Dear Annie: I feel oddly invisible now that my children are grown and busy

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently downsized, and I thought this stage of life would feel lighter. Instead, I feel oddly invisible. Our children are grown and busy, my calendar is quieter, and the house no longer feels like the center of everyone’s world. I spent years being the person who remembered permission slips, birthdays, doctors’ appointments and dinner plans. Now, no one seems to need me in the same way.