Steve_Martin wrote:
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We finally took away the keys. It was not a pretty day. Had him watch video of his driving. To stand there and tell a WWII combat wounded vet that he could no longer drive was heartbreaking. Our position was we didn't want him to take mom or anyone else with him if HE chose to drive and got in an accident.
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We're not talking about what the two of you did. We're talking about helicopter children.
Apparently, the two of you aren't the clingy helicopter kind of kids. My congrats to your parents.
We raise our kids. Put them through school. They get married and start having their own kids and then have the realization that raising a family is HARD WORK and it scares them. They want to throw a life ring around you and put you on a short leash. They want that safety net of you always being there for them. When we were that age we were scared too. We all were scared, but we didn't have cell phones, video chat, or internet. Many of us didn't even have an answering machine. We just dealt with it.
The schools have taught our kids since the 1980s that there is a pill for whatever is wrong with their lives. That's a falsehood. They need to grow up. These helicopter children that we have today need a wake up call and/or a good swift kick in the pants.
