Some parents’ job IS being a parent. It’s not being a “helicopter” to want to see your children’s accomplishments. Are my husband and I “helicopter” parents because we watched our daughter recite a poem at her school’s Memorial Day Celebration? While neither of us were scheduled to work that day, my husband had just gotten off his 3rd shift job. To him, seeing our daughter do this was more important than getting a little extra sleep. That is not “helicopter”. That’s being a parent.
Some parents’ job IS being a parent. It’s not being a “helicopter” to want to see your children’s accomplishments. Are my husband and I “helicopter” parents because we watched our daughter recite a poem at her school’s Memorial Day Celebration? While neither of us were scheduled to work that day, my husband had just gotten off his 3rd shift job. To him, seeing our daughter do this was more important than getting a little extra sleep. That is not “helicopter”. That’s being a parent.