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I saw the Dateline episode about "helicopter parents". if my mom called me that much, I'd go insane. The lady they featured calls her sons every day when they have class to make sure they are there, schedules their CLASSES, talks to their advisors, and uses their personal university passwords to check grades, assignments, syllabi, etc. They even have a CURFEW (and they don't live at home).

Freshman year, my mom attended the one day parent seminar, helped me set up my TV , computer, and other heavy stuff, then she said "Bye. See you in a month."

The closest she came to being a "helicopter parent" was the occasional "How's school?" to which I replied, "fine."

She cared about me and wanted me to do well, but she understood that I have a free will. She told me I could skip class, do crappy in school, and flunk if I wanted- but that if I did, I'd be looking for somwhere else to live when I got home.