject all of our family values and lives a life I cannot accept. I am a stay-at-home mother - I never had a job or a career outside of the home. And I've failed miserably in the home. At 51 years of age, I feel so regretful and so awful at the results of my "career" at home. Is there some way to remove the guilt and move forward? Has anyone gone through this and found peace of some kind?